GLIN: NEWS: 07 April 2008

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> Great Lakes Daily News: 07 April 2008
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> New wetland replacement regulations
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> Environmentalists and developers disagree about a new federal rule for
> replacing wetlands. Source: The Environment Report (4/7)
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> Using dams to make hydrogen
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> A New York community wants to use its neglected hydro-dam to power a
> hydrogen making facility. Source: The Environment Report (4/7)
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> Lakes region a sleeping powerhouse, scholar says
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> The Great Lakes region is "unrivaled" for its natural resources,
> educational assets, and industrial know-how. Source: The Toledo Blade
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> $3M grants are offered in Lake Erie watershed
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> Ohio communities in the Lake Erie watershed can apply for federal
> grants of up to $3 million. Source: The Toledo Blade (4/7)
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> COMMENTARY: Fisher missed the boat on Great Lakes water issue
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> Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher stunned those at a Toledo economic
> development meeting by saying future Great Lakes water sales can't be
> taken off the table. Source: The Toledo Blade (4/6)
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> Great Lakes focus of drought debate
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> Agriculture is Michigan's second-largest industry and one reason is
> the state's abundant water supply. Source: Kalamazoo Gazette (4/6)
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> COMMENTARY: Time to start paying water's real price
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> Great Lakes levels are plunging yet we still treat water like it's a
> limitless resource. Source: The Toronto Star (4/6)
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> Shipwrecks a time capsule of the Great Lakes
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> Few people realize the existence of Great Lakes shipwrecks, some more
> than 100 years old and hundreds of feet long, unseen by the naked eye.
> Source: The Muskegon Chronicle (4/6)
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> State keeps watch on walleye virus
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> This year's gathered crop of eggs from mature walleyes has to be
> disinfected and thoroughly tested for VHS. Source: The Muskegon
> Chronicle (4/6)
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> City reports drop in water lead levels
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> Changes made to London, Ontario's, water chemistry have reduced the
> lead in city taps. Source: The London Free Press (4/5)
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> Lake Michigan wind turbines power a lot of opinions
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> The idea of giant wind turbines sticking out of Lake Michigan is
> drawing mixed reaction from people who live along the lakeshore.
> Source: WBAY-TV (4/4)
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