GLIN NEWS: 31 March 2008

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> Great Lakes Daily News: 31 March 2008
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> Homeland security a fishing boon
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> Canada's half of Lake Erie is deeper and cooler than the U.S. side,
> and spawns the best fishing, making it desired for the U.S. business
> but difficult to access. Source: The London Free Press (3/31)
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> At Barker's Island Marina, spring floats their boats
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> As Lake Superior begins to shed its icy rind, people at one Superior
> business are shifting into high gear. Source: Duluth News Tribune (3/31)
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> Landscaping to slow runoff
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> Some cities are looking at taking away parking on residential streets
> and replacing it with shallow ditches full of native plants that
> filter stormwater. Source: The Environment Report (3/31)
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> COMMENTARY: Should wind be our future?
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> For too long, Wisconsin has relied on dirty, dangerous sources of
> energy - namely, coal and oil - that have polluted our skies,
> threatened public health, spewed mercury into our lakes and
> contributed to global warming. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/31)
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> Bush tabs Indiana DNR fisheries chief
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> Indiana DNR Chief of Fisheries Bill James has been appointed by
> President George W. Bush to head the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission.
> Source: South Bend Tribune (3/30)
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> Water is the Great Lakes area's prize
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> Whether diverting Lake Erie or other Great Lakes water to bail out our
> dried-up states is preposterous or possible is a matter of
> dramatically different opinions. Source: The Plain Dealer (3/30)
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> Plan would change outflows from Lake Ontario
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> Critics say a new proposal for regulating water levels on Lake Ontario
> and the St. Lawrence River sacrifices environmental concerns in favor
> of the interests of shoreline property owners. Source: The Globe and
> Mail (3/29)
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> N.Y. opposes plan for Lake Ontario levels
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> In an unusual last-minute appeal, Gov. David Paterson has asked U.S.
> Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to urge reconsideration of a new
> plan to regulate Lake Ontario water levels. Source: Rochester Democrat
> and Chronicle (3/28)
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> Passage in Wisconsin isn't deal's last hurdle
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> Even if the Wisconsin Legislature does eventually pass the Great Lakes
> compact, the fight over who is entitled to the water won't be over.
> Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/24)
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