= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Support GLIN Daily News: http://www.glin.net/news/sponsor/
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Great Lakes Daily News: 08 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/
Great Lakes health report withheld by agency
----------------------------------------
Federal officials are refusing to release a scientific study that contains "alarming evidence" that toxic pollutants threaten the health of residents in Detroit and other Great Lakes cities, a watchdog group alleged Thursday. Source: The Detroit News (2/8)
Green is back in Toronto budget
----------------------------------------
Money allocated for energy efficiency, cleaner air, climate change and other issues has earned grudging applause from the major local environmental watchdog. Source: The Toronto Star (2/8)
Ohio Governor pushes for green power
----------------------------------------
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland said Thursday that wind power and other forms of alternative energy could provide an important boost for Ohio's economy. Source: Sandusky Register (2/8)
EDITORIAL: Coping with the meltdown
----------------------------------------
The rivers, creeks and streams that carry water from the Maumee watershed to Lake Erie are once again turning into raging torrents, overrunning their banks and threatening homes and businesses. Source: The Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette (2/8)
EDITORIAL: Explore, develop every alternative power source
----------------------------------------
When conventional energy prices come down, alternative forms of energy have to be practical enough to be attractive. Source: Sandusky Register (2/8)
Players lace up for pond hockey classic
----------------------------------------
The inaugural Michigan Pond Hockey Classic is expected to be attended by teams from as far away as St. Louis and Pittsburgh. Source: The Ann Arbor News (2/8)
More fish, bird death expected as a result of type E botulism
----------------------------------------
According to Michigan Sea Grant, loons, ring-billed gulls, grebes and red-breasted mergansers were among the 2,985 casualties of botulism, a neuromuscular disease caused by the bacterium Clostridium botulism, along a 12-mile stretch of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Source: Petoskey News-Review (2/7)
Low water levels remain a concern
----------------------------------------
Could enough snowfall help raise low water levels in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River for this years boating season? Some marina owners in the Thousand Islands are counting on Mother Nature while others are looking to dredge. Source: News 10 Now - Watertown/North Country (2/7)
Did you miss a day of Daily News? Remember to use our searchable story
archive at http://www.great-lakes.net/news/inthenews.html
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Great Lakes Daily News is a collaborative project of the Great Lakes
Information Network (www.glin.net) and The Environment Report
(www.glrc.org), both based in Ann Arbor, Mich.
TO SUBSCRIBE and receive this Great Lakes news compendium daily, see
www.glin.net/forms/dailynews_form.html
TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Send a message to majordomo@great-lakes.net with the
command 'unsubscribe dailynews' in the body of the message.
TO SUBMIT A NEWS STORY: www.glin.net/forms/news_form.html
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Support GLIN Daily News: http://www.glin.net/news/sponsor/
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Great Lakes Daily News: 08 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/
Great Lakes health report withheld by agency
----------------------------------------
Federal officials are refusing to release a scientific study that contains "alarming evidence" that toxic pollutants threaten the health of residents in Detroit and other Great Lakes cities, a watchdog group alleged Thursday. Source: The Detroit News (2/8)
Green is back in Toronto budget
----------------------------------------
Money allocated for energy efficiency, cleaner air, climate change and other issues has earned grudging applause from the major local environmental watchdog. Source: The Toronto Star (2/8)
Ohio Governor pushes for green power
----------------------------------------
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland said Thursday that wind power and other forms of alternative energy could provide an important boost for Ohio's economy. Source: Sandusky Register (2/8)
EDITORIAL: Coping with the meltdown
----------------------------------------
The rivers, creeks and streams that carry water from the Maumee watershed to Lake Erie are once again turning into raging torrents, overrunning their banks and threatening homes and businesses. Source: The Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette (2/8)
EDITORIAL: Explore, develop every alternative power source
----------------------------------------
When conventional energy prices come down, alternative forms of energy have to be practical enough to be attractive. Source: Sandusky Register (2/8)
Players lace up for pond hockey classic
----------------------------------------
The inaugural Michigan Pond Hockey Classic is expected to be attended by teams from as far away as St. Louis and Pittsburgh. Source: The Ann Arbor News (2/8)
More fish, bird death expected as a result of type E botulism
----------------------------------------
According to Michigan Sea Grant, loons, ring-billed gulls, grebes and red-breasted mergansers were among the 2,985 casualties of botulism, a neuromuscular disease caused by the bacterium Clostridium botulism, along a 12-mile stretch of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Source: Petoskey News-Review (2/7)
Low water levels remain a concern
----------------------------------------
Could enough snowfall help raise low water levels in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River for this years boating season? Some marina owners in the Thousand Islands are counting on Mother Nature while others are looking to dredge. Source: News 10 Now - Watertown/North Country (2/7)
Did you miss a day of Daily News? Remember to use our searchable story
archive at http://www.great-lakes.net/news/inthenews.html
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Great Lakes Daily News is a collaborative project of the Great Lakes
Information Network (www.glin.net) and The Environment Report
(www.glrc.org), both based in Ann Arbor, Mich.
TO SUBSCRIBE and receive this Great Lakes news compendium daily, see
www.glin.net/forms/dailynews_form.html
TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Send a message to majordomo@great-lakes.net with the
command 'unsubscribe dailynews' in the body of the message.
TO SUBMIT A NEWS STORY: www.glin.net/forms/news_form.html
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please do not promote businesses that are not about keeping the environment clean or renewable energy via comments on this blog. All such posts will be reported as spam and removed.