Tag: Great Lakes

Great Lakes CEOs Lead Global Commitment for Responsible Water Use

March 22, 2021

By Laura Asiala A quarter of the CEOs who have signed an open letter via the United Nations Global Compact to improve the way their companies use and manage water…

Climate Risks and Opportunities Across the Great Lakes: A Path For Green Stormwater Infrastructure

February 23, 2021

By Sanjiv Sinha, Ph.D., PE “Flooding in the Chicago area has been so bad in the past decade that only places ravaged by hurricanes sustain more damage.” So blared the…

Going Big: Dow CEO Calls for Bold Climate Protection

January 25, 2021

Jim Fitterling, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Dow, called for a ‘bold, durable strategy for climate protection on Thursday, January 21, 2021, the day after Joseph Biden was…

CGLR Continues Virtual Dialogues in 2021

December 4, 2020

“Seek first to understand,” said Stephen Covey, in his groundbreaking work, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, “Then to be understood.” Some thirty years later, it’s still true, and the…

Fragile Infrastructure:
When Dams Fail

November 19, 2020

My wife answered the call on a rainy Tuesday evening in May. “Hey Jessie. Can I bring my family over to stay the night? We have to evacuate.” My brother-in-law…