Churches join debate on Great Lakes stewardship
The Wisconsin Council of Churches' policy director says Christians have no excuse for not caring about a proposed new Great Lakes compact that could allow some water to leave the lakes. In a Capital Times op ed, Peter Bakken says:
"As God's stewards we should push for water conservation measures and the protection of the entire Great Lakes watershed, and we should help restore the quality of the Great Lakes basin."Even a heathen like me can say "Amen" to that sentiment.
posted by xoff @ 8:30 AM
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Many thanks to Bill for posting this important statement.
It's a useful reminder that Stewardship of the earth's resources is a basic responsibility.
And that the imminent amending of the US-Canadian Great Lakes Compact will determine whether governmental leaders in Wisconsin and the nine other state and provincial jurisdictions that border the Great Lakes will exercise that responsibility with appropriate care.
The way to do that is place effective and measurable conservation of Great Lakes water at the top of the proposed amendments.
And also to add solid prohibitions that will prevent piping water out of the Great Lakes watershed, especially to Western Waukesha County communities that for decades have ignored water conservation, squandered their water table - - but now want an amended US-Canadian agreement that will allow them to pipe in Lake Michigan water without a requirement that they return an equivilant amount back to the lake.
That's not the kind of stewardship that the Wisconsin churches are recommending.
Jim Rowen
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