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Happy Earth Day!
Today is the 38th annual celebration of the planet we call home, and a day to step back and think about things we can do to preserve and restore our natural resources…
So that’s the official line on Earth Day, but I want to know: what do YOU think about Earth Day?
Is it a time to reflect on accomplishments?
A time to call for more action?
Or something in-between?
Send a post, let us know, then go outside and do something good for the planet.
Home > Blogs > Living Green > Archives > 2008 > August > 02 > Entry
Bad news for beaches
A colleague forwarded me a press release from the Ohio Environmental Council about water quality at Ohio’s Lake Erie beaches.
The news isn’t good; here’s a quote from the release:
“Nationwide, sewage spills and overflows caused more than 22,000 beach closing and advisory days in 2007. In the Great Lakes, 15% of beach water samples violated public health standards, more than twice the national average, and the highest level of contamination of any coastal region in the continental U.S. Four out of the five top-risk beaches are located within the Great Lakes region: Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Indiana.”
You can read more about the study at the National Resources Defense Council’s website.
I’ve only been to the Great Lakes in non-swimming seasons, but have your vacation plans ever been altered by a beach closing on the lakes? Have you had medical complications after swimming in the lakes? Share your story, and maybe you can save someone some trouble in these last, hot days of summer.
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