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7E VALUE THE LONG LEGACY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION LEADER SHIP IN OUR 'REAT ,AKES 3TATE 7E BELIEVE THAT OUR ELECTED OFlCIALS SHOULD BE PROACTIVE IN THE lGHT TO SAFEGUARD OUR WATER AIR AND LAND 7HEN OUR COMMUNITIES AND STATE GOVERNMENT JOIN HANDS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO SECURE OUR 'REAT ,AKES HERITAGE WE WILL HAVE A STRONGER -ICHIGAN
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5NPLANNED OUT OF CONTROL SPRAWL IS DAMAGING OUR COMMUNITIES 7E NEED TO STOP USING TAX DOLLARS TO SUBSIDIZE THIS DESTRUCTION )NSTEAD -ICHIGAN SHOULD INVEST IN SMART COORDINATED LAND USE PLANNING 4HEN WE CAN GROW VIBRANT SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
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-ICHIGANS POOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING GIVES US TRAFlC CONGESTION AIR POLLUTION AND HEALTH PROBLEMS 7E DO NOT NEED MORE ROADS 7E NEED MORE PUBLIC TRANSIT CHOICES AND REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
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-ICHIGANS COASTLINES PROVIDE CRITICAL HABITAT TO WILDLIFE !ND THEY PROVIDE CRITICAL INCOME TO OUR TOURISM INDUSTRY "UT THESE SHORELINES ARE BEING DAMAGED )F WE INCREASE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PROTECT THEM FROM UNWISE DEVELOPMENT -ICHIGAN CAN SAVE ITS COASTAL AREAS
.EW MINES IN SULlDE BASED ORE BODIES COULD BE A BOON TO OUR 5PPER 0ENINSULAS ECONOMY "UT IT IS ALSO A RISKY BUSINESS 4HESE MINES PRODUCE SULFURIC ACID AS A BY PRODUCT -ICHIGANS NEW MINING LAW IS A GOOD lRST STEP "UT WE STILL NEED COMPREHENSIVE RULES TO FULLY PROTECT OUR WATER AND PUBLIC HEALTH
7ETLANDS CLEAN OUR WATER CONTROL mOOD DAMAGE AND PROVIDE HOMES TO WILDLIFE 9ET ALMOST HALF OF -ICHIGANS WETLANDS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED )F WE DO NOT lX THE STATES WETLAND PROGRAM -ICHIGAN WILL LOSE ITS AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER IT
/UR 'REAT ,AKES ECOSYSTEMS HAVE BEEN BADLY DAMAGED BY -ICHIGANS INDUSTRIAL HISTORY "UT IT IS NOT TOO LATE 'REAT ,AKES RESTORATION EFFORTS ARE EARNING NATIONAL SUPPORT -ICHIGANS SUCCESS MEANS CLEANER WATERS HEALTHIER PEOPLE AND A STRONGER TOURISM INDUSTRY
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