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BLOG Featured PostRustbelt Radio Wants to Train YOUPosted on 01-05-2009 at 5:51 PM by Abby WilsonDo you live in Pittsburgh or can you get there easily? Want to learn audio citizen journalism, rustbelt style? Rustbelt Radio is offering FREE audio trainings over the next three weeks. click here for complete postMinnesotans Vote to Pay for 25 Years of RestorationPosted on 01-05-2009 at 09:45 AM by Melissa from ChicagoMinnesota Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment; Minnesotans Vote to Pay for 25 Years of Restoration - What does this mean for the Great Lakes? A December 18th conversation hosted by the Alliance for the Great Lakes, with: State Rep. Rick Hansen (DFL-Dist. 39A) and Dave Dempsey, Alliance Board Member from Minnesota. In an age when tax increases are considered taboo, how did Minnesota do it and what does it mean for other Great Lakes states? Just recently, Minnesota residents voted more for a constitutional amendment to fund clean water, land and other measures than they did for Barack Obama, John McCain, Norm Coleman or Al Franken. What does this mean for other Great Lakes states? The following are highlights from a discussion about the precedent-setting effort to pass the Minnesota Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment… click here for complete postFrom Rust Belt to Artist Belt: White Paper ReleasePosted on 12-23-2008 at 4:59 PM by Sarah SzurpickiRemember the conference hosted in May by Cleveland’s Community Partnership for Arts and Culture, “From Rust Belt to Artist Belt”? Well, we sure do. And we just got this exciting news from CPAC, about a project that grew directly out of the conference: Community Partnership for Arts and Culture (CPAC) would like to present to you From Rust Belt to Artist Belt: Challenges and Opportunities in Rust Belt Cities, a white paper demonstrating the strategy between artists and neighborhoods in revitalizing the Rust Belt… click here for complete postWater as a Human Right...Posted on 12-18-2008 at 1:26 PM by Abby Wilsonwas taken up by the U.N. this week. Thanks to Great Lakes Blogger Dave Dempsey for sharing your reflections with us. click here for complete postPlease Take This SurveyPosted on 12-17-2008 at 09:56 AM by Sarah SzurpickiAs GLUE looks back over 2008, we think we’ve accomplished a fair amount: we held our first conference; with the help of CCS, we built this website; we found all of you to read and participate in it; we held an incredible public art and community event at the Museum of Science in Buffalo; we forged partnerships with some incredible organizations; and traveled to approximately twenty cities and made hundreds of new friends for the movement for a mega-regional identity. As we look to 2009, we want to ask your help in evaluating our next steps… click here for complete postThe Big ThreePosted on 12-16-2008 at 4:01 PM by Sarah SzurpickiFrom our friends at the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program: How a Metro Nation Would Feel the Loss of the Detroit Three Automakers: National concern pivots toward Michigan as the automobile bailout talks snagged in the Senate. But the demise of the Detroit Three would strike a blow to the regional economies of 50 metropolitan areas. Most are located in the Great Lakes region, but the loss of jobs and income would stretch to metros as far flung as Huntsville, AL; Ogden, UT; and Ithaca, NY… click here for complete postNortheast-Midwest Institute Interview #5Posted on 12-16-2008 at 2:26 PM by Sarah SzurpickiI spoke with Allegra Cangelosi this morning, who is a Senior Policy Analyst and the Director of Environmental Projects for NEMW. She spoke about the importance of national and international regulations to address environmental challenges (as you all know, invasive species tend not to be constrained by state boundaries). Allegra mentioned that she is hopeful for real progress on two programs in 2009. First, the development of federal rules governing treatment of ballast water (the source of many of our invasive species), where state action isn’t sufficient. Second, the development of a biological screening process to prevent more invasive species… click here for complete postNortheast-Midwest Institute Interview #4Posted on 12-15-2008 at 9:59 PM by Sarah SzurpickiOn Friday, I spoke with NEMW’s expert on brownfields and urban redevelopment, Senior Policy Analyst Evans Paull. Evans thinks that a recession is the perfect time for investing in brownfields, and he has high hopes for President-elect Obama’s Office of Urban Policy. In addition to giving us a primer on brownfields, he explained a few policy ideas for increasing brownfields redevelopment (for instance, open access to brownfields redevelopment grants to non-profit organizations)… click here for complete postNortheast-Midwest Institute Interview #3Posted on 12-15-2008 at 3:22 PM by Sarah SzurpickiThe Northeast-Midwest Institute works closely with both houses of Congress to advance its recommendations and encourage the environmental and economic health of the region. Joy Mulinex is the Legislative Director for the Great Lakes Congressional Task Force; her position solidifies the connection between NEMW and Congress. Last Thursday, Joy and I spoke about how a bipartisan task force works, some of the successes of the Great Lakes Task Force, and what might be some of the priorities of the Task Force during the next Congress… click here for complete postNortheast-Midwest Institute Interview #2Posted on 12-11-2008 at 12:36 AM by Sarah SzurpickiThis morning, I interviewed Alan Hunt, the Northeast-Midwest Institute’s Senior Policy Analyst on food and agricultural issues. Alan talked about the 2008 Farm Bill, which included a number of provisions that increase access to healthy food (a special challenge for cities), farmers’ markets, and a currently ongoing study on food deserts. There’s a lot to cover, so I would recommend that interested parties listen to Alan’s overview, and then visit NEMW’s website for some of the printed materials on their agriculture page. I highly recommend the 4-page “Local Food Initiatives” in the Farm Bill download… click here for complete post |
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