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GLIN NEWS: 15 October 2004

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Great Lakes Daily News: 15 October 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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New York seeks ferry answers
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New York state officials are seeking answers about their $14 million investment in Rochester's high-speed ferry, which shut down after only 80 days in service and now sits idle in the Genesee River. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (10/15)


Mercury in waters worries tribes
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In the controversy surrounding mercury in the nation's waters, some American Indians in Minnesota are speaking up, saying they're among the biggest consumers of fish and therefore more at risk from contamination. Source: Duluth News Tribune (10/15)


Experts fear 'Frankenfish' has terrorized harbor
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Federal and Field Museum aquatic experts today will electrically shock parts of Burnham Harbor after confirmation that a fish caught there is a potentially threatening snakehead. Source: Chicago Sun-Times (10/15)


US, Canada announce Detroit-Windsor, Soo border moves
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Canada and the United States have announced a series of initiatives to strengthen security at the Detroit-Windsor, Sault Ste. Marie and other border crossings while allowing legitimate traffic to flow more smoothly. Source: Detroit Free Press (10/15)


Plentiful fish found in the Cuyahoga proves river is rolling toward recovery
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The Cuyahoga River continues its remarkable comeback: biologists have found 19 species of fish along a stretch of the river in the Ohio & Lake Erie Canal Reservation in Cuyahoga Heights. Source: The Plain Dealer (10/15)


Hazel's gift wrapped in green
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The destruction wrought by Hurricane Hazel in the Toronto area 50 years ago made it clear that encroaching development near rivers and creeks had to be halted, resulting in an abundance of protected valleys, ravines, and forests. Source: The Toronto Star (10/15)


Big Rock Point is being dismantled
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A landmark on the shore of Lake Michigan is coming down piece by piece as Consumers Energy proceeds with the decommissioning and demolition of its Big Rock Point nuclear plant near Charlevoix. Source: The Jackson Citizen-Patriot (10/14)


Whiskey Island 'critical' to lakefront plan
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Cleveland officials and port planners are looking at the eastern end of Whiskey Island as the future home of the port authority. Source: Cleveland Sun Newspapers (10/14)


EDITORIAL: More green talk needed
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The main focus of the final debate between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry was supposed to be on domestic issues, but missing from the discussion was a topic that probably hasn't received the attention it deserves: environmental policy. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/14)


COMMENTARY: Great Lakes rescue will require lifeline from government
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The Great Lakes are vital to the region's economy and way of life, but we have contaminated their water, sediments and fish, and by allowing ships from foreign lands to dump ballast water, we have introduced non-native invasive species that are destroying the Lakes' natural ecosystem. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (10/9)


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