More water lost in the St.Clair River than is needed in some Great Lakes communities

06Feb12

This is another graphic on the Great Lakes series that I did with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in 2005. The graphic illustrates the substantial amount of water lost in the St. Clair River which separates Michigan, U.S.A. from Ontario, Canada: 845 million gallons a day, according to a study. That is much more water than […]

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Navigating the seaway locks

02Feb11

This graphic was one of a set of graphics used for a 2006 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel special series on the Great Lakes, the region’s shipping industry, the threat of invasive species, the deteriorating quality of water in the lakes and receding water levels. INTERACTIVE: TURNING BACK THE ASIAN CARP ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… A ship traveling from Montreal […]

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Turning back the Asian carp

25Mar10

Click here to view interactive graphic. This is a re-post of the same graphic on the Asian carp which I published late February. The graphic was accidentally deleted when something went wrong as I was editing another post, necessitating this re-publication. Graphic by Alfred Elicierto, published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in 2007. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Also […]

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