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		<title>Ontario Too Slow: ECO&#8217;s Annual Report</title>
		<link>http://watercanada.net/2011/ontario-too-slow-ecos-annual-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ontario&#8217;s Environmental Commissioner is worried that Ontario has lost momentum when it comes to the province&#8217;s pressing environmental issues. In his 2010/2011 Annual Report, titled Engaging Solutions, Gord Miller says there&#8217;s no shortage of talk about the problems such as climate change, waste diversion, and the loss of biodiversity. &#8220;But when it comes to doing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As Seen From Space</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“This is considered the worst bloom in decades,&#8221; says Richard Stumpf, an oceanographer with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who measured 50 times more microcystin in Lake Erie in the summer of 2011 than the World Health Organization recommends for safe recreation. The reasons for the bloom are complex, but may be related to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How-To Strategies</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Guide for Assessment of Hydrologic Effects of Climate Change in Ontario]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canada’s water resources scientists and engineers generally agree that climate change will have an impact on our water; however, we have not incorporated climate change assessments into many of our water management efforts. Will the water levels in the Great Lakes decline? Will the rivers of the Prairies overflow their banks more often and will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Balance</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 22:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to the Great Lakes, it’s all about balance. A recent United States Geological Survey five-year report on Great Lakes Basin water availability says that jurisdictions must find balance between storage of surface water and groundwater in the system, flows of water through the system, and existing, sometimes competing, human and ecological uses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IJC Recommends Focus on Human Health Concerns for Great Lakes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:25:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Joint Commission provided 32 recommendations for action at the federal, state, provincial and local levels of government in its 15th biennial report, released today (find it here). In particular, the recommendations focus on the need for the United States and Canada to approve a revised Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) that addresses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ontario&#8217;s Environmental Failures</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 20:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The government is failing to follow through on all of its environmental promises, says Ontario Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller. &#8220;This government rightly prides itself on the progress it has made in passing legislation to protect the environment,&#8221; says Miller, &#8220;but actions on the ground often undermine it.&#8221; In his 2009/2010 Annual Report released on Wednesday, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Lakes, Wasted</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 580 billion litres of drinking water, the equivalent of 236,000 Olympic swimming pools, are being wasted every year by homeowners in the Great Lakes region of Ontario and Quebec, according to a report released today by Environmental Defence. Down the Drain: Water Conservation in the Great Lakes Basin outlines how much water could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>They&#8217;re Heeeere</title>
		<link>http://watercanada.net/2010/theyre-heeeere/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It had to happen sooner or later. Michigan and U.S. officials announced that a single Asian carp has been found for the first time beyond the electric barriers constructed to keep the invasive species out of the Great Lakes, CBC News reported this morning. Our World Water Day interview with Professor John Casselman of Queen’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toronto-Area Rivers High in PCBs: Study</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 16:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A University of Toronto study of the concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and other chemicals in the rivers running into Lake Ontario reveals significantly higher concentrations in areas closest to the centre of Toronto, an indication of the profound effects the city has on water quality. The team looked specifically at concentrations of chemicals that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anishinabek Nation and Ontario Partner for Water</title>
		<link>http://watercanada.net/2010/anishinabek-nation-and-ontario-partner-for-water/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As of yesterday, the Anishinabek Nation and Ontario have agreed to continue to work together to strengthen collaboration on natural resource management. The Anishinabek Nation, as represented by the Union of Ontario Indians, and the province&#8217;s Ministry of Natural Resources have signed four agreements related to natural resources. The agreements will enhance relations between Aboriginal [...]]]></description>
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