GLIN: [dailynews] September 1, 2010

On 9/1/2010 1:07 PM, GLIN Daily News wrote:

Great Lakes Daily News: September 1, 2010
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COMMENTARY: Chicago River is due for a change
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Chicago made its river and turned it into an invasive species highway. Now, we need to fix it. Source: Chicago Tribune (9/1)


EDITORIAL: No need to change rules for commercial fishing net placement
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Several sportfishing organizations in Wisconsin filed a petition last month asking the DNR to curtail the use of commercial trap nets in areas near Sheboygan, Manitowoc and Two Rivers in the months of June, July and August. Source: The Sheboygan Press (9/1)


Windpower panel faces 2-week deadline
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The Niagara County Legislature's special committee on offshore windpower was challenged Tuesday to quickly assess the pros and cons of a local Lake Ontario wind project. Source: The Tonawanda News (9/1)


Enbridge is under fire over Michigan oil spill cleanup tactics
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The nation's top law enforcement official is being asked to look into whether Enbridge Energy Partners pressured Michigan residents to give up legal rights to sue in exchange for hotel rooms, air purifiers and other expenses in the wake of July's oil spill along a tributary of the Kalamazoo River. Source: Detroit Free Press (9/1)


Tall ships pay visit to Waukegan Harbor
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Tall ships that were part of the recently ended Great Lakes United Tall Ship Challenge in Chicago slipped in and out of Waukegan Harbor on their way to Kenosha, Wis. Source: Lake County News-Sun (9/1)


EDITORIAL: Leave it open
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The Manitowoc Lighthouse provides one of the most scenic lookouts to Lake Michigan in our area. Its ambiance is being ruined, however, by obscene graffiti, forcing the Coast Guard to consider fencing it off to the public. Source: Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter (9/1)


Despite dry summer, E. coli pollution levels remain high
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After 16 years of trying, officials admit that they still have failed to end disturbingly high pollution levels in many southeast Michigan waterways that drain into Lake St. Clair. Source: Daily Tribune (9/1)


Dennis Kucinich warns that loophole in the Great Lakes compact could allow exploitation of water
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U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich fears the states could be powerless to stop Great Lakes water from being exported from the watershed in small bottles. Source: The Plain Dealer (9/1)


Grand Traverse Band joins Asian carp lawsuit
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The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians filed a motion Tuesday to join Michigan and four other states in a lawsuit regarding the concern of Asian Carp. It's the first motion by a tribe to join the litigation. Source: WLUC-TV - Marquette, MI (8/31)


Fishery casts 130 adrift
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In a major blow to the commercial fishing industry in Wheatley, Ontario, the Great Lakes Fish Corporation plant has been sold and closed, putting 130 people out of work. Source: The Windsor Star (8/31)


Farm-raised fish available locally
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Go fishing. That's one way to go local. Another approach is to eat freshwater protein that's raised nearby. Philip Moy of the UW Sea Grant Institute estimated there are more than 200 licensed fish farms in the state, many of them "backyard" enterprises. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/31)


Port of Indiana Burns Harbor handles colossal cargo: A-388 ton electrical transformer
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The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor is currently handling one of the biggest single cargoes in the port's 40-year history. Source: Chesterton Tribune (8/31)


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