GLIN NEWS: 16 April 2008

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> Great Lakes Daily News: 16 April 2008
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> Great Lakes cleanup would generate billions, study says
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> Cleaning up the Great Lakes would generate billions of dollars in
> economic benefits for metropolitan Detroit and the wider ecosystem, a
> new study reported today. Source: Detroit Free Press (4/16)
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> Saginaw/Midland water pipeline healthy
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> Mid-Michigan residents needn't fear the kind of grand-scale plumbing
> issues New York is experiencing. Source: The Saginaw News (4/16)
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> EDITORIAL: Keep up the fight against invasive species
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> The announcement by Great Lakes shippers that they are taking steps to
> reduce the spread of a deadly fish virus should not cause state
> officials to let down their guard one bit. Source: The Sheboygan Press
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> Draft plan would ban shoreline wind farms
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> A ban on wind energy projects within 200 meters of the Lake Erie, Lake
> St. Clair and the Detroit River shoreline is among the many
> recommendations in the final draft of official plan changes proposed
> for the County of Essex. Source: The Windsor Star (4/16)
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> EDITORIAL: Need broader approach to Great Lakes borders
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> A recent analysis by the Brookings Institution argues that the border
> area from Minnesota to upstate New York should be viewed as a single
> economic region connected through a common interest in the Great Lakes
> and St. Lawrence River system. Source: Battle Creek Enquirer (4/16)
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> EPA urges Great Lakes residents not to flush old meds
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> Authorities are encouraging consumers around the Great Lakes to drop
> off leftover and expired medicine at collection centers. Source: The
> Associated Press (4/15)
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> Grand River rising good for Lake Michigan
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> The high water of the river is good news for Lake Michigan, which has
> risen four inches in just the last month and may rise another three
> inches over the next month. Source: WOOD TV8: Grand Rapids (4/14)
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> Wind turbine to crown Muskegon's historic Frauenthal Center
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> The wind turbine will provide a demonstration of how alternative
> energy devices can be used on downtown buildings. Source: The Grand
> Rapids Press (4/14)
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