Is anyone in the Great Lakes community paying attention to this troubling proposed water diversion? It could have huge implications for the Lakes.
Canadian critics say North Dakota's position is a threat to a long history of co-operation under the treaty for no good reason, since there's no imminent threat of flooding this year.
Critics fear the Devils Lake project is deliberately intended to undermine the Boundary Waters Treaty, clearing the way for more controversial projects, such as water diversion from the Great Lakes.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/cpress/20050505/ca_pr_on_na/devils_lake_2
Posted by Dave at May 6, 2005 10:42 AM