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Great Lakes Daily News: 06 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/
Indiana airs draft permit for BP
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The much-anticipated draft air permits for BP's $3.8 billion project to process Canadian heavy crude at its Whiting Refinery on Lake Michigan has been released to the public after months of agency review. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (2/6)
Michigan City to seek lake beacon
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Believing the benefits outweigh the costs, Michigan City will seek to acquire its iconic lighthouse from the federal government, perhaps shoring up the future of the historic Lake Michigan landmark. Source: Merrillville Post-Tribune (2/6)
Ontario's change in wind-power policy direction generates new fans
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The recent lifting of Ontario's offshore wind farm moratorium is just what the wind-farm industry needs to promote further construction, according to a West Coast wind development firm. Source: Journal of Commerce (2/6)
Official: `Michigan is a visionary' in trying to protect water supply
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A complex new ``water-withdrawal assessment tool'' designed to allow business and agriculture to use all the water they need, as long as it doesn't harm the resource, is at the heart of the Michigan Senate's proposed rules to govern large-scale water withdrawals. Source: Kalamazoo Gazette (2/6)
Bush cuts dredging funds
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Funds for dredging Great Lakes harbors and channels would be cut by more than one-third under the Bush Administration's proposed budget for FY2009. Source: The Superior Daily Telegram (2/5)
Minnesota cities struggle with measuring their carbon footprint
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More than two years since signing the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, 32 Minnesota cities are having a hard time figuring out the size of their carbon footprint. Source: Minnesota Public Radio (2/5)
Shedd's oceanarium to close for renovation
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The Shedd Aquarium Oceanarium will be closed for several months, starting in September, as the lakefront facility undergoes what is being described as a major renovation. Source: WMAQ-Chicago (2/5)
Grand Rapids rethinks branded water bottles
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The private label bottled water Grand Rapids officials have proudly handed out at public events for nearly five years appears to be on the way out as city commissioners become aware of the environmental footprint those plastic bottles carry. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (2/5)
Ohio EPA stream cleanup goal unlikely by 2010
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Ohio's small streams and tributaries are slowly becoming clean and healthy again, but despite increased efforts state officials do not expect to meet an ambitious cleanup goal set by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. Source: The Toledo Blade (2/4)
Commerical diving a family business for Lakewood Township's Noricks
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Few families have a deeper knowledge of Lake Superior than the Noricks, who are marking their 110th year in the commercial diving business in 2008. Source: Duluth News Tribune (2/4)
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Great Lakes Daily News: 06 February 2008
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Environment Report.
For links to these stories and more, visit http://www.great-lakes.net/news/
Indiana airs draft permit for BP
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The much-anticipated draft air permits for BP's $3.8 billion project to process Canadian heavy crude at its Whiting Refinery on Lake Michigan has been released to the public after months of agency review. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (2/6)
Michigan City to seek lake beacon
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Believing the benefits outweigh the costs, Michigan City will seek to acquire its iconic lighthouse from the federal government, perhaps shoring up the future of the historic Lake Michigan landmark. Source: Merrillville Post-Tribune (2/6)
Ontario's change in wind-power policy direction generates new fans
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The recent lifting of Ontario's offshore wind farm moratorium is just what the wind-farm industry needs to promote further construction, according to a West Coast wind development firm. Source: Journal of Commerce (2/6)
Official: `Michigan is a visionary' in trying to protect water supply
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A complex new ``water-withdrawal assessment tool'' designed to allow business and agriculture to use all the water they need, as long as it doesn't harm the resource, is at the heart of the Michigan Senate's proposed rules to govern large-scale water withdrawals. Source: Kalamazoo Gazette (2/6)
Bush cuts dredging funds
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Funds for dredging Great Lakes harbors and channels would be cut by more than one-third under the Bush Administration's proposed budget for FY2009. Source: The Superior Daily Telegram (2/5)
Minnesota cities struggle with measuring their carbon footprint
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More than two years since signing the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, 32 Minnesota cities are having a hard time figuring out the size of their carbon footprint. Source: Minnesota Public Radio (2/5)
Shedd's oceanarium to close for renovation
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The Shedd Aquarium Oceanarium will be closed for several months, starting in September, as the lakefront facility undergoes what is being described as a major renovation. Source: WMAQ-Chicago (2/5)
Grand Rapids rethinks branded water bottles
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The private label bottled water Grand Rapids officials have proudly handed out at public events for nearly five years appears to be on the way out as city commissioners become aware of the environmental footprint those plastic bottles carry. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (2/5)
Ohio EPA stream cleanup goal unlikely by 2010
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Ohio's small streams and tributaries are slowly becoming clean and healthy again, but despite increased efforts state officials do not expect to meet an ambitious cleanup goal set by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. Source: The Toledo Blade (2/4)
Commerical diving a family business for Lakewood Township's Noricks
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Few families have a deeper knowledge of Lake Superior than the Noricks, who are marking their 110th year in the commercial diving business in 2008. Source: Duluth News Tribune (2/4)
Did you miss a day of Daily News? Remember to use our searchable story
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