against the corporation. Ethical business practices along with the exploiting of natural resources have taken their toll on Nestle‚ but not just the company’s bottom line has seen effects. Stakeholders such as small rural communities in the Great Lakes region‚ the East Coast‚ even in Western areas such as the Arkansas River in Utah‚ as well as third world countries including Nigeria‚ Ethiopia and Pakistan have dealt with the production and sale of Nestle bottled water. As soon as Nestle began
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Ella Bone Dr. Doyle Biology‚ 5th hour 24 November 2015 The Spreading of Asian Carp The Asian carp is an invasive species that is vastly multiplying across lakes and rivers in the United States. Asian carp are a type of large fish from Southeast Asia. These carp are more traditionally known as Black carp‚ Silver carp‚ and Bighead carp. Asian carp were originally brought into the United States to be put into aquaculture ponds to filter and clean the water. After a flood in Arkansas‚ the Asian
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October 2007‚ CJ Industries (CJI) had just been awarded a 5-year contract with Great Lakes Pleasure Boats amounting to U.S. $10 million per year‚ commencing in July 2008. CJI would be providing a number of key engine components for Great Lakes’ luxury line of pleasure boats. The award marked an important milestone for CJI‚ in that it was the culmination of several years of hard work and dedicated service‚ supplying Great Lakes parts for their boats on an as-needed basis. The contract had significant longterm
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land-locked because although it sits on Lake Michigan‚ there was no water route to the city from the Atlantic Ocean until the Erie Canal opened in 1825‚ which provided access to the Great Lakes region for shipping and migration of people. Three years later came the first U.S. passenger train‚ the Baltimore & Ohio railroad‚ with a route from a mid-Atlantic city to central areas. (The 19th Century) (The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America) The Great Chicago fire had played a major part in
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offer. The Pictured Rocks are an awe-inspiring natural phenomena certain to highlight your vacation while visiting the Upper Peninsula. Choosing to take a cruise on the Miss Superior features a tour of the Pictured Rocks along the south shore of Lake Superior. The tan‚ green‚ brown‚ and red colors in the rock are simply breathtaking. Some of the beautiful rock formations include Miner’s Castle‚ Battleship Rock‚ Indian Head‚ the Color Caves‚ and Chapel Rock‚ and are only a few of the breathtaking
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region of the U.S the state is in is the Midwestern region. Some bordering states are Indiana‚ and Ohio. The date of admission into the U.S is January 26‚1837. The state abbreviation is MI and the state nickname is the Wolverine State‚ and the Great lakes states. Michigan’s population is 9‚895‚622 rank 9 of 50. Michigan’s state motto is “If you seek a pleasant peninsula‚ look about
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THE ASIAN CARP There has been a growing concern recently in the state of Michigan and several other states over a species of fish known as the Asian carp. Perhaps you’ve seen or heard something on the news. It hasn’t reached the great lakes yet but is expected too in the near future. As an invasive species it devastates native fish species habitat and spawning areas. Along with being a menace to boaters because once startled the fish jump out of the water striking the Boater and causing serious
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cardiovascular disease’‚ USC News‚ 15 May‚ p1‚ accessed 07/03/2013; Trinidad‚ A 2012‚ ‘Beijing Olympics experiment links air pollution exposure‚ cardiovascular disease’‚ USC News‚ 15 May‚ p1‚ accessed 07/03/2013; Environment110 ‘Pollution ’s Effects on the Great Lakes Ecosystem’ n.d.‚ lecture notes‚ accessed 07/03/2013‚ University of Michigan; Ewan‚ K.B & Pamphlett‚ R 1996‚ ‘Increased inorganic mercury in spinal motor neurons following chelating agents’‚ Neurotoxicology‚ vol.17‚ pp343‚ and Ratnaike‚ R.N 2003
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Samuel De Champlain (1567?-1635) was a French explorer and navigator who mapped much of northeastern North America and started a settlement in Quebec. Champlain also discovered the lake named for him (Lake Champlain‚ on the border of northern New York state and Vermont‚ named in 1609) and was important in establishing and administering the French colonies in the New World. In 1603‚ Champlain sailed to France on Francois Grave Du Pont’s expedition. They sailed up the St. Lawrence River and the Saguenay
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pollution and thereby improve water quality.” (Keller) A case history of river pollution is the Cuyahoga River located in Northeastern Ohio. The river is 100 miles long flowing south to Cuyahoga Falls where it then turns north until it empties into Lake Erie. Cleveland and Akron are two major cities located along the river. The Cuyahoga is known as an infant glacial river‚ this is because it is one of the youngest river created from the melting of the glaciers. It is estimated that the river is about
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