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Thousands demand Lone Pine drop its NAFTA lawsuit against Québec’s fracking moratorium
PRESS RELEASE For immediate publication Thousands demand Lone Pine drop its NAFTA lawsuit against Québec’s fracking moratorium (Ottawa, May 31, 2013) – Two weeks after the launch of a public petition, organizers have received over 3,000 signatures demanding that energy company Lone Pine Resources drop its $250 million NAFTA (North America Free Trade Agreement) lawsuit against Canada… Read more »
Interview: “Watershed Moment” — FLOW Executive Director Liz Kirkwood with Amy Rotter on 88.1 FM Grand Rapids
Liz Kirkwood, Executive Director of For Love of Water (FLOW), discusses the mission of FLOW to advance the public trust doctrine: the basic fundamental notion that public resources, such as water, belong to and are shared by the public. Press play to listen: Click here to check out this and other “Watershed Moment” segments from… Read more »
Video: Jim Olson, Maude Barlow on Public Trust and the Commons at the Rochester, NY Sierra Club 15th Annual Forum
Click here to view the full video FLOW President and Chair Jim Olson joins international water advocate Maude Barlow at the Rochester, NY Sierra Club’s 15th Annual Environmental Forum on March 25, 2013. To watch the video in full, click here.
Guest Blog: Ted Curran – “Make Them Pay”
Preface from Jim Olson Water in Michigan is recognized as a public resource or the “waters of the state.” Landowners or those leasing from them have a right to use water, but not unreasonably and it generally not by removing it permanently from watersheds. FLOW board member Ted Curran rightly calls on the state to… Read more »
Radio: Thirsty Natural Gas Wells Proposed — Jim Olson on IPR
Click here to listen Jim Olson speaks with Peter Payette on on Interlochen Public Radio program Points North “Attorney Jim Olson says Michigan is playing a guessing game when it comes to water use and the development of deep shale gas. He says the safeguards in place are inadequate when it comes to protecting rivers… Read more »
FLOW and Jim Olson Featured on MyNorth.com
Northern Michigan Environment: Jim Olson on FLOW for Water Nationally renowned environmental attorney Jim Olson gives a quick overview of his new Great Lakes water advocacy group FLOW, based in Traverse City. By Jeff Smith March 25, 2013 Click here to read the article on MyNorth.com TRAVERSE CITY – Northern Michigan Outdoors: We last… Read more »
Lake Michigan Water Levels – Climate Change is Taking Our Water
by Elizabeth Kirkwood, FLOW Executive Director and Bob Otwell, FLOW Board of Directors Treasurer February 24, 2013 Traverse City Record-Eagle – The Forum Click here to view the Record Eagle article Click here to read the article as a PDF The exposed shoreline along Lake Michigan is creating a local buzz as residents watch… Read more »
Michigan ballot question 25 X 25 is really about water
By Elizabeth Kirkwood, FLOW Executive Director Volume 59 Number 3 Late October 2012 Click here to read the article PDF Click here to read the full North Woods Call
Group says public trust doctrine may help solve Great Lakes water level problems
By The North Woods Call Volume 59 Number 3 Late October 2012 Click here to read the article PDF Click here to read the full North Woods Call
