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Once upon a time, a president named George W. Bush called the Great Lakes “a national treasure,” formed a group to come up with a restoration plan, and did nothing.

That was in May 2004. The regional group he formed later came up with a $20 billion plan to clean up the lakes.

This year, 2009, Part 1 of that regional strategy is about to kick off, to address th… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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