GLIN NEWS: 28 April 2008

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> Great Lakes Daily News: 28 April 2008
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> Scientists wade into water level worries
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> A group of scientists on both sides of the border is trying to figure
> out what is affecting water levels in the upper Great Lakes. Source:
> The Port Huron Times-Herald (4/28)
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> Construction sites mucking up rivers
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> The EPA says sediment runoff rates from construction sites are
> typically 10 to 20 times greater than from farmland. Source: The
> Environment Report (4/28)
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> Canada slow to turn to offshore wind
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> Canada is probably at least four years away from having any large
> scale wind energy projects up and running, a new report says. Source:
> The Globe and Mail (4/28)
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> Lamprey numbers increasing
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> The Ministry of Natural Resources is ramping up its fight against the
> sea lamprey in Lake Erie. Source: The Tillsonburg News (4/28)
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> Indians: 'Our water is not for sale'
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> The Mother Earth Water Walk, which involves carrying a pail of water
> around Lake Michigan, will cover 583 miles and cross parts of
> Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. Source: The Muskegon
> Chronicle (4/28)
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> How low will lake levels go?
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> West Michigan residents concerned about sinking Great Lakes water
> levels will get a chance to share their views this week when U.S. and
> Canadian officials studying the issue visit Muskegon. Source: The
> Muskegon Chronicle (4/28)
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> COMMENTARY: New reefs will help an ancient fish thrive again in river
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> A sturgeon spawning reef will be constructed in the Detroit River this
> fall. Source: Detroit Free Press (4/28)
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> Interview: Economics and environment
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> The author of a new book 'The Bridge at the Edge of the World' says in
> this process of growth, capitalism is not paying for its consequences.
> Source: The Environment Report (4/28)
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> EDITORIAL: Lake Erie, we must keep it clean by approving the Great
> Lakes Compact
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> Nothing is more important to Northeast Ohio's economic future than its
> bountiful supply of fresh water. Source: The Plain Dealer (4/27)
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> Lake Erie breezes have businesses interested
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> Local efforts and a new piece of state legislation in Ohio could
> jumpstart an industry long labeled a perfect fit for Lorain County -
> wind energy. Source: The Morning Journal (4/27)
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> EDITORIAL: Weigh pluses, minuses of offshore turbines
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> With no offshore wind farms yet operating in the U.S., there is no
> hard evidence on which to base decisions about efficiency and
> practicality. Source: The Sheboygan Press (4/27)
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> It's time for bass catch, release
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> This is the second year for the experimental catch-and-release season
> in the Detroit area, which is designed to measure how such fishing
> affects populations and sizes. Source: Detroit Free Press (4/27)
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