GLIN NEWS: 10 March 2008

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> Great Lakes Daily News: 10 March 2008
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> Ottawa lauded for St. Clair cleanup
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> The federal environment commissioner says Ottawa is falling short when
> it comes to protecting people, plants, animals and habitat, but local
> officials are singing a different tune. Source: The London Free Press
> (3/10)
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> United States national parks not so pristine
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> Even our most remote national parks are polluted, according to a
> six-year government study of parks from the Arctic to the Mexican
> border. Source: The Environment Report (3/10)
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> Nesting season begins in Blue Sky Region
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> Although the number of species in the Blue Sky Region is low, the
> migration is starting to get underway. Source: The North Bay Nugget
> (3/10)
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> EDITORIAL: More than just climate
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> A report last week by interim federal environment commissioner Ron
> Thompson serves as a welcome reminder that other pressing
> environmental issues also demand Canada's attention. Source: The
> Toronto Star (3/10)
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> Scientists: Low lake levels part of cycle
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> If you've wondered what affect this winter's increased snowfall might
> have on Great Lakes fish populations, the answer in the short term is:
> not much. Source: Detroit Free Press (3/9)
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> Cleaner runoff can help tame algae in water, expert says
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> Further reducing the amount of phosphorous entering local waterways is
> one of the few practical options to stem the tide of nuisance algae
> that washes onto the shores of Lake Michigan, a researcher said on
> Saturday. Source: Manitowoc Herald-Times (3/9)
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> Lake Superior harbor ice thicker than usual, ice breaking begins Tuesday
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> One of the first signs of spring appears Tuesday on Lake Superior: The
> Coast Guard will begin its ice breaking after a particularly cold,
> rough winter. Source: Business North (3/9)
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> Great Lakes fish soak in new poison
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> Toxic flame retardants commonly used in computers, televisions and
> textiles have accumulated dramatically in Great Lakes fish over the
> past two decades, prompting legislative efforts to ban the compounds.
> Source: The Muskegon Chronicle (3/8)
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> Man with cabin in Huron County pens ditty bemoaning shoreline slime
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> Inspired by the muck along Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron beaches, an
> amateur songwriter from the Detroit area penned "Terry Brown, We've
> Got This Mucky Water." Source: The Bay City Times (3/8)
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> Great Lakes sand dunes scene among 2008 commemorative stamps
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> A scene showing wildlife that could be encountered at Sleeping Bear
> Dunes National Lakeshore is being used for this year's installment in
> the U.S. Postal Service's Nature of America educational stamp series.
> Source: The Associated Press (3/8)
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