Lake Superior

Is That Fish Sustainable? Commercial Fishing In Lake Superior

Daniel Klein | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Daniel Klein, Whitefish, Sustainable Food, Perennial Plate, Sustainable Fishing, Fry, Organic, Trout, Great Lakes, Local Food, Nets, Wild, Lake Superior, Fishing, Recipe, Herring, Food News
Daniel Klein

There are a small number of commercial fisherman left on Lake Superior. I had the pleasure of going out one morning last spring with Harley Tofte, w...

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A Sacred Fire Is Burning at Eagle Rock

Cynthia Pryor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rio Tinto, Charlotte Loonsfoot, Avatar, Eagle Rock, Great Lakes, Native Americans, Upper Peninsula Michigan, Lake Superior, Michigan, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Anishinaabe, Sulfide Mining, Copper-Mining, Mineral Rights, Nickel Mining, Green News
Cynthia Pryor

Outside Avatar, indigenous communities are waging very real battles to protect sacred sites. And not just in exotic corners of the world, but right here in America, in the Great Lakes.

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Aqua Fina or Aqua Finite?

Karen Dionne | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Tony Clarke, Great Lakes Compact, St. Ignace, Japan, Novel, Lake Erie, Blue Gold, Water, Michigan, Great Lakes, Environment, Bottled Water Industry, Colorado River, Lake Superior, Freezing Point, Maude Barlow, Ogallala Aquifer, Bottled Water, Green News
Karen Dionne

Recently, governors and legislatures... approved the Great Lakes Compact, a landmark agreement that bans the sale and diversion of water outside the region.

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The Web of the North

Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ecosystems, Invasive Species, Lake Superior, Wisconsin, Global Warming, Politics News
Carl Pope

Many ecological challenges could have been avoided. In fact, many could still be tamed -- but it will require thinking about their interconnection, not just solving each in the cheapest fashion.

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