GLIN NEWS: 09 May 2008

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> Great Lakes Daily News: 09 May 2008
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> Virus linked to carp deaths in Ontario
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> A fish virus new to Ontario has been identified as one cause of the
> carp die-off that littered area lakes with 12,000 to 24,000 fish last
> summer. Source: The Peterborough Examiner (5/9)
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> EDITORIAL: Stowaway species
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> Congress finally is moving to protect the Great Lakes and other
> waterways from invasive species in ballast water. The House has acted.
> Now, it's up to the Senate. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/9)
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> Underground power plant eyed in Ontario
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> A Canadian utility developer has proposed building an underground
> power plant capable of generating up to 1,000 megawatts of
> electricity. Source: Watertown Daily Times (5/9)
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> Niagara Falls heritage area signed into law
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> President Bush on Thursday signed a bill creating a national heritage
> area in Niagara Falls. Source: The Buffalo News (5/9)
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> Cost of sewer repairs to affect most of Duluth
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> The Duluth City Council is set to discuss a resolution Monday that
> would see the elimination of all sanitary sewer overflows at a cost
> that would affect nearly all residents and businesses. Source: Duluth
> News Tribune (5/9)
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> Ontario needs to follow Quebec's pesticide lead
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> The Ontario government's decision to ban the sale and cosmetic use of
> pesticides is a step in the right direction, but does not go far
> enough. Source: The Windsor Star (5/9)
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> DNR reissues permit for Oak Creek power plant
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> The Department of Natural Resources reissued a water pollution permit
> Thursday for a power plant that environmental groups contend would
> harm Lake Michigan by using vast amounts of lake water for cooling.
> Source: Chicago Tribune (5/8)
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> Great Lakes compact interest dries up
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> Local activists want to make a splash about the Great Lakes Compact,
> yet recent efforts have attracted little community interest. Source:
> Ashland Times-Gazette (5/7)
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> Quebec has accepted wind power proposal
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> Hydro-Quebec has accepted 15 bids to provide a total of 2,004
> megawatts of wind-generated electricity, which will come on stream
> between 20011 and 2015. Source: CBC News (5/5)
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