GLIN NEWS: 06 May 2008

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> Great Lakes Daily News: 06 May 2008
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> Seaway acts to flush Great Lakes invaders
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> Managers of the St. Lawrence Seaway said Monday they are close to
> closing the door on exotic species sneaking into the Great Lakes in
> ocean freighters' ballast water tanks. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (5/6)
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> UMD researchers find first known E. coli in fish
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> Researchers at the University of Minnesota Duluth have found E. coli
> in bottom-feeding bullheads, the first known case of the organism
> surviving in fish. Source: Duluth News Tribune (5/6)
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> Lake Superior is 10 inches higher than May 2007
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> The level of Lake Superior rose 6 inches in April, double the usual
> increase for the month, and is closest to its monthly average than any
> time since July 2006. Source: Duluth News Tribune (5/6)
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> Alliance details plans for river turbines
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> Alliance Energy is proposing to generate up to 110 megawatts of
> electricity using underwater currents from the St. Lawrence River.
> Source: Watertown Daily Times (5/6)
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> Underwater woes; Anglers asked to let fishing gear dry to help curb
> spread of parasite
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> Anglers on local lakes are being asked to let their lines, nets and
> other gear dry completely between fishing expeditions to prevent the
> spread of a parasite that a Queen's University researcher fears is
> taking over Ontario's lakes. Source: The Kingston Whig-Standard (5/6)
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> EDITORIAL: Manmade cures may not fix Great Lakes
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> Don't look for a manmade cure for plunging lake levels. There may not
> be a simple fix. Source: The Ann Arbor News (5/6)
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> Ferry SS Badger prepares for Lake Michigan season
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> A pile of wood resembling a large bonfire, a 3-foot torch with a
> handle, shovels full of coal, and a little bit of courage -- that's
> what it takes to light the first boiler of the season on the SS
> Badger. Source: The Associated Press (5/5)
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> Levin seeks status change
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> U.S. Sen. Carl Levin said Sunday he plans to introduce legislation to
> designate 11,739 acres of the Beaver Basin as wilderness at Pictured
> Rocks National Lakeshore. Source: The Mining Journal (5/5)
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> EDITORIAL: Watershed trust can be a force for regional unity
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> Clean water is essential. And improving water quality in a region is
> one of the first steps to creating a place where families and
> businesses want to be. That's why last week's launch of a regional
> group to address water quality issues in southeastern Wisconsin has
> enormous potential. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/4)
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> Local governments hold the power of wind projects
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> As state legislators and the governor grapple with alternative energy
> policies governing such technologies as wind turbines, no doubt local
> officials also will face several thorny wind issues. Source: Muskegon
> Chronicle (5/3)
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