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:
Group hugs and campfire songs won’t solve Great Lakes problems in 2014 (Mar 3 2014)
Changing mindset is powerful solution for pollution (Feb 14 2014)
Month in Review: Icy waters and carp fatigue (Jan 31 2014)
Illinois pols won’t back separation; environmental groups whiff on carp report (Jan 17 2014)
Great Lakes year in review: Tar sands, governors’ summit, budget battles and Waukesha (Jan 1 2014)
Marketing water: Spin, platitudes and tired phrases (Dec 27 2013)
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)
