Recent Events

The Great Lakes Legislative Caucus last met Aug. 6-7 in Toronto. Participants took part in discussions on a wide range of topics, including: off-shore wind energy, an update on efforts to keep out Asian carp and other invasive species, and beach protection. Below are links to the presentations from the meeting.

Presentations from August meeting in Toronto

• Joel Brammeier of the Alliance for the Great Lakes ~  "Separation of the Mississippi River and Great Lakes"
• Tim Meisner of Transport Canada ~ "Managing Ballast Water on the Great Lakes"
• Capt. Lorne Thomas of the U.S. Coast Guard ~ "Ballast Water Discharge Standard Rulemaking"
• Victoria Pebbles of the Great Lakes Commission ~ "Offshore Wind in the Great Lakes Region and the Great Lakes Wind Collaborative" 
• Steve Dever of the Great Lakes Energy Development Task Force  ~ "Developing Offshore Wind Energy on Lake Erie" 
• John Kourtoff of Trillium Power Wind Corp. ~ "Rebuilding the Economic Engine of the Great Lakes Region Through Offshore Wind Energy"
• Shannon Briggs of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment ~ "Protecting Our Beaches"