Gary Wilson
About: Wilson is an independent journalist from Chicago and former co-editor of the Great Lakes Town Hall, an online site for commentary and for which he wrote more than 100 opinion pieces from 2006 to 2010. Gary started working on Great Lakes issues in 2002 as a volunteer for the Lake Michigan Federation (now the Alliance for the Great Lakes). There he chaired a volunteer committee and assisted the executive director in working for legislation to clean up the region's toxic hot spots. Gary is a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists and has completed a fellowship with the Institutes for Journalism in the Natural Resources. He served as expert commentator for Detroit Public Television’s coverage of Great Lakes Week 2011 and 2012. Prior to engaging in Great Lakes environmental work, Gary worked for more than 30 years in management positions for United Airlines. He is a life-long resident of the region, was raised in the downriver area of Detroit and has also lived in Cleveland.
Stories by Gary Wilson:
Great Lakes issues: It’s time to go beyond small ball (May 10 2013)
Great Lakes region hampered by zero-sum management (Apr 26 2013)
Strain the Great Lakes alphabet soup (Apr 12 2013)
Investing in Detroit pays Great (Lakes) dividends (Mar 29 2013)
Great Lakes Inc. — A corporate subsidiary? (Mar 15 2013)
Memo to Great Lakes advocates: Stop fighting the last war (Mar 1 2013)
Groundwater: The Great Lakes region’s second-class citizen (Feb 15 2013)
What happens in Superior doesn’t stay in Superior (Feb 1 2013)
Path to Great Lakes protection: Tax the polluters (Jan 18 2013)
2013: Great Lakes eye on Wisconsin (Jan 4 2013)
