Gary Wilson
About: Gary Wilson is an independent journalist from Chicago who started working on Great Lakes issues in 2002 as a volunteer for the Alliance for the Great Lakes. 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 issues, 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:
Don’t let myth-making distort Great Lakes progress (Dec 6 2013)
Great Lakes Month in Review: Asian carp and petcoke (Dec 2 2013)
The Great Lakes’ Sisyphean problem (Nov 22 2013)
Can a “systems guy” lead for Michigan and the Great Lakes? (Nov 8 2013)
Great Lakes Month in Review: Fracking, ballast and petcoke (Nov 1 2013)
Great Lakes leaders: Choose good policy over convenient math and exaggerated rhetoric (Oct 18 2013)
“Big Greens” can learn from criticism if they listen and reflect (Oct 4 2013)
IJC algae action, Waukesha request, fracking worries (Sep 27 2013)
Conserving Great Lakes water should not be a matter of convenience (Sep 20 2013)
Policymakers on the brink of algae action need to get it done (Sep 6 2013)
