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    in the most beneficial balance of good over bad consequences. 2 The Great Lakes water pollution’s bad consequences outweighs its good consequences. 3 Therefore, pollution is not a right action. Water pollution is defined as “a change in the chemical, physical and biological health of a waterway due to human activity” (1). Over the past 50 years, pollution in the Great Lakes has been a rising concern. Pollution in the Great Lakes includes the disposal of sewage, heavy metals, invasive species, and

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    Coast Guard Regulations

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    spills into the water. Vis versa a ship loading floats away from the dock (because a mooring line breaks) or rocks do to wave action, causing a fuel line to snap. On the other hand a majority of cargo and fuel dumping occurs on purpose. Ships on the Great Lakes cannot allow their dry cargos to mix so the Coast Guard created a policy where a ship's deck must be ‘broom clean’, meaning any cargo remaining on deck after an on/offload considered safe gets washed off the deck (USCG). The Coast Guard believes

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    Michigan's Landforms

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    really unique, with two separate peninsulas to tell the story of how our state was shaped into the land we see today. Water has been the predominant factor in shaping Michigan, starting with glaciers over ten million years ago, to rivers, rain and lakes that still shape it today. Water

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    plants of another area. For the purposes of this assignment, the geographic region in question is that of Lake Michigan

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    The Great Lakes are one of the most important resources not only in the Windsor Essex area but also in North America, it is reported that they contain the second largest amount of fresh water on earth second to the polar ice caps ("Why Are the Great Lakes Important?" Why Are the Great Lakes Important? Ask. Web. 8 July 2015. . ) ("Great Lakes." The Canadian Encyclopedia. 7 Feb. 2006. Web. 8 July 2015. .). Individuals rely on it for drinking water, cooking, economic benefits (fisheries), power, recreation

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    Preserving the Great Lakes With more than twenty percent of the world's surface freshwater, the Great Lakes are extremely vital for many reasons ("The Great Lakes - Sustain Our Great Lakes"). The Great Lakes are a series of interconnected freshwater lakes. They are located in Northeastern North America, between the border of the United States and Canada ("All About the Great Lakes"). The Great Lakes are very important for natural resources, habitats, and for scientific reasons. They have a large

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    reproduce and can do so fast. Due to this, the limited space in a body of water or area of land is quickly taken over by the invasive species so other native plants face the risk of death or even extinction. Overall, these invasive species can do great harm to an ecosystem or an economy, causing problems that are destructive to numerous organisms. Eurasian milfoil or Myriophyllum spicatum is an aquatic invasive plant that can be found throughout the Chicagoland area and in surrounding bodies of water

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    Great Lakes Water Piping

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    Great Lakes Water Piping Unbiased Introduction For years, there has been debate over who has access to the water in the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes provide about 20 percent of the world’s freshwater resources and many areas would like to use that water for various purposes. Water is also becoming a valuable resource, with many areas lacking the access to it necessary for their area’s needs. Because of this, lawmakers passed a compact in 2008 that was designed to protect the Great Lakes against

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    Water quality in the Great Lakes is something that has been a criticall issue in the Great Lakes Region for a number of years. Water quality can be anything that affects the benefits humans derives from water. It can include drinking water, food, recreation, and any other use of water that is possible. Many invasive species including zebra mussels and Asian carp pose a great threat to the water quality of the Great Lakes. The ecosystem and industry relying on the Great Lakes are also affected by

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    Plains Formal Analysis Paper The Woodlands Man Shirt is a garment made by the Native Americans from the great lakes region in the 18th century. This piece was traded to early French explorers in New France which extended from Louisiana to Canada. This shirt was worn by high status Native Americans made from antelope which has some form of early tattoo work done to it. The interlocking designed tattoos represent the sacred Thunderbird who is an important traditional being to Indian spirituality

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