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Great Lakes Daily News: 24 January 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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EDITORIAL: Great Lakes plan still not watertight
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Ending a long and perplexing silence, the Canadian government has joined the chorus of criticism coming from water experts on the plan developed by governors of the eight Great Lakes states and the premiers of Ontario and Quebec for managing the Great Lakes waters. Source: The Toronto Star (1/24)


Farm technology harvests trendy subsidies
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A project in Ohio aims to produce a fuel additive that is thought to reduces air pollution, provide a market for farm goods, and create scores of jobs - all while not harming the environment. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (1/24)


Enviros tracking Bush's environmental actions
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While many may be closely watching President Bush's foreign policy, environmental groups are still keeping an eye out for the action he's taking on the environment. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (1/24)


Toronto's aquarium dilemma
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Although Toronto's aquarium project is at the very early stages, some experts suggest it's heading for trouble, citing high construction and operating costs. Source: The Toronto Star (1/24)


High waters bring high spirits
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The Great Lakes and connecting waters are up to 16 inches deeper than they were last winter and projected to continue buoying spirits of boaters and the shipping industry this summer. Source: Detroit Free Press (1/24)


Tougher rule urged for freighter ballast
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One of the gravest threats to the Great Lakes region's $4.5 billion fishery is the invasion of destructive freshwater exotics, yet the New York state attorney general's office and others say the U.S. Coast Guard is not inspecting 80 to 90 percent of foreign ships entering the lakes for the foreign invaders. Source: The Toledo Blade (1/24)


Chicago's port awash in criticism
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The International Longshoremen's Association say the Illinois International Port District does little to keep or entice shipping companies to the Port of Chicago. Source: Chicago Tribune (1/23)


Black bear study yields wealth of information
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Thanks to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and leadership from wildlife biologists in its College of Natural Resources, the state has answers to many of the questions necessary to manage for the future of the state's largest carnivore. Source: Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune (1/23)


No Lake Erie ferry proposals received
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Although the city of Sandusky has transit funds available to help a business establish a ferry line to run trips to the Lake Erie islands from Sandusky and Port Clinton, no proposals were received by the first deadline. Source: The Lorain Morning Journal (1/22)


Gypsy moths eating their way toward the Boundary Waters Canoe Area
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For the first time, gypsy moths have taken hold in northern Minnesota, posing a threat to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, and the region's timber industry. Source: Minnesota Public Radio (1/21)


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