Michigan and the Great Lakes

Great Lakes for Sale? by Dave Dempsey

Great Lakes for Sale?: From Whitecaps to Bottlecaps

Dave Dempsey

Rights: World
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Great Lakes for Sale? From Whitecaps to Bottlecaps is a book for all lovers of the Great Lakes who want to see them remain healthy and full for many generations to come. It is not a scientific paper, a detailed history, or a technical work. Instead, it is written in a conversational first-person style that asks and answers the questions citizens typically have about the why, the what, the when, and the how of protecting the Great Lakes from large-scale exports and diversions. In the Process it shatters widespread misconceptions about where threats to the amount of water in the Lakes are coming from and offers practical suggestions on how to conserve the Great Lakes for the future.

Dave Dempsey is policy advisor for the Michigan Environmental Council, a coalition of more than sixty-five environmental advocacy organizations. Dempsey is author of William G. Milliken: Michigan's Passionate Progressive, Ruin and Recovery: Michigan's Rise as a Conservation Leader and On the Brink: The Great Lakes in the 21st Century. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Spring 2008
136 pages