"tremendous." Job of inaction to Great Lakes protection laws

CBS recently produced a video on the quagga mussel problem in the Great Lakes, and the introduction of invasive species in the ballast water of ocean going ships. It's always good to see main stream media taking notice of Great Lakes ecological issues, even if they tend to be pretty superficial in their coverage.

In the video John Jamian, the President of the Seaway Great Lakes Trade Association, says ""I think the shipping industry has done a tremendous job, given the fact that they were not set up for this kind of business, in terms of solving these problems."

Hmm. I guess I'd be forced to agree if you could convince me that decades of inaction followed by active resistance to any laws forcing them to deal with the problem is "tremendous." And perhaps, while you're at it, you could explain exactly why they are not "set up" to solve "these problems." I guess being responsible corporate citizens just isn't in the business plan. Comment and link by By Steve Huyser-Honig