April 2009

As our nation struggles with the slowing economy, the

Great Lakes Governors are redoubling our efforts to

jumpstart economic activity and protect the Great Lakes.

In each of our States, we are leading new initiatives,

creating new partnerships and

exploring new opportunities. And,

we are working to ensure that

ongoing programs are as

streamlined and efficient as

possible.

In addition to these efforts, we

are pursuing regional partnerships

to leverage our efforts. Through the

Council of Great Lakes Governors,

we have just completed a highly

successful trade mission to Australia and

New Zealand. Export sales generated through the

mission will lead directly to new revenues and jobs for

our region’s small and medium sized companies.

Through the Council’s tourism program, Great Lakes

of North America, we have just wrapped up a marketing

swing in the United Kingdom and Germany. In coming

months, we look forward to continuing to welcome

European visitors to our States along with the spending

and jobs that they create.

We also recognize that our world-class

environmental resources drive our regional and national

economy. We therefore applaud President Obama’s

recent proposals in support of Great Lakes restoration

and protection—specifically, increased wastewater

infrastructure funding and a new $475 million Great

Lakes restoration initiative.

We face many challenges but working together we

can and will reinvigorate our economy and improve our

natural resources. Thank you for your continued

commitment to our shared efforts.

—Jim Doyle

Chair, Council of Great Lakes Governors

Governor, State of Wisconsin

Chair’s Letter

Wisconsin Governor

Jim Doyle

The Great Lakes Governors recently praised

President Barack Obama for his announcement of a

$475 million Great Lakes restoration initiative.

The initiative will tackle issues including aquatic

invasive species, non-point source pollution and

contaminated sediment.

Governor Doyle said, “New federal funding to

help deal with these issues can help jumpstart our

efforts while creating immediate economic and

environmental benefits for our region and our

country.”

“By working collaboratively, we can develop

solutions that best leverage existing resources

while efficiently deploying new funding.”

The Governors outlined overarching principles

to consider when developing a Great Lakes

restoration and protection framework. These

include minimal bureaucracy, affordable

non-federal match requirements, improve

coordination among the many government and

non-governmental entities (continued on page 4)

Governors ApplaudPresident’s Commitment

to Great Lakes Restoration

Photo courtesy of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes

National Progam Office.

2009 Australia and New Zealand

Trade Mission Participants

Aova Technologies www.aovatech.com

Beistle Company www.beistle.com

Crown Plastic Co. Inc. www.crownplastics.com

Cybergenetics www.cybgen.com

G&B Specialties www.gandbspecialties.com

Illuminex www.illuminex.biz

L&H Signs www.lhsigns.com

The McFarren Group www.mcfarrengroup.com

Muscle Products Corporation www.mpclubricants.com

PA DECD www.newpa.com

Plank Enterprises Inc. www.plankenterprises.com

Probes Unlimited www.temp-probes.com

Reconyx www.reconyx.com

Twelve companies from Ohio,

Pennsylvania and Wisconsin recently

traveled over 12,000 miles as part of the

Council’s trade mission to Australia and

New Zealand. Mission participants visited

Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland March

1-11 to meet with potential distributors,

representatives and key industry contacts in

a variety of sectors including

agri-biotechnology, industrial equipment,

defense, software, alternative energy and

nanotechnology. Business appointments

and mission logistics were coordinated by

the Council’s Australia and New Zealand

Trade & Investment Office and the Ohio

Australia Trade Office.

Participants benefited from a business briefing

held in Melbourne, where speakers briefed the group

on the legal and logistical aspects of doing business in

Australia and provided an update on the economy.

Angela Foley, CGLG Australia & New Zealand

Trade & Investment Office Director said, “I can report

that overall the mission was a real success. Many of

the companies were surprised at how buoyant the

economy is here relative to their current experiences

in North America and other markets. We will have

ongoing contact with each company over the coming

weeks and months to ensure that distributor

agreements are finalized and export orders are won as

a direct result of this visit.”

Vince Crifaci of Muscle Products Corporation

located in Jackson Center, Pennsylvania, said, “As a

result of our meetings in Australia, we signed up

Enginecare as a distributor of our products. They are

sending staff to the U.S. for training and we expect

orders to follow shortly. This relationship has the

opportunity to grow into something big over time.”

Muscle Products Corporation manufactures 18

specialty lubricants designed for the manufacturing,

mining, fleet and automotive industries. Their main

product is MT-10, a metal treatment lubricant added

to existing fluids to increase lubrication, reduce

friction, lower maintenance costs and extend the

lifespan of equipment.

More success stories are expected to follow in the

coming weeks and months.

Australia-New Zealand Trade Mission Creates Results

Above: Mission participants in Auckland, New Zealand.

Below: Melissa Yorzine, CGLG Australia, Vince Crifaci, Muscle Products

For more information, please visit

www.cglg.org or contact Ms. Zoë Munro

at zmunro@cglg.org.

During the Great Lakes of North America

(GLNA) United Kingdom sales mission in

March, the GLNA team visited British Airways’

corporate headquarters to provide travel

information and counseling to British Airways’

over 5,000 employees.

