Powering Forward: Accelerating the Bi-national Great Lakes Region’s Clean Energy Transition Report
The bi-national Great Lakes mega-region, home to 107 million Americans and Canadian and center of the United States-Canada economic partnership, enjoys a multitude of shared sectors and socio-economic strengths, as well as integrated assets such as inter-state and cross-border supply chains, transportation corridors, and energy systems between both countries, that connect, unify, and advantage the […]
Going Big: Dow CEO Calls for Bold Climate Protection
Dow CEO and Chairman Jim Fitterling calls for bold action for climate protection.
Fragile Infrastructure:
When Dams Fail
In May 2020, two dams failed on the Tittabawassee River northwest of Midland, MIchigan, flooding the town.
Great Lakes Company Powers Solar & Seeks to Become Even More Sustainable
Few people realize that an essential material for solar energy comes from the Great Lakes region. Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC), located in Hemlock, Michigan, is one of the world’s leading producers of polycrystalline silicon, the preferred material of leading photovoltaic manufacturers. The path to solar energy requires significant energy, however, so when HSC CEO Mark Bassett, […]
$2.2 Billion Requested of Canadian Government to Address Flooding and Contamination in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Collaborative released today Action Plan to Protect the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence, 2020-2030.
Federal Government asked $2.2 billion to Address Flooding and Contamination in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Collaborative released today Action Plan to Protect the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence, 2020-2030.
Harnessing Big Data Analytics to Improve Watershed Protection: CGLR & Pollution Probe 2018 Report
Pollution Probe and CGLR released the report, ‘Water Management and Big Data Analytics: Examination of Opportunities and Approaches to Leverage Data Science, Analytics and Advanced Computing to support Watershed Planning and the health of our Great Lakes Ecosystem’ July 2, 2019. This report was made possible thanks to generous funding from the RBC Foundation, and […]
Council of Great Lakes Region and Pollution Probe Release Report on Harnessing Big Data Analytics to Improve Watershed Protection
TORONTO, July 2, 2019 – Pollution Probe and the Council of the Great Lakes Region are pleased to announce the release of a new report, ‘Water Management and Big Data Analytics: Examination of Opportunities and Approaches to Leverage Data Science, Analytics and Advanced Computing to support Watershed Planning and the health of our Great Lakes’ […]
Ontario’s Long-Term Energy Plan
Understanding Carbon Emissions, the Role of Nuclear, and Electricity Trade with Quebec The Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) and its partners have released a report on Ontario’s electricity system – titled ‘Ontario’s Long-Term Energy Plan: Understanding Carbon Emissions, the Role of Nuclear and Electricity Trade with Quebec’ – which finds nuclear energy is […]
Vital Capital
Using Alternative Procurement and Financing Models to Capitalize on the ‘Infrastructure Moment’ in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Region This paper identifies and analyzes existing and emerging models of alternative financing for infrastructure in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Region, particularly in partnership with the private sector, and explores opportunities for cross-border collaboration on […]