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Great Lakes Daily News: 28 February 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/
Local communities spend far more than feds on Great Lakes
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A new study finds a huge gap between local communities and the federal government in funding to protect and restore the Great Lakes. Source: The Macomb Daily (2/28)
Sault goes against flow on Great Lakes funding
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Don't necessarily include Sault Ste. Marie among the communities lashing out at senior government over a lack of investment in Great Lakes protection and restoration. Source: The Sault Star (2/28)
COMMENTARY: Funds for Great Lakes make smart investment
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Citizens of alll the Great Lakes states should take time to recognize the importance of these priceless bodies of water and what we need to do collectively to protect and preserve them. Source: Detroit Free Press (2/28)
Township asked to consider biodigesters for sewage waste
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An Ontario dairy farmer thinks his township should look at biodigesters before it moves forward with an expensive pipeline to move treated sewage out into Lake Ontario. Source: Northumberland Today (2/28)
COMMENTARY: Water, water everywhere and maybe none for you
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So why, exactly, do we need this Great Lakes compact right now? Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (2/27)
Danger on Lake Michigan ice, piers
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Authorities warn that venturing onto the shifting ice of Lake Michigan is a dangerous trek, no matter how thick it appears. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (2/27)
Wisconsin grants $4 million for harbor work
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Two harbor projects are getting a helping hand from the state of Wisconsin. Source: Superior Daily Telegram (2/27)
Wisconsin tribes ask state for official recognition
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Wisconsin legislative leaders have said they may consider a request by Wisconsin's 11 Native American tribes to pass a joint resolution recognizing them as sovereign nations. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (2/27)
Amphibians in global population crisis
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Quebec aquariums and zoos are leaping to the defence of an animal that is increasingly threatened with extinction in La Belle Province and around the world - frogs. Source: The Waterloo Record (2/26)
Snow melt could help Great Lakes
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There's a silver lining to the all of this winter's storm clouds - they're brining in more than the usual lake-effects snows, which could help bring up the water levels on the Great Lakes. Source: Kalamazoo Gazette (2/25)
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Great Lakes Daily News: 28 February 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/
Local communities spend far more than feds on Great Lakes
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A new study finds a huge gap between local communities and the federal government in funding to protect and restore the Great Lakes. Source: The Macomb Daily (2/28)
Sault goes against flow on Great Lakes funding
----------------------------------------
Don't necessarily include Sault Ste. Marie among the communities lashing out at senior government over a lack of investment in Great Lakes protection and restoration. Source: The Sault Star (2/28)
COMMENTARY: Funds for Great Lakes make smart investment
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Citizens of alll the Great Lakes states should take time to recognize the importance of these priceless bodies of water and what we need to do collectively to protect and preserve them. Source: Detroit Free Press (2/28)
Township asked to consider biodigesters for sewage waste
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An Ontario dairy farmer thinks his township should look at biodigesters before it moves forward with an expensive pipeline to move treated sewage out into Lake Ontario. Source: Northumberland Today (2/28)
COMMENTARY: Water, water everywhere and maybe none for you
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So why, exactly, do we need this Great Lakes compact right now? Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (2/27)
Danger on Lake Michigan ice, piers
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Authorities warn that venturing onto the shifting ice of Lake Michigan is a dangerous trek, no matter how thick it appears. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (2/27)
Wisconsin grants $4 million for harbor work
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Two harbor projects are getting a helping hand from the state of Wisconsin. Source: Superior Daily Telegram (2/27)
Wisconsin tribes ask state for official recognition
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Wisconsin legislative leaders have said they may consider a request by Wisconsin's 11 Native American tribes to pass a joint resolution recognizing them as sovereign nations. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (2/27)
Amphibians in global population crisis
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Quebec aquariums and zoos are leaping to the defence of an animal that is increasingly threatened with extinction in La Belle Province and around the world - frogs. Source: The Waterloo Record (2/26)
Snow melt could help Great Lakes
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There's a silver lining to the all of this winter's storm clouds - they're brining in more than the usual lake-effects snows, which could help bring up the water levels on the Great Lakes. Source: Kalamazoo Gazette (2/25)
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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