Friday, May 28, 2004

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Great Lakes News: 28 May 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Environmentalists call for $30 billion to save Great Lakes
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About 70 of the country's leading environmentalists spent this week in Grand
Rapids, Mich., developing an action plan for restoring the Great Lakes, in
hopes of placing issues facing the world's largest pool of fresh water in
the spotlight. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (5/28)


The browning of Lake Erie
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Heavy rains turned the Cuyahoga River mud brown this week, washing tons of
soil from construction sites between Akron and Cleveland and eroding stream
banks. It's an ongoing problem, one that's costly to the environment and
taxpayers. Source: The Plain Dealer (5/28)


Rising lakes keep marinas afloat
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Recent rises in lake levels because of heavy rainfall have been welcomed by
marina owners. Source: The Windsor Star (5/28)


Taft urged to help Chicago get $1.8M for lake protection
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Ohio Gov. Bob Taft and his fellow Great Lakes governors have been asked to
help the Chicago area receive an additional $1.8 million for a second
electrical barrier near Lockport, Ill., that would provide an extra layer of
protection for Lake Michigan from the invasive Asian carp. Source: The
Toledo Blade (5/28)


Sundew comes home to rest
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After a 60-year career, the Coast Guard cutter Sundew is decommissioned and
will float on as a museum in Duluth, Minn. Source: Duluth News Tribune
(5/28)


COMMENTARY: Surf's Up - post-recession job recovery
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The post-recession job recovery has hit the shores of nine states on the
Atlantic seaboard, and the undertow in three Great Lakes states has
reversed. Source: National Review (5/28)


Windsor port woos road shipments
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The amount of goods shipped through the Port of Windsor. Ontario, dipped
last year but officials are optimistic highway construction and a billboard
advertising blitz will reverse the trend. Source: The Windsor Star (5/28)


Great Lakes take center stage
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A 4-hour hearing this week at the Rochester Institute of Technology was
designed to get a citizens' eye-view of Great Lakes issues. Source:
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (5/27)


United States sinking, Canada on the rise
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Scientists have discovered that the melting of North American glacial sheets
is still shifting the makeup of the land. Source: The Globe and Mail (5/21)

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