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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Authors, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, James Proffitt, Lake Erie, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Lake Erie Activist Addresses United Nations on Earth Day

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now May 7, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Authors, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, James Proffitt, Lake Erie, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Who We Are and What We Do

Finding the Funds: How the Lake Erie Bill of Rights campaigns were financed

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now May 2, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Fish, Birds and Animals, Food, James Proffitt, News, Play, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism, Video, Who We Are and What We Do

Two Lake Erie tributaries draw tens of thousands for springtime fishing

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now April 9, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Agriculture, Authors, Drinking Water, Food, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Interview, James Proffitt, Lake Erie, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Video, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Farming and the Future

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now April 4, 2019
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, James Proffitt, News, Recreation and Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Anglers on Ice

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now March 20, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Budget, James Proffitt, Lake Erie, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lake Gets Great Rights

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now February 27, 2019
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Agriculture, Authors, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, James Proffitt, Lake Erie, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Who We Are and What We Do

Targeting the Farms

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now February 25, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Agriculture, Authors, Budget, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, James Proffitt, Lake Erie, News, Ohio, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Threat to Business

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now February 25, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Fish, Birds and Animals, James Proffitt, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

(Almost) Everything You Want to Know about Lake Erie’s Walleye Population

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now February 11, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Blue Economy, Books, Authors, Art and Music, History and Culture, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, James Proffitt, News, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes artists work with water, weather, love

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now February 1, 2019November 9, 2025

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