GLIN NEWS: 20 May 2009

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Great Lakes Daily News: 20 May 2009

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Conflicting report on dredging remains secret

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The public will have a chance to comment on a controversial study that clears the Army Corps of Engineers of allegations that a 1960s botched dredging job permanently lowered Lakes Michigan and Huron. But people won't get to see a second report that contradicts the new study's findings. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/20)





Midwest Energy opens park

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During a 120-day stretch this past winter, Midwest Energy Cooperative captured more electrical power from a solar panel outside its corporate offices in Cassopolis than from its wind turbine. Source: South Bend Tribune (5/20)





30,000 cormorants destroying lakeside park

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Dark and swift, flocks of cormorants soar above Lake Ontario before hundreds of them finally dip down to the diamond-flecked water. It's a stirring sight on a bright spring day. But cormorants are less beautiful on land.  Source: The Toronto Star (5/20)





Niagara gets ready for wind

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The Niagara Industrial Association is expected to announce this morning that it is working closely with a consortium of offshore wind developers to establish a local supply chain for manufacturing and assembling components for offshore wind turbines. Source: The Toronto Star (5/20)





Rain reuse eyed to limit sewer flow

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During a meeting of the Village of Silver Creek Board on Monday, residents heard from Cornell Cooperative Extension about a rainwater harvesting project. Rain barrels could be a partial solution to the problem of excess rainwater running into the sanitary sewer system. Source:  Buffalo News (5/20)





Michigan scientists push legislation to fix climate change

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A group of 178 Michigan scientists from 11 universities have signed a letter backing legislation that would set up a national cap and trade system to curb greenhouse gases. The legislation is under discussion today in the U.S. House Energy and Commerce committee. Source: Detroit Free Press (5/19)





Wisconsin wolf population surges

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Wisconsin's gray wolf population has jumped 26% in a year, and the steep increase is sure to sharpen tensions over how best to manage the elusive predator. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/19)





State's eagle population growing

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Mid-Michigan's eagle population has been growing in recent years and researchers want to make sure that trend continues. That's why they were poking and prodding baby eagles Tuesday in Saginaw County. It's not a job for the faint of heart. Source:WJR-TV ABC 12 (5/19)





Safer swimming in Lake Erie with water quality test system

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When is it safest to swim in Lake Erie beaches? The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) and Nowcast -- a system to provide the public more immediate water quality information for safer swimming -- is up and running for the season at Edgewater Beach. Source: WKYC (5/19)





Ontario passes Green Energy Act

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The Green Energy Act, touted as a key piece of legislation that will transform the province's struggling economy, passed third reading by a vote of 59 to 13, with opposition from the Progressive Conservatives. Source: The Globe and Mail (5/14)





Dow-sponsored Walleye Fest to donate contaminated fish to the poor

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Despite advisories against consuming locally caught fish, thousands are expected to participate in a Dow Chemical-sponsored walleye festival along the Tittabawassee and Saginaw rivers. Organizers of the festival say they plan to donate walleye fillets to a local food bank. Source: The Michigan Messenger (4/22)



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