GLIN NEWS: 07 May 2009

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Great Lakes Daily News: 07 May 2009

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Michigan powers up wind projects
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A state mandate requiring utility companies to generate at least 10 percent of their energy from renewable sources by 2015 has spurred an explosion of new wind energy businesses in Michigan. Source: The Detroit News (5/7)


Ohio companies, Ohio Department of Development promote state at American Wind Energy Association convention
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The price of putting Ohio at the forefront of the exploding wind-energy industry is thousands of dollars and a lot of persuasion. That was the state's goal this week at the largest U.S. wind conference ever held, the American Wind Energy Association convention. Source: The Plain Dealer (5/7)


EDITORIAL: Water issues affect Canadians, too
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In Canada, we tend not to notice water. Fresh water, after all, is within a reasonable distance for almost everyone in the country. But, anyone who has ever travelled to a Third World country knows that even an abundant source of water can be a dangerous thing if it's contaminated. Source: The Belleville Intelligencer (5/7)


Opinions vary on whether fish farming has bright future in Michigan
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Proponents of Michigan's growth potential in fish farming say the state is in good position to land the "big" one. Promoting the fastest-growing food industry worldwide, these supporters claim aquaculture can be a source of local food, a job producer and a piece of the state's new, diversified economy. Source: The Muskegon Chronicle (5/7)


Revitalizing Penfield's waterfront
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In 2008, the towns of Penfield, Webster and Irondequoit, jointly received a $60,000 grant to update the waterfront revitalization plan of each community, including Irondequoit Bay. Source: MPNnow.com (5/7)


Buckley: Stimulus funds for Two Rivers projects is likely
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The city of Two Rivers likely will receive $598,000 in stimulus funding through the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to be used for storm water detention ponds, said the city manager. Source: Manitowac Herald Times Reporter (5/7)


Stimulus money aimed at improving harbors
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More than $41 million in federal stimulus funding is going toward dredging channels and repairing outdated structures at 10 harbors in Michigan, according to the Detroit District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Source: South Bend Tribune (5/7)


Harbor walls receive $10 million for repairs
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Saugatuck harbor will receive $10 million in federal stimulus money to repair crumbling sea walls that line the Kalamazoo River channel leading to Lake Michigan. Source: The Commercial Record (5/6)


Wisconsin DNR could lose 24 service centers
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The Legislature's budget-writing committee voted Tuesday to approve a plan to end counter service at two dozen state Department of Natural Resources field offices. Source: Fond du Lac Reporter (5/6)


Cherry growers, deciphering climate models, find uncertainty reigns
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Michigan cherry blossoms now appear seven to ten days earlier than they did three decades ago, leaving them susceptible to potentially devastating spring frosts. Source: The Daily Climate (5/6)


Coal shipments show Great Lakes' impact outside region
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More than nine out of every ten tons of coal shipped on the Great Lakes in 2008 was mined in a state or province that does not border the waterway. Source: Business North (5/5)


Boats re-enact arrival of first salties to Twin Ports
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A series of loud horn blasts from Duluth's Aerial Lift Bridge welcomed two boats Sunday afternoon in a 50th anniversary re-creation of the first ocean vessel to reach the Twin Ports through the St. Lawrence Seaway. Source: Duluth News Tribune (5/3)


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