100% Great Lakes Fish Pledge
The Great Lakes are home to a sizeable commercial fishery for diverse species such as Lake Whitefish, Yellow Perch, Walleye and Lake Trout. In most cases, only the fillets of these fish are eaten by people, while the remaining 60% of the fish is relegated to inexpensive animal feed or discarded. Recognizing the need to […]
Council of the Great Lakes Region Announces First Sustainability Fellows to Accelerate Progress on Sustainability and Resilient Infrastructure in the Great Lakes Region
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 9, 2023 Ottawa, ON and Cleveland, OH The Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) in Canada and the CGLR Foundation in the United States are pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Hoornweg, PhD, PEng and Michael Sanio, F.ASCE, ENV-SP as CGLR’s first Sustainability Fellows. Together, Dan Hoornweg, who is […]
Canadian Agri-Food Resilience
The following is the Introductory Section of the report ‘Canadian Agri-Food Resilience: A Toolbox for Managing Crises’, commissioned by The Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute and funded in part by the Government of Canada under the Canadian Agricultural partnership’s AgriRisk Initiatives program. Reposted with permission. After reading the article below, gain more insight into the report, […]
Competitiveness, Constraints & Coordination: A Strategy For Accelerating Energy Transition Investment In The Great Lakes
The following is the executive summary of a report that summarizes RMI’s Accelerating Clean Regional Economies (ACRE) initiative’s research into the dynamics of clean energy-based economic development across the Great Lakes region. Reposted with permission. The race to compete in the energy transition is on. As new energy technologies rapidly decrease in cost and improve […]
Advancing Circular Technology Investment in Canada
Let’s not pick winners and losers Circular economy. For active players collaborating to reduce plastic waste, these words have become part of our everyday vocabulary. We understand the need for significant investment in technology and infrastructure and the need to scale these solutions to achieve circularity. Accelerating progress depends on a series of critical actions […]
Council of the Great Lakes Region (Canada) Announces New 2023 Board of Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUGUST 10, 2023 OTTAWA, ON and CLEVELAND, OH / August 10, 2023 – The Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR), a not-for-profit corporation in Canada, is pleased to announce that the following individuals have been elected to its Board of Directors after the organization’s virtual Annual General Meeting on July 21: […]
Passionate About Great Beer, Great Food, and the Environment
A working farm, on 28 acres within the Carolinian Forest range, Charlotteville Brewing Company combines organic gardens, artisanal products, and an earth friendly attitude. Partnering with ALUS to create a pollinator hedgerow fits well with their overriding principle of treading lightly. Located at 1207 Charlotteville West Quarterline in Simcoe, Ontario, the estate brewery is owned […]
PepsiCo To Pump $216m Into U.S. Regenerative Ag: “We’re Putting Our Money Where Our Mouth Is”
PepsiCo has unveiled plans to pump $216 million into regenerative agriculture projects spanning 3 million acres of farmland in the US. The plan involves multi-year partnerships with Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI), Soil and Water Outcomes Fund (SWOF), and the IL Corn Growers Association (ICGA). The initiative aims to deliver three million metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions and removals by […]
A Personal Journey: Reflecting on the Evolution of Air Quality and the Eco Fuel Movement
Introduction: As I reflect on my childhood in Los Angeles over four decades ago, memories of smog alerts and limited outdoor activities flood my mind. It was a time when the city’s skyline was often obscured by a thick layer of pollution, and the mountains seemed like a distant dream, even when they were just […]
Exploring Offshore Wind Energy Opportunities in the Great Lakes
From High-Paying Jobs to a Cleaner Environment, Great Lakes Wind Energy Could Provide Economic Growth for Millions of Regional Residents and Help States Achieve Renewable Energy Targets The five Great Lakes—Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie, and Ontario—contain 20% of the planet’s freshwater resources. They provide drinking water to more than 40 million people. And they hold […]