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Beaver Beacon argues against Great Lakes water diversion, 2007

Also Dont Pull the Plug on the Great Lakes

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Date2007-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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2007-01
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Summary

The January 2007 Beaver Beacon editorial argued that diverting Great Lakes water would threaten boating, habitat, tourism, and the regional economy. It called for regional consensus through the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact.

Evidence limits

This is an editorial position, not a hydrologic model or legal analysis of a particular diversion proposal.

Sources

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Sources

  1. "Don't Pull the Plug on the Great Lakes," Beaver Beacon, January 2007.
    Argues that Great Lakes diversions would harm boating, habitat, tourism, and the regional economy, and supports the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2007-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the editorial.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2007-01_Beaver-Beacon

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon argues against Great Lakes water diversion, 2007”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-great-lakes-diversion-editorial-2007/, accessed [date], citing "Don't Pull the Plug on the Great Lakes," Beaver Beacon, January 2007. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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