Video: Charlie Bristol talks about friends getting together to save rivers and lakes

I mentioned my discussion with Charlie Bristol a while back and promised some video. It's here.

Charlie is an engineer who works with his friends (Friends of the Detroit River, Friends of Belle Isle, Friends of Belle Isle Aquarium, Friends of the Rouge...) I talked with him about what they're all doing over in the Detroit area:



So if you're in Southeast Michigan and you aren't friendly with your rivers and lakes, check out Charlie's friends and get involved!

New blood pitching in on Great Lakes Day

Young people are the new hot voting bloc this year. Facebook debates, YouTube campaign videos, and throngs of twentysomethings screaming "yes we can!" are the most apparent images of this in the campaign season, but the numbers check out as well, with young voters turning the tide in key primaries, most notably the Iowa caucuses.

I caught up with three fellow Gen Yers (or is it Millenials?) at Great Lakes Day: William Ellison, who just graduated from Claremont McKenna College, Seth Buchsbaum, a freshman at the University of Michigan, and Marco Tori, A High School Senior involved with Ducks Unlimited. Their voices were welcome in planning discussions, and their activism key in a political season in which politicians will be paying attention to the youth vote again. Note to other young activists: notice the jackets, slacks, button-down shirts in the photo - looking sharp never hurts when you're speaking to power.

So for alla youse kids with your bloggy mumbo jumbo and your internets chat feeds, check out some Great Lakes social networking and other online stuff:

• Excellent blogs The Political Environment, Black Bear Speaks, and Great Lakes Blogger
• Healthy Lakes, Healthy Lives blog, Facebook group, and MySpace Page

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