It is our responsibility to be prudent, productive, and efficient stewards of God's natural resources. Michigan, being the only state (or province) in North America surrounded by 4 of the 5 Great Lakes, the 2nd largest supply of fresh groundwater on the planet, has particular equity in the protection of that water and our other natural resources.

I wholeheartedly support realistic efforts to preserve the environment and reduce air, water, and land pollution. I reject, however, the argument that this objective ought to be pursued by costly federal governmental interference, accompanied by multitudes of regulations and the heavy hand of arrogant bureaucrats spurred on by self-serving and irresponsible commercial and NGO pressure groups.

The Great Lakes water should not be diverted. I stand against the diversion or sale of Great Lakes or Michigan groundwater for bottled drinking water.

I oppose any attempt to tax the use of water from the wells or watersheds of individual homeowners or farmers.

I also reject all efforts to “globalize” or “Internationalize” our environmental laws pursuant to U.N.’s Agenda 21, or otherwise “harmonize” Michigan’s laws with non-U.S.laws