GLIN NEWS: 05 May 2008

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> Great Lakes Daily News: 05 May 2008
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> Stopping ships' stowaways
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> Congress is considering a bill that would make foreign ships treat
> ballast water to kill unwanted species. Source: The Environment Report
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> Ballast water regulations may get more stringent
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> A move to weaken Michigan's standards for treating ballast water has
> been plugged by U.S. Rep. Dale E. Kildee, D-Flint. Source: The Bay
> City Times (5/5)
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> Slaughter backs Canadian entrepreneur's plan for hovercraft ferry from
> Rochester to Toronto
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> Congresswoman Louise Slaughter is backing private ferry service
> between Rochester and Toronto. Source: The Associated Press (5/5)
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> Ohio launches site to promote Lake Erie shipwrecks
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> The state just launched a Web site that details 28 of the 277 known
> shipwrecks in Lake Erie. Source: The Plain Dealer (5/5)
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> EPA corrupted by Bush administration?
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> The Government Accountability Office says it's taking the
> Environmental Protection Agency too long to determine the safety of
> chemicals. Source: The Environment Report (5/5)
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> COMMENTARY: Bill will protect Great Lakes
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> President Bush has threatened to veto a House-passed bill that would
> make saltwater ships install systems to kill all living organisms in
> their ballast tanks. Source: Detroit Free Press (5/4)
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> Government officials get input on Great Lakes levels study
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> A $15 million study funded by the International Joint Commission is
> examining whether actions are needed to help stabilize water levels in
> lakes Superior, Michigan and Huron. Source: The Chicago Tribune (5/4)
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> Experts here see potential for wind energy, need for study
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> Federal "wind maps" for Muskegon County clearly show that winds are
> strong enough to generate electricity along the immediate shoreline of
> Lake Michigan. Source: The Muskegon Chronicle (5/3)
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> Pesky fish-eating birds targeted again
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> Michigan wildlife managers say they're launching a more aggressive
> strategy on thinning cormorant flocks by targeting Lake Huron's two
> largest nesting colonies. Source: The Associated Press (5/3)
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> Wisconsin squabbles over wind power
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> Opponents to land-based wind farms and the development of wind power
> in WI are concerned about humming noise, flickering shadows and ruined
> views. Source: Houston Chronicle (5/3)
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