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To protect and sustain these waters, first we need to strengthen the bonds between the citizens and organizations who care deeply about them. By sharing our care, worry, and wisdom we can multiply our big ambitions. Our relationship with the Great Lakes needs a fundamental shift. The current approach is comfortable diluting pollution, managing risks, marketing resources, and building exclusive playgrounds and vistas. So our second task is to define and practice a Commons ethic. The waters are a shared Commons and should be respected as a gift. The Great Lakes give us life, identity, and a shared duty to revitalize them. Rather than responding, a Commons ethic leads us toward a new vision based in relationships, belonging, and collaboration.

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