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Great Lakes Daily News: 01 February 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Farm group denounces greenbelt plan
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Ontario's proposed greenbelt plan is "the most draconian" legislation the province's farmers have ever faced, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture is charging. Source: The Toronto Star (2/1)


Power lobby set to challenge OPG
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A coalition of Ontario's biggest industrial groups is pushing the provincial government to break up Ontario Power Generation Inc. and forge ahead with creating a competitive electricity market. Source: The Toronto Star (2/1)


A fight to save ancient forest
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Hemlocks are not supposed to grow on sand dunes, but at least two centuries ago, a stand of the tall evergreens took root on a high dune overlooking Lake Erie, where it remains one of only two such old-growth forests on the planet. Source: The Buffalo News (1/31)


Parking lots bad for crops
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Canada's cities grew during the past generation by gobbling up thousands of square kilometres of good land and pushing farmers into more marginal areas, a new report shows. Source: The Globe and Mail (1/31)


SEWRPC dives into region's water supply challenges
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The Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission will spend nearly $1 million on a two-year water supply study to consider what options exist for the region in the face of dropping water tables and radium contamination of deep wells. Source: Greater Milwaukee Today (1/31)


Scientists keep tabs on exoptic crabs
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The finding of a Chinese mitten crab in the St. Lawrence River last fall has some scientists concerned that it will become an invasive species. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (1/31)


Better catches on Lake Erie linked to tougher rules
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The Ohio Division of Wildlife forecasts that conservative fishing regulations on popular Lake Erie species should start paying off with prospects of good catches this year. Source: The Toledo Blade (1/30)


Environmentalists remain greenway project supporters
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Fifteen months ago, the Marquette Greenway Plan for Indiana's Lake Michigan shoreline was lauded as a major victory for environmentalists, and today reaction remains unchanged. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (1/30)


EDITORIAL: Public must keep eye on dioxin cleanup
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The settlement framework devised by the state Department of Environmental Quality and Dow Chemical Co. this month is long on studies and short on actions beyond immediate cleanup for some of the most affected residents. Source:
Detroit Free Press (1/29)


Fair or foul? Cormorants may be threat to fishery
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Early results of a state-funded study to determine if cormorants are contributing to the decline of yellow perch in Green Bay show that the birds eat a lot of perch, but other fish as well. Source: The Racine Journal Times (1/28)


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