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Great Lakes Daily News: 28 January 2008
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and The Environment Report.
For links to these stories and more, visit http://www.great-lakes.net/news/
EDITORIAL: Half steps not good enough for lakes
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Swishing out ballast tanks with salt water is a helpful measure in the fight against foreign species invading the Great Lakes. But it won't deter every menace, and Michigan must keep pressing for more extensive solutions. Source: Detroit Free Press (1/28)
At Premiers meeting, Campbell, McGuinty to push climate agenda
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Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty said he plans to talk about the impact of climate change on the Great Lakes, the world's largest storehouse of fresh water where levels have been falling for years. Source: The Globe and Mail (1/28)
Canals get so dry, state now calls them wetlands
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The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality decided that a body of water formerly known as a canal is so shallow and choked with weeds that it now qualifies as a wetland. Source: The Macomb Daily (1/28)
Lake Ontario has shaped our history
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Like a balky mule, Lake Ontario has a mind of its own. It warms up and cools down at its own pace, refusing to be hurried by the icy blasts of winter or the heat waves of summer. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (1/28)
Farmers work to conserve water
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Some experts say water will be the "oil" of the next generation. As it becomes more scarce, prices are going to go up. For farmers, that's serious business. Source: The Environment Report (1/28)
New Berlin studying water rate revision
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To demonstrate it is serious about conservation as it works to gain a pipeline to Lake Michigan, this southwestern Milwaukee suburb is working to alter its user rates to encourage residents and industries to consume less water. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1/28)
More Great Lakes cleanup needed, some say
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The Great Lakes are less polluted than in the past, but U.S. efforts to improve water quality are hampered by unclear lines of responsibility and inadequate funding, a witness told lawmakers Wednesday. Source: Detroit Free Press (1/27)
Great Lakes' Lower Water levels propel a cascade of hardships
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Decreased ice cover on the Great Lakes, probably caused by increasing air and water temperatures and high winds, is a major culprit in lowering water levels. Source: The Washington Post (1/27)
COMMENTARY: Approve the compact and protect the Great Lakes
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Two years ago, the governors of the eight states that border the Great Lakes signed the Great Lakes compact. This landmark agreement protects the world's largest freshwater system as well as the environmental and economic benefits the Great Lakes provide. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1/27)
Why Great Lakes birds are dying
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The mounting toll on migrating birds has stoked fears among researchers and ecologists that blame for the deaths lies with invasive populations of zebra mussels and round gobies spreading over the Great Lakes, effectively creating a new food chain. Source: The Buffalo News (1/27)
Lake Superior water levels still a foot below normal
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Lake Superior water levels in late December remained about a foot below normal, according to the National Weather Service office in Marquette. Source: The Ironwood Daily Globe (1/26)
Parties split over water withdrawal
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The politically charged question of how best to regulate large-scale water withdrawals in Michigan boils down to a question of trust, according to people on both sides of the debate. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (1/25)
Did you miss a day of Daily News? Remember to use our searchable story archive at http://www.great-lakes.net/news/inthenews.html
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Great Lakes Daily News: 28 January 2008
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For links to these stories and more, visit http://www.great-lakes.net/news/
EDITORIAL: Half steps not good enough for lakes
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Swishing out ballast tanks with salt water is a helpful measure in the fight against foreign species invading the Great Lakes. But it won't deter every menace, and Michigan must keep pressing for more extensive solutions. Source: Detroit Free Press (1/28)
At Premiers meeting, Campbell, McGuinty to push climate agenda
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Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty said he plans to talk about the impact of climate change on the Great Lakes, the world's largest storehouse of fresh water where levels have been falling for years. Source: The Globe and Mail (1/28)
Canals get so dry, state now calls them wetlands
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The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality decided that a body of water formerly known as a canal is so shallow and choked with weeds that it now qualifies as a wetland. Source: The Macomb Daily (1/28)
Lake Ontario has shaped our history
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Like a balky mule, Lake Ontario has a mind of its own. It warms up and cools down at its own pace, refusing to be hurried by the icy blasts of winter or the heat waves of summer. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (1/28)
Farmers work to conserve water
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Some experts say water will be the "oil" of the next generation. As it becomes more scarce, prices are going to go up. For farmers, that's serious business. Source: The Environment Report (1/28)
New Berlin studying water rate revision
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To demonstrate it is serious about conservation as it works to gain a pipeline to Lake Michigan, this southwestern Milwaukee suburb is working to alter its user rates to encourage residents and industries to consume less water. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1/28)
More Great Lakes cleanup needed, some say
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The Great Lakes are less polluted than in the past, but U.S. efforts to improve water quality are hampered by unclear lines of responsibility and inadequate funding, a witness told lawmakers Wednesday. Source: Detroit Free Press (1/27)
Great Lakes' Lower Water levels propel a cascade of hardships
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Decreased ice cover on the Great Lakes, probably caused by increasing air and water temperatures and high winds, is a major culprit in lowering water levels. Source: The Washington Post (1/27)
COMMENTARY: Approve the compact and protect the Great Lakes
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Two years ago, the governors of the eight states that border the Great Lakes signed the Great Lakes compact. This landmark agreement protects the world's largest freshwater system as well as the environmental and economic benefits the Great Lakes provide. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1/27)
Why Great Lakes birds are dying
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The mounting toll on migrating birds has stoked fears among researchers and ecologists that blame for the deaths lies with invasive populations of zebra mussels and round gobies spreading over the Great Lakes, effectively creating a new food chain. Source: The Buffalo News (1/27)
Lake Superior water levels still a foot below normal
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Lake Superior water levels in late December remained about a foot below normal, according to the National Weather Service office in Marquette. Source: The Ironwood Daily Globe (1/26)
Parties split over water withdrawal
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The politically charged question of how best to regulate large-scale water withdrawals in Michigan boils down to a question of trust, according to people on both sides of the debate. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (1/25)
Did you miss a day of Daily News? Remember to use our searchable story archive at http://www.great-lakes.net/news/inthenews.html
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