GLIN: [dailynews] September 10, 2010

On 9/10/2010 12:50 PM, GLIN Daily News wrote:

Great Lakes Daily News: September 10, 2010
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Grand Valley State University studies suggest wind turbine 'flicker' and noise is minimal
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There would be fewer premature deaths and illnesses among West Michigan residents if wind turbines replaced coal-fired power plants, according to a Grand Valley State University study. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (9/10)


Congressman Fred Upton supports closing shipping locks to stop Asian carp
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Michigan's sixth district congressman Fred Upton says action needs to be taken to "shut the door" on this invasive species because it threatens an $8 billion fishing industry annually in the Great Lakes. Source: WNDU-TV - South Bend, IN (9/10)


Freshwater turtles face 'bleak future'
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Freshwater turtles are in catastrophic decline, according to a new analysis by Conservation International (CI). The group says more than a third of the estimated 280 species around the world are now threatened with extinction. Source: BBC News (9/10)


Cancer crisis? Muskegon County group seeks answers in White Lake
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After 35-year-old Montague native Doug Schlaff died from a rare form of cancer in December 2008, his mother and wife began wondering if he was part of a troubling trend. "We were curious," said his mother. "There sure seemed to be a lot of cancer in the White Lake area." Source: Muskegon Chronicle (9/10)


Russian drought helps Seaway
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Russia's long drought and crop shortages are pushing up demand for U.S. and Canadian grain and boosting traffic through the St. Lawrence Seaway system. Source: The Montreal Gazette (9/10)


Wild rice harvest restores a native tradition
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For thousands of years, Native American tribes in the Great Lakes region have been harvesting wild rice. They call it manoomin. But over the past few centuries, this tradition has been dying out. Source: The Environment Report (9/9)


Lutsen's Poplar River gets big grant for sediment solution
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The sometimes silty Poplar River that runs into Lake Superior at Lutsen will get a big grant aimed at reducing sediment runoff into the Great Lakes. Source: Duluth News Tribune (9/9)


NY judge considers fate of Lake Erie shipwreck
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Lawyers for New York state and a group of shipwreck hunters were in federal court Thursday disputing the rights to the vessel found in 170 feet of water about 20 miles off the western New York coast. Source: The Associated Press (9/9)


Work to take 1 more yr. at Ohio Lake Erie monument
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Officials say an Ohio Lake Erie island landmark will remain closed next year as repair work continues. The Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial on South Bass Island was shut down to tourists in November, when restoration began. Source: The Associated Press (9/9)


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