GLIN: [dailynews] 16 September 2010

On 9/16/2010 3:36 PM, Daily News wrote:

Great Lakes Daily News: September 16, 2010
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Wisconsin wind turbine rule can be revised, Public Service Commission member says
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One of the three members of the Public Service Commission who voted for the wind turbine siting rules last month noted in a letter to two top state lawmakers that the panel can revise the rules to address the potentially harmful health effects of the turbines. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (9/16)


Pipeline dent to be repaired
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Repairs are in the works for a dent in the St. Clair County, Mich., portion of the same pipeline that spewed nearly 1 million gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River. Source: The Times Herald (9/16)


Search for Lake Michigan shipwreck moves forward
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The effort to confirm whether a suspected shipwreck in Lake Michigan is the long-lost Griffon, the first European sailing ship on the Great Lakes, just took a step forward. Source: Detroit Free Press (9/16)


$474,000 in grants awarded in Erie County, Pa., to protect Lake Erie shoreline
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The money is part of nearly $1.4 million in Coastal Zone Management Grants given to nonprofits and governmental agencies that border coastal zones or affect area water quality. Source: Erie Times-News (9/16)


EDITORIAL: Asian carp threat demands a more vigorous response
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John Goss, a former leader of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the Indiana Wildlife Federation, earlier this month was named as the Obama administration's Asian carp "czar" and will be the point person for efforts to keep the voracious carp out of Lake Michigan. Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle (9/16)


Project gets to bottom of the St. Clair
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There has been plenty of action in the St. Clair River, Mich., near the Great Lakes Maritime Center this week -- and it hasn't been passing freighters. Luedtke Engineering of Frankfort has been dredging in the river as part of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project. Source: The Times Herald (9/16)


Gov. Ted Strickland talks turkey with White House "Carp Czar"
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Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland visited the White House today for a strategy session with newly appointed "Carp Czar" John Goss on how to keep invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. Source: The Plain Dealer (9/15)


Getting real about a warmer, wetter Minnesota
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Instead of debating climate change, public planners at a summit this week are envisioning the effects of more heat, rain and how to adapt. Source: Star Tribune (9/15)


Historic lighthouse gets a makeover
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It seems that everyone who visits the Au Sable Point Lighthouse is impressed by the beauty they find. Lighthouse contractor and U.P. native Carl Behrend says he wanted to do the restoration because he feels like he's getting in touch with his roots. Source: WLUC-TV - Marquette, MI (9/15)


Feds want tougher pipeline rules after accidents
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A gas explosion in California and the largest oil spill ever in the Midwest have raised new doubts about the safety of tens of thousands of miles of pipeline in the United States. Source: Minnesota Public Radio (9/15)


Canal's ship hasn't sailed
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The Erie Canal revolutionized trade in New York. Never before could such large amounts of goods and people be moved across the state so quickly and for so little money. But the days when the packet boat and barge dominated shipping are long gone. Source: Rochester City Newspaper (9/15)


DoD mystery barrel recovery in Lake Superior delayed until next summer
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The recovery of Cold War-era Department of Defense munitions barrels from western Lake Superior will not happen this year as planned. Because of safety concerns, recovery is expected to take place next summer instead. Source: BusinessNorth.com (9/14)


Groups explore Lake Macatawa's water quality
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Recently, 120 Grand Rapids, Mich. area residents got a close-up look at the lake's water quality during a science cruise on the W.G. Jackson research vessel. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (9/13)

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