GLIN NEWS: 23 June 2009

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Great Lakes Daily News: 23 June 2009

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Great Lakes Legacy Act passes out of committee

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The bipartisan Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2009 was passed out of the Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously last week. Source: Petoskey News-Review (6/23)





Obama administration announces $33 million for Michigan energy projects

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U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced $32.8 million for green energy and energy efficiency projects in Michigan.  Source: The Bay City Times (6/23)





Wayward peregrine falcon chick leads to discovery of another nest

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A peregrine falcon chick that ended up on a barge in the Niagara River led to the discovery of a fourth nest - and another family of five - in this area.  Source: The Buffalo News (6/22)





House resolution targets water withdrawals

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House Resolution 551, introduced by Congressman Bart Stupak, declares that water is a public trust, not a private commodity. Source: Petoskey News-Review (6/22)





Many roadblocks to getting wind energy going on Great Lakes

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A U.S. Department of Energy chart shows an inherent problem with offshore wind on the Great Lakes: when the wind is blowing the hardest, the region's need for electrical power is at its lowest. Source: The Muskegon Chronicle (6/21)





U.S. EPA: Cuyahoga River has made strides but stays on list of polluted North American waterways

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U.S. EPA officials commended local officials for cleaning up the Cuyahoga river in Ohio, but denied a request to remove a large part of it from a list of polluted North American waterways.  Source: The Plain Dealer (6/21)





Siege at Niagara

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Built to guard the portage between lakes Erie and Ontario, Fort Niagara was targeted by the British for years but it wasn't until 1759 that a large force actually attacked it.  Source: The Guelph Mercury (6/20)





Sustainable fuels generate excitement at energy fair

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The Midwest Renewable Energy Fair is hosting its own kind of car show. Here, the focus is not so much on style but on substance -- the substance that makes a car run. Source: The Wausau Daily Herald (6/20)





Power-line corridors get the once-over for effect on at-risk species

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As part of an effort to reduce the effect power line corridors have on wildlife threatened with disappearing from Ontario's forests, a team of students and scientists will trek down area power line corridors this summer in search of species at risk.  Source: The Sault Star (6/20)





'Hula blessing' greets dive bomber pulled from lake

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For the second time this year, a World War II plane was raised from the depths of Lake Michigan, but on this occasion timed to the strains of Hawaiian music and three hula dancers. Source: Lake County News-Sun (6/20)





EPA officials pledge transparency with long-term dioxin cleanup plans

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials committed to sampling local municipal water systems for dioxin and posting up-to-date fish consumption advisory signs in the Saginaw River watershed. Source: The Michigan Messenger (6/18)





Great Lake mayors want to be part of Water Quality Agreement

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Mayors call for the new Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement to be in place by June of 2010 and for local government to be included as full partners in the negotiation and implementation of the Agreement. Source: SooNews.ca (6/18)

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