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Great Lakes Daily News: 03 October 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Prospecting for wind
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Wind power is a small, but fast-growing segment of the U.S. energy market. Right
now, energy companies are scouring rural America for the best spots to put up
wind turbines. But wind is not enough – these companies need land, too. Source:
Great Lakes Radio Consortium (10/3)


Study: Sturgeon stocks down worldwide
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A new survey by the Pew Institute for Ocean Science finds sturgeon populations
are severely depleted throughout the world, including in the Great Lakes
region. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (10/3)


Great Lakes states ready fight to ban Asian carp
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A North-South fish fight is erupting in Congress over legislation to ban imports
of Asian carp, a critter that southern fish farmers depend on to control
parasites, but which Great Lakes officials fear will wreak havoc on the lakes’
ecosystems. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (10/3)


Many hurdles face Ohio state park drillers
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Energy companies hoping to tap Ohio’s state parks for natural gas that’s been
selling at record prices face several hurdles, starting with an Ohio law that
says it’s illegal. Source: Chillicothe Gazette (10/3)


Great Lakes center planned
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Last Wednesday University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman voiced her
support for a project that would bring together five of the premier
organizations that study the Great Lakes. Source: The Michigan Daily (10/3)


U of MN scientists see better lamprey trap
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University of Minnesota scientists have discovered a new and better way to
reduce sea lampreys in the Great Lakes: using a chemical signal that can trick
the voracious predators into traps. Source: Star Tribune (10/3)


COMMENTARY: Diving into the depths
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Isle Royale shipwrecks explored the scuba way. Isle Royale, accessible only by
boat or float plane, is remote: 20 miles from the nearest mainland coast.
Source: South Bend Tribune (10/2)


COMMENTARY: Their king-dom, their king-dom for a coho
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The Michiana Steelheaders are pushing for more coho salmon now that king salmon
are being reduced. Source: South Bend Tribune (10/2)


5 Great: Fall drives
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Nothing should come between Minnesotans and their fall color — not even high gas
prices. Exploring the countryside in fall is a tradition around here. Source:
St. Paul Pioneer Press (10/2)


Cormorant reduction plan urged
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New York Sen. James W. Wright and St. Lawrence County Board of Legislators
Chairman Thomas A. Nichols are calling on the state Department of Environmental
Conservation to develop a plan to control the cormorant population on the St.
Lawrence River. Source: Watertown Daily Times (10/2)


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