The National Academy of Sciences today will convene a committee of transportation, economic and environmental experts to explore ways to stanch the flow of unwanted creatures into the world's largest freshwater system while enhancing global trade in the region. The meeting is part of what could be a two-year project to solve the seaway's invasive species woes.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=426104
That's what the left arm is doing. Meanwhile, the right arm (a Congressional committee) last week actually increased proposed funding far beyond the Bush Administration's request to study how to bring more oceangoing vessels (and invasives) into the Great Lakes. The full House votes on the money Friday (approximately $2 million, up from the Administration's proposed $350,000.
One arm studies, the other arm acts.
Posted by Dave at May 23, 2006 10:10 AM