GLIN: [dailynews] 08 October 2010

On 10/8/2010 12:33 PM, GLIN Daily News wrote:

Great Lakes Daily News: October 8, 2010
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The wonder of sturgeon's return to Milwaukee River
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Lake sturgeon have long been part of the Great Lakes ecosystem and, up until the late 1800s, used the Milwaukee River as spawning grounds. But the fish took multiple blows - overfishing, passages blocked by man-made dams, not to mention a polluted river system. Source: Milwaukee Public Radio (10/8)

 

Great Lakes shipping levels dip in September
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The amount of cargo moved by U.S.-flagged ships on the Great Lakes in September dipped 6.3 percent from August, but remained well above 2009 levels. Ships carried 9.3 million net tons of cargo, a 33.7 percent increase from September 2009, according to a monthly report from the Ohio-based Lake Carriers Association. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (10/8)

 

Offshore wind a U.S. job boon if capital costs don't erode potential
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If politics and economics align, the United States is well-positioned to build massive wind farms off of U.S. coasts and in the Great Lakes to meet a substantial amount of the nation's electricity needs, according to the Department of Energy. Source: ClimateWire (10/8)

 

Panel debates merits, threats of nuclear energy in West Michigan
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Nuclear power plants aren't merely a national issue, but should be part of a backyard debate on clean power and its ramifications, according to a local panel. Michigan has three nuclear power plants, including the Palisades plant near South Haven, which has been shut down three times since 2008. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (10/8)

 

Coast Guard: Most oil gone from Lake Huron beach
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The U.S. Coast Guard says crews have mostly finished cleaning up a Lake Huron beach after an oil spill at Michigan's Cheboygan State Park. Source: The Associated Press (10/8)

 

Avian botulism resurfaces