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Great Lakes News: 31 March 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Canadian gala to greet ferry
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Passengers on the maiden voyage of the Spirit of Ontario may rub elbows with
some heavy-hitting celebrities and Canadian power brokers when the ship
lands in Toronto. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (3/31)


Liberals eye wind farms
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Just one day before electricity prices are set to rise in Ontario, the
province is announcing that it will open up crown land for the creation of
wind farms. Source: The Toronto Star (3/31)


Dunes Creek water quality is new focus
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The Dunes Creek Watershed, which encompasses all of the Indiana Dunes State
Park and part of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, is the focus of a new
plan to improve water quality. Source: Merrillville Post-Tribune (3/31)


Region's water pollution woes are crystal clear
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According to a PIRG report released today, nearly 60 percent of Illinois'
major industrial and municipal plants spewed more pollution into waterways
than permitted during a recent 18-month period. Other Great Lakes states
show a similar number of violations, many flagrant. Source: Merrillville
Post-Tribune (3/31)


Concerns linger over marine conservation area
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The start of negotiations to establish a Canadian marine conservation area
on Lake Superior has been delayed over allegations the federal government
has failed to adequately consult aboriginal groups. Source: The Thunder Bay
Chronicle-Journal (3/30)


EDITORIAL: Clean machines can stop the alien invasion
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The good news from a recent Michigan Sea Grant report on the inland spread
of the zebra mussel is that they don't seem to be spreading as fast as they
could, thanks to efforts to clean trailers, boats, jet skis and other gear.
Source: The Bay City Times (3/30)


Fears flow over plan to pump water
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A tranquil rural landscape in the St. Lawrence Valley 65 km southwest of
Montreal is in turmoil over an invisible resource - groundwater. Source: The
Montreal Gazette (3/30)


EDITORIAL: Don't mess with mercury
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Current and former EPA officials are saying the agency badly bungled its
proposal to allow power plants to cap and trade mercury. Source: The Plain
Dealer (3/30)


Ohio centers along Lake Erie trying to catch travelers on their journeys
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New visitor centers are springing up in Ohio - the first step toward carving
a new identity in America's changing travel industry. Source: The Plain
Dealer (3/27)


Wisconsin Energy's lake water plan makes waves
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Opponents of Wisconsin Energy Corp.'s plans to build two new coal-fired
power plants are lobbying the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to deny the
utility's plan to daily draw 2.2 billion gallons of Lake Michigan water.
Source: The Milwaukee Business Journal (3/26)

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