GLIN NEWS: 05 June 2009

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Great Lakes Daily News: 05 June 2009

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President Obama names Great Lakes czar to oversee cleanup efforts

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President Barack Obama has kept his promise to name a "Great Lakes czar" to help the Environmental Protection Agency oversee the cleanup and restoration of the Great Lakes. Source: Sandusky Register (6/5)





American government advances funding for the repair of Poe Lock

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The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $3.2 million contract to fabricate equipment that will be used in the repair of the gate structure of the Poe Lock. Source: The Sault Star (6/5)





Study: Climate change altering lake levels

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A new study blames a post-1998 plunge in upper Great Lakes water levels on changing climate patterns -- not a manmade "drain hole" sucking lake water out the St. Clair River.  Source: Muskegon Chronicle (6/5)





Eaglet placed with foster parents

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An eaglet that survived a 40-foot fall from its nest last month got a new home, foster parents and siblings Wednesday at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. Source: The News-Messenger (6/5)





Love Canal activist blasts EPA dioxin plan as a continuation of Bush-era policy

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On May 26, the EPA announced that it plans to release the long-delayed report on the human health effects of dioxin by the end of 2010, after a review by the agency's Science Advisory Board. The agency also declared that it would play an expanded role in pursuing cleanup of Dow's dioxin contamination.  Source: The Michigan Messenger (6/5)





Thousands of shorebirds flocking to area lakefront

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About two weeks ago, thousands of the fowl descended on the Lake Ontario shoreline of Northumberland County. They also could be found in many wet fields farther inland.  Source: Northumberland Today (6/5)





McGuinty's `NIMBY' ban sparks rebellion

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Dissent is roiling the Liberal government with MPPs ignoring Premier Dalton McGuinty's edict that "NIMBYism" will not be tolerated to stop green energy projects. Source: The Toronto Star (6/5)





Lawmakers ask EPA for answers on BP facilities

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Members of Congress' Great Lakes Caucus are asking the Environmental Protection Agency to review all of British Petroleum's emissions, after reports that a BP facility in Whiting, Ind., has been violating clean-air standards. Source: Chicago Tribune (6/4)





Best spots in Michigan for wind turbines: Along Lake Michigan, atop Thumb

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The Wind Energy Resource Zone Board, created by the Legislature in an energy package passed last year, has identified the four areas that would be best for wind farm development. If you live at the tip of the Thumb or along three stretches of Lake Michigan shoreline, hang on to your hat. Source: Detroit Free Press (6/4)





COMMENTARY: Let's promote new green jobs while working to keep the ones we have

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The Obama administration, other politicians and many writers have claimed that green jobs will replace the jobs our economy is losing. There are several key parts to this claim that need to be analyzed. Source: The News-Sentinel (6/4)





Beaches meet water quality standards

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All Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore beaches are open and safe for swimming according to the National Park Service's weekly beach monitoring report released Thursday morning. Results from samples collected Wednesday indicate that bacteria levels were within water quality standards. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (6/4)





Chesaning Parks & Rec awarded Shiawassee River Cleanup grant

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The first ever Chesaning Township Shiawassee River Cleanup project is looking for volunteers to help clean three miles of the Shiawassee River on August 15. Source: Tri-County Citizen (5/31)

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