Evart, Michigan declares Great Lakes Basin water a commodity

With friends like this, the Great Lakes are in trouble. Bill Richardson and Evart, MI seem to agree that water respects no place, and is a transferable commodity. Evart, MI may someday be the site of an historical marker commemorating the last stand of Great Lakes Basin water.

Bottled water presents something of a dilemma for Michigan.

On one hand, it uses a natural resource to create clean, smokestack-free jobs the state desperately needs. On the other, environmentalists say unrestricted shipments of bottled water may undercut their efforts to stop diversion of Great Lakes water to more hydrologically challenged parts of the nation.

Evart's leaders come down solidly on the side of local jobs and economic development.

"It would be nice if we could diversify a bit to have a different industry that has some stability in it," City Manager Roger Elkins said.

http://www.mlive.com/business/grpress/index.ssf?/base/business-5/1194161031193940.xml&coll=6

Comments

[Jaason]

So its not about whats good for the lakes or whats good for the next generations its just about the buck , and buck everyone who gives a damn...

This will come back to bite us all in the butt!!