Further hard choices are being made in the austerity effort around the world…well not in France of course. Yesterday, I posted about Lighthouses in Canada being sold off. Now, I see a vast research project in Northern Ontario, the Experimental Lakes Area, will be shut down. Government run experiments have involved mercury, acid rain, chemical infiltration and more. 

“The ELA has attracted scientists from around the world to its shores since field research started there in 1968. It is possibly the only place where aquatic scientists can use lakes and their ecosystems as test tubes as well as having access to long-term environmental data…” 

Read About it Here

How long will it take for Nature to reclaim the region? What measures will be needed to protect the public in the more tainted waters? How safe are the waters?