GLIN: [dailynews] September 15, 2010

On 9/15/2010 2:58 PM, GLIN Daily News wrote:

Great Lakes Daily News: September 15, 2010
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Committee report finds failure in Enbridge communication
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A committee report released Tuesday showed a breakdown in communication between Marshall, Mich., where dozens had been calling to complain of foul odors, and Enbridge, which apparently knew nothing of their concerns. Source: Detroit Free Press (9/15)


Great Lakes cargo declines in August
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The amount of cargo moved on U.S. ships on the Great Lakes in August dipped from July but is well ahead of totals recorded in August 2009. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (9/15)


Editorial: Angling for urgency
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With the appointment last week of an Asian carp "czar" at least now Michigan residents know where to direct their complaints. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (9/15)


Study: Lakeshore shipping boon for NWI economy
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Waterborne shipping along Indiana's Lake Michigan shoreline generates an estimated $14 billion each year to the state economy and supports more than 104,000 jobs, according to a study released Tuesday. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (9/15)


Fresh water decline a 'wake-up call'
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Southern Canada's fresh water supply is dropping on average by an amount equal to 1.4 million Olympic-size swimming pools or about the volume of Lake St. Clair a year, a Statistics Canada study has found. Source: The Windsor Star (9/15)


Oil companies asked to pay for water-monitoring system
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Macomb County officials have asked companies with pipelines running under the St. Clair River to help pay for a monitoring system for the river and other regional waterways. Source: The Times Herald (9/15)


Brookings report shows only marginal economic improvement
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According to the Brookings report, an appreciable rebound in manufacturing plus census hiring helped unemployment fall faster in Great Lakes metro areas than in cities nationwide during the quarter ending in June. Source: WCPN - Cleveland, OH (9/15)


Anderson predicts protests
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Owen Sound could see some massive demonstrations if Bruce Power's plans to ship decommissioned steam generators from the nuclear plant near Tiverton through the city's harbour to Sweden is approved, Blue Mountains Mayor Ellen Anderson said Tuesday. Source: Owen Sound Sun Times (9/15)


No hope in sight for Presquile lighthouse
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Presqu'ile Lighthouse could burn out if the Ministry doesn't step in. According to a report submitted to council by Councillor Dave Cutler, the structure is in urgent need of repairs. Source: Northumberland News (9/15)


It's getting hot up here
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If you think your spring flowers have been blooming a little earlier than they used to, or that corn in Illinois fields seems to reach as high as an elephant's eye sooner than it used to, or that the Chicago River hasn't had much ice cover in recent winters, you haven't been imagining things. Source: Chicago Tribune (9/14)


Windsor and Canada on track for warmest year on record
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The first eight months of this year set a record for the warmest average temperature in Canada and the fall forecast calls for above average temperatures from Manitoba to the east coast. Source: The Windsor Star (9/14)


Maumee River remains closed near Toledo
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The Maumee River near Toledo, Ohio, remained shut to boat traffic on Tuesday morning due to a fire at an adjacent Archer Daniels Midland Co (ADM.N) grain storage bin, the U.S. Coast guard said. Source: Reuters (9/14)


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