Detroit Free Press today:
"Biological anarchy in the Great Lakes has a growing chorus of scientists and policymakers exploring a radical, simple solution: Ban all oceangoing cargo ships."
It ain't radical, it's common sense. The destruction of the Great Lakes food web by oceangoing vessels with their loads of slop and invasives the last 40 years is what's radical. The shipping industry has two options: stop the invasions now on their own, by assuming the costs via ballast water control that the general public has been paying for the destruction caused by zebra mussels et al -- or face decisive controls by government. The Great Lakes are at risk, for God's sake.
http://www.freep.com/news/mich/invasive30e_20041230.htm
Posted by Dave at December 30, 2004 01:16 PM