January 29th, 2014
Trouble Brewing in the Great Lakes
Unconventional oil and gas development poses a significant threat to the North American Great Lakes, the largest cluster of freshwater lakes in the world. The Lakes, a non-renewable resource, contains roughly 20 percent of the global surface freshwater supply and is home to 10 percent of the U.S. population, 30 percent of Canada’s population and various species of flora and fauna, several of which are endangered or threatened.