Barack say’s “Who needs fish”

Posted by Greybeard on Feb 4th, 2010 in Fishing, Local, Political | 0 comments

From Josh Hodge,

“Attorney General Mike Cox filed a federal lawsuit on December 6, trying to force the Army Corps of Engineers and the city of Chicago to close the locks in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship canal. DNA from Asian Carp was found beyond the electric barrier in the canal, which has alarmed many enviromental groups, and suggeststhat the carp may be infecting the Great Lakes. The carp could serverely impact the Great Lakes by consuming large amounts of food that local species rely heavily on for survival. This would affect the  fishing industry in Michigan. The fishing industry brings in $7 billion  annually to the state.
            Barack Obama made it clear that he would be supporting Illinois in this matter and asked the Supreme Court not to close the locks in Chicago.
            Tuesday January 19, the Supreme Court refused to close the shipping locks near Chicago.”