Mission participants included George

Zimmermann (Travel Michigan), Mary Twomey

(Chicago’s Essex Inn), L. Anthony “Toby”

McCarrick (GLNA Executive Director), Yolanda

Fletcher and Melanie Jones (Cellet Travel

Services Limited, U.K. Trade and PR

representatives).

Following the U.K. Mission, GLNA

participated at ITB in Berlin which welcomed

nearly 179,000 visitors. Participants included

Paul Sherburne (Explore Minnesota), Millie Philipps (Mall of America), Dave Lorenz (Travel Michigan),

Margaret Casey (representing Travel Wisconsin/Visit Milwaukee/Harley Davidson), L. Anthony “Toby”

McCarrick (GLNA Executive Director) and Nils Fallack (Travel Marketing Romberg, German Trade and PR

representative). Other GLNA members exhibiting at the show included Illinois/Chicago and Pennsylvania.

The Council of Great Lakes Governors is pleased to

invite public comment from March 25—April 27,

2009, on draft water use information reporting

protocols for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River

Basin. The draft protocols are available at

http://cglg.org/projects/water/

WaterUseInformationInitiative.asp

Comments should be directed to

comments@cglg.org or mailed to Ms. Lisa

Wojnarowski, Program Manager, Council of Great

Lakes Governors, 35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1850

Chicago, Illinois 60601.

The Great Lakes Governors and Premiers signed

the Great Lakes—St. Lawrence River Basin

Sustainable Water Resources Agreement on December

13, 2005. In the Agreement, the Governors and

Premiers committed to gather and share water use

information. This information will assist the Great

Lakes States and Provinces in beginning to improve

scientific understanding of the waters of the Basin.

The draft protocols now available for public

comment were jointly drafted by staff from the Great

Lakes States and Provinces in order to develop

recommendations for how information will be

reported to the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Water

use database. They also include draft guidelines for

water users to report water use information to the

relevant State or Province. The draft protocols reflect

input from Tribes and First Nations and regional

stakeholders.

Comments are invited on all aspects of the draft

protocols and, in particular, how water use

information for intra-basin transfers should be

reported. Following a review of the public comments,

revisions will be considered to the drafts. For more

information, visit www.cglg.org.

Comments Sought on Draft Water Use Information

Reporting Protocols for Regional Database

Council of GreatLakes GovernorsBoard of Directors

Jim Doyle, Chair,Governor of

Wisconsin

Mitch Daniels,

Governor of Indiana

Jennifer M.

Granholm,

Governor of Michigan

Tim Pawlenty,

Governor of

Minnesota

David A. Paterson,

Governor of New

York

Pat Quinn, Governor

of Illinois

Ed Rendell,

Governor of

Pennsylvania

Ted Strickland,

Governor of Ohio

Staff

David Naftzger,

Executive Director

Peter Johnson,

Program Director

Zoë Munro,

Program Manager

Lisa Wojnarowski,

Program Manager

Fred Kuzel,

Director,

Great Lakes Biomass

State and Regional

Partnership

Toby McCarrick,

Executive Director,

Great Lakes North

America

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Renewable forms of energy, including

biodiesel, ethanol and other types of

bioenergy, stand to benefit from the

recently passed economic stimulus

package. Almost 10 percent of the $787

billion American Recovery and

Reinvestment Act will benefit a wide

range of renewable energy and energy

efficiency measures.

A key provision for the Great Lakes

States will be a $6.3 billion program

administered by the U.S. Department of

Energy which will provide grants to States

to fund programs that promote clean

energy development and create jobs.

The largest single energy item in the

Act is $11 billion to modernize the

nation’s electricity grid with smart grid

technology which uses digital technology

to save energy, reduce cost and increase

reliability.

In addition to direct spending

measures, other provisions include $1.6

billion of clean energy bonds to finance

closed-loop biomass, open-loop biomass,

landfill gas, wind and other renewable

power projects. One-third of the

authorized funding will be available for

qualifying projects of State, local and

tribal governments, one-third for public

power providers and one-third for electric

cooperatives. Also, $6 billion will be

available for a loan guarantee program for

renewable power generation and

transmission projects, with up to $500

million to be used for the development of

leading edge biofuels that have the

potential to substantially reduce

greenhouse gas emissions.

The extension of the Production Tax

and Investment Tax Credit programs and

their expansion to include all types of

biomass for energy production, as well as

an increase in the size of credits for

installing alternative fuel pumps at gas

stations, should also have a major impact

on the growth of bioenergy.

Most regulations for these and the

many other new or expanded renewable

energy programs have yet to be finalized.

The Great Lakes Biomass State and

Regional Partnership will monitor the

development of these programs. Contact

Fred Kuzel at 312-407-0177 or

fkuzel@cglg.org for current information.

Stimulus Funding Boosts Renewable Energy

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recognition of the leadership

role of the Great Lakes

Governors in defining regional

priorities.

The Great Lakes Governors

continue to collaborate with the

Administration, Members of

Congress, and the broader Great

Lakes community to turn the

hope of Great Lakes restoration

and protection into a reality.

Additional information,

including the Governors’ April 7

letter to President Obama, can

be found at www.cglg.org/

projects/priorities/index.asp.Photo courtesy of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes

National Program Office.