GLIN NEWS: 07 May 2008

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> Great Lakes Daily News: 07 May 2008
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> Lake area positioned well for wind power
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> More than 120 Great Lakes policymakers and interested parties turned
> out for the first annual meeting of the Great Lakes Wind
> Collaborative, which concluded today in Buffalo, N.Y. Existing wind
> mapping models show many areas along and in the Great Lakes have good
> promise for wind generation. Source: The Buffalo News (5/7)
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> EDITORIAL: Invasive species bill is beneficial to all
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> The recently passed U.S. House bill that sets ballast water management
> standards is good, common-sense legislation that benefits the
> environment, cities, states and anyone who enjoys the Great Lakes.
> Source: Merrillville Post-Tribune (5/7)
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> COMMENTARY: Economics tops health on pesticides
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> Ontario says its proposed ornamental pesticide ban will be the
> toughest in North America. Perhaps that's true, although no one will
> know for sure until next spring when exact details are revealed.
> Source: The Toronto Star (5/7)
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> Minnesota's fishing opener: The cold truth about ice
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> With less than three days to go before Minnesota's fishing opener, ice
> still stubbornly clings to some northern Minnesota lakes, leaving
> anglers to wonder if the hard water will be gone on their favorite
> lake by Saturday. Source: Star Tribune (5/7)
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> Stupak talks EPA, primaries
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> There will be a congressional investigation into the firing of an
> Environmental Protection Agency official, U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak said
> Tuesday. Source: The Daily Mining Gazette (5/7)
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> Mixed outlook for health of Lake Ontario
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> When Charles Knauf was a boy growing up in Irondequoit, Lake Ontario
> was something to be seen - but otherwise avoided. Source: Rochester
> Democrat and Chronicle (5/7)
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> Fluoride pioneer Grand Rapids rethinks safety of putting chemical in
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> Will the city that became the first in the world to fluoridate its
> drinking water decide to discontinue use of the chemical? Source: The
> Grand Rapids Press (5/7)
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> South Haven moving to prevent jumping from piers
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> Jumping from piers -- which are owned, operated and maintained by the
> U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- is illegal. New city ordinances are
> boosting this enforcement to protect people from strong rip currents
> near the piers. Source: Kalamazoo Gazette (5/6)
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