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Great Lakes Daily News: 07 February 2008
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and The Environment Report.

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Critics fear budget to hurt Great Lakes
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While a number of Great Lakes public officials and environmental activists are crying foul over President Bush's proposed budget for the 2009 fiscal year, U.S. EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson said the $7.14 billion his agency would get "represents government at its best." Source: The Toledo Blade (2/7)


Emission increase expected
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BP projects it will release 1.5 million to 2 million tons more carbon dioxide -- a greenhouse gas -- after its Whiting expansion is complete in 2011. Source: Merrillville Post-Tribune (2/7)


Lakes cleanup would give $50B lift to economy
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Cleaning up the Great Lakes wouldn't just help the environment. It would also be good for the economy. Source: Ann Arbor Business Review (2/7)


Shrinking salmon: Lack of prey contributing to decline
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Lake Michigan anglers can expect to catch fewer chinook salmon this summer, and those that are caught likely will be smaller. Source: Detroit Free Press (2/7)


EDITORIAL: Green energy may fuel state's growth
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As Michigan moves to energize its economy, the wind and sun might help power a transformation. Source: Jackson Citizen Patriot (2/7)


EDITORIAL: Open Lighthouse Point
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More good news for Buffalo's misused waterfront: The Coast Guard is figuring out how to give back to the public two-thirds of the 30-acre site it occupies at the mouth of the Buffalo River. The idea will benefit the public, the Coast Guard and, ultimately, the region. Source: The Buffalo News (2/7)


Groups pan Bush's Great Lakes budget
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The economy and environment of the Great Lakes region would suffer under President Bush's 2009 budget request, two groups said Wednesday. Source: Green Bay Press Gazette (2/7)


Big snows help big lake
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Snow every four to six days might seem like drudgery now, but imagine what all this snow is going to do for Lake Michigan. Source: Ludington Daily News (2/6)


Scientists, politicians aim to tackle drugs in the water supply
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A partnership between politics and science in an effort to clean up Canadian waters is gaining momentum in the new session of Parliament. Source: The Epoch Times (2/6)


Great Lakes Compact nears approval in Indiana
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Indiana is close to joining an eight-state agreement to protect the Great Lakes water supply. Source: WIBC-Indianapolis (2/6)


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