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Great Lakes Daily News: 08 February 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
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Commission endorses Marquette Plan
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Portage, Ind. has given the thumbs up to the Marquette Greenway Plan, which would recapture a 200-foot wide swath of Lake Michigan shoreline for recreational purposes and green space. Source: Northwest Indiana Times (2/8)


Turks may wage a fight for ferry
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A Turkish company's interest in buying Rochester's high-speed ferry and moving it halfway around the world is posing a challenge to efforts to return the vessel to service on Lake Ontario. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (2/8)


War of words over greenbelt
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Developers are fighting Ontario's proposed greenbelt plan by hiring a controversial political consultant to brand their newly created pro-growth coalition "green." Source: The Toronto Star (2/8)


Top environmental issue? It could soon be clear
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A Rochester-area coalition is trying to identify the region's most pressing environmental issue in order to win a $300,000 USEPA grant to study a single problem affecting local air, soil, water or public health. Source: Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (2/8)


Early birds, early blooms show effects of global warming
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Many migratory bird species are arriving earlier in the spring and some flowers are blooming earlier than decades ago, which many scientists say is evidence of a warming climate. Source: The Kalamazoo Gazette (2/7)


Safety of nuclear power plants remains an emotional issue
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Nuclear power provides a fifth of the United States' electricity, but in the minds of many it has yet to establish itself as a safe, clean, and affordable form of energy. Source: The Toledo Blade (2/6)


Water-supply worries filter down
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Efforts to protect a largely untapped source of radium-free water in Wisconsin will be put to the test as development seals off the porous soil of the former farmland that feeds it. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (2/6)


Strong support for proposed hydro dam
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Strong support for a proposed hydroelectric station near Lake Superior is paving the way for the first utility to be built on the White River, one of Ontario's prime canoe routes. Source: The Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal (2/5)


Brookfield might join Waukesha in asking for Lake Michigan water
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In an effort to secure the city's long-term water needs, Brookfield, Wis. may join with Waukesha to apply for a diversion of water from Lake Michigan. Source: Greater Milwaukee Today (2/5)


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