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Great Lakes Daily News: 12 January 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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New York readies ferry lawsuit
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The New York Attorney General's Office threatened Tuesday to sue Rochester's high-speed ferry company, saying the firm has failed to provide refunds for hundreds of unhappy customers. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (1/12)


Asian carp fence in limbo after jolt hits barges
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A new, more powerful barrier to keep Asian carp from swimming into the Great Lakes is almost complete, but questions about how the jolts of electricity could affect commercial shipping and recreational boating might keep it turned off indefinitely. Source: Chicago Tribune (1/12)


EDITORIAL: Hearing needed on Renard Isle
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Wisconsin's Brown County has no interest in developing Renard Isle - offshore from Green Bay's popular Bay Beach Amusement Park - for recreational use anytime in the foreseeable future. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (1/12)


Chicago sees big need for marinas
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The Chicago Park District might build more Lake Michigan marinas to meet the demand of 1,000 people waiting for a spot in one of the city's nine harbors. Source: Chicago Tribune (1/12)


Rochester officials putting together plan for public entity
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City Hall officials in Rochester are putting together a plan to form a non-profit company that would run the Lake Ontario high-speed ferry. Source: WSTM-TV (1/12)


Six N.Y. power plants to slash emissions
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Utilities operating six coal-burning power plants in New York state have agreed to slash nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide emissions as part of a settlement with state officials. Source: MSNBC (1/12)


Targeting a nuisance fish
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Reports of increasing schools of carp in some of Minnesota's smaller lakes prompted a state commission to recommend spending $550,000 to look for ways to limit the population. Source: Star Tribune (1/11)


Expert warns of exotic species in lakes
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Boaters who removed their crafts from Michigan's lakes last year saw signs of exotic aquatic species that are affecting everything from food chains to state tourism. Source: Kalamazoo Gazette (1/11)


Toronto opens bidding for waterfront aquarium
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According to a request for proposals, Toronto will offer a 99-year lease on land along Lake Ontario to an organization willing to build a 9,000-square-metre aquarium at a cost of $50-million to $100-million. Source: National Post (1/11)


Groups: Urban sprawl threatens species
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Urban sprawl is gobbling up open spaces in fast-growing metropolitan areas so quickly that it could spell extinction for nearly 1,200 species of plants and animals, environmental groups say. Source: MSNBC (1/11)


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