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Great Lakes Daily News: 22 December 2003
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Toronto kickstarts recycling initiative
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Ontario appears to be ready to take more steps to protect the environment,
diverting 60 percent of the province's garbage from landfills within the
next five years. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (12/22)


Michigan bill targets invasive fish species
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People who release invasive aquatic species such as bighead carp or
snakefish into state waters could go to prison for five years and pay as
much as $250,000 in fines, under a bill approved last week by the Michigan
House. Source: The Detroit News (12/22)


North Bass Island braces for change
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Some on Ohio's North Bass Island fear that a state initiative to preserve it
by purchasing most of the land there will alter their lives for the worse.
Source: The Toledo Blade (12/22)


EDITORIAL: Toronto Port Authority adrift in a storm
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Toronto is Canada's largest city, but as a commercial port, it's a minnow.
So why does it need a federal port authority? Source: The Toronto Star
(12/22)


Creating new wetlands not so easy to do
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Newsday (12/22)
Wetlands mitigation is gaining popularity as a way to promote development
while protecting the environment, but critics say artificial wetlands are
poor substitutes for the natural ones they are built to replace. Source:


Worrisome fish find raises spectre of invasive species in Great Lakes
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A species of Asian carp discovered in Lake Ontario has again raised the
spectre of invasive species in Canada as authorities across the country
struggle to keep various imported pests at bay. Source: Canadian Press
(12/21)


Selective mooring measure proposed
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A Michigan lawmaker is proposing legislation to benefit lakefront property
owners by banning others from mooring boats in Great Lakes waters off their
land. Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle (12/21)


The greening of Ontario
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The Ontario Liberals are working overtime on painting their government green
in an attempt to return the province to the days when its environmental
reputation was recognized around the world. Source: The Toronto Star (12/20)


Town officials sound off on fringe development
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A proposal to limit development within a fringe area around La Crosse, Wisc.
will prevent farmers from retiring and selling their farms for development,
town officials have said. Source: La Crosse Tribune (12/19)


EDITORIAL: Firm position protecting lake is right approach
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A resolution passed unanimously by the Ohio House of Representatives shows
that state lawmakers are standing firm in their opposition to siphoning
water from Lake Erie. Source: The Fremont News-Messenger (12/19)

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