GLIN NEWS: 24 June 2009

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Great Lakes Daily News: 24 June 2009

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Microbes may be answer to invasive mussels
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An eco-friendly bacteria that kills invasive mussels will be tested for the first time in Canada at the Decew Falls hydro plant. The microbes are introduced into the water as a food source for the bacteria-loving mollusks, which won't clam up to protect themselves as they do with chemical killers. Source: The St. Catharines Standard (6/24)


Feds, province spending $9M on sewage plant
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Canadian federal and provincial governments are providing $9 million each to upgrade the sewage treatment plant at Iroquois in South Dundas township. The upgrade will contribute to delisting the St. Lawrence River as an Area of Concern. Source: The Cornwall Standard Freeholder (6/24)


COMMENTARY: Michigan shouldn't cede wetlands responsibility
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The wetlands program under the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is ready to be dismantled and handed over to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This will take stewardship (and control) away from the state. Source: The Port Huron Times Herald (6/24)


Egrets? We have a few
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Nottawasaga Island in Lake Huron's Georgian Bay has gone to the birds. In the process, it's become the home of Canada's largest nesting population of the southern great egret. Source: The Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin (6/24)


Combined sewer overflow nearly 1 billion gallons Friday
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Nearly 1 billion gallons of untreated sewage and storm water - double the capacity of the deep tunnel system - spilled out of combined sanitary and storm sewers in central Milwaukee and eastern Shorewood into local rivers and Lake Michigan during intense rain Friday and early Saturday. Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (6/23)


Wisconsin DNR considers wolf-hunting season to control population
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is considering a hunting and trapping season to control the burgeoning gray wolf population, but officials said a season wouldn't start for at least five years. Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (6/23)


COMMENTARY: Michigan must say no to dirty coal, and yes to opportunity
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By turning away from coal and toward renewable energy, Michigan can send the signal that we are serious and committed to a future built on wind, solar and other sources of renewable energy. Source: Detroit Free Press (6/23)


First offshore wind leases issued
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Kicking off what it called "a new day for energy production in the United States," the Obama administration has issued five offshore exploration leases for wind energy production. Experts on offshore wind power say the first wind turbine development on the Great Lakes could be built within three years. Source: The New York Times (6/23)


Ontario has 'come along very quickly' in terms of wind power
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Prior to 2003, there was virtually no wind power generation in Ontario. Then a number of factors combined to motivate the construction of wind power. Chief among these was the government's commitment to stop using coal-fired generating plants. Source: The Brantford Expositioner (6/22)


Looking for ways to protect species at risk
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Like any other fishery on Lake Erie, the Ministry of Natural Resources monitors the activities of commercial fishermen in the inner bay for sustainability. This has meant keeping track of species such as bullhead, dogfish, sunfish, carp, rock bass, crappie and the like. Source: The Brantford Expositioner (6/22)


Sarnia, Ontario, mayor predicts Genesee County water pipeline won't be built
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The view from north of the border on the proposed Genesee County Lake Huron water pipeline: It's going nowhere fast. Source: The Flint Journal (6/22)


Great Lakes require great changes
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We have finite resources available to fix a seemingly infinite number of problems in the Great Lakes, so any choices we make better bring the biggest bang for the buck. Source: Detroit Free Press (6/22)


Michigan watershed group wins statewide award
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The Michigan Outdoor Writers Association has chosen the Superior Watershed Partnership as the 2009 recipient of its Clean Waters Award, recognizing the organization's commitment to preserving, protecting and enhancing the watersheds of the Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron basins. Source: The Mining Journal (6/22)


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