GLIN NEWS: 02 April 2008

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> Great Lakes Daily News: 02 April 2008
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> Fisher 'misspoke' on water diversion
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> Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher yesterday said he misspoke when he said Great
> Lakes water might someday be sold to drought-stricken parts of the
> country. Source: Toledo Blade (4/2)
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> U-M engineers draft plans for ballast-free ships
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> University of Michigan engineers are working to overhaul ship design
> by eliminating the need for ballast tanks that help spread invasive
> species. Source: The Detroit News (4/2)
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> EDITORIAL: Not a drop to spare
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> Ohio, the other Great Lakes states, and Canada will not and must not
> ship even one drop of this essential resource elsewhere - at any
> price. Source: Toledo Blade (4/2)
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> EDITORIAL: Bay swim will mark magnificent rebirth
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> The swim across Presque Isle Bay will remind the Erie region how it is
> reclaiming a body of water that it once ruined with decades of
> pollution and neglect. Source: Erie Times-News (4/2)
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> Perch poised for lake revival
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> Great Lakes fish biologists hope that after years of decline, 2008
> will bring a significant rebound in the lakes' beleaguered yellow
> perch population, thanks to a bumper crop of 3-year-old perch now just
> big enough to catch. Source: Chicago Tribune (4/1)
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> U.S. fishing crackdown rumours unfounded, officials say
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> The U.S. Department of Homeland Security wants to squelch a fish tale
> making the rounds that it will be cracking down on the Great Lakes
> this season, to catch American fishing vessels returning from Canadian
> waters. Source: The Windsor Star (4/1)
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> Tours planned for Great Lakes
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> Wayne Jurs is preparing the sailboat for a 12-city tour of the Great
> Lakes to raise awareness about the lakes' health. Source: The Sarnia
> Observer (4/1)
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> Officials expect wind farm to be officially fully operational Tuesday
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> A John Deere Wind Energy spokesman said Thursday the company is
> shooting for April 1 as the Harvest Wind Farm's official commercial
> operation date. Source: Huron Daily Tribune (3/31)
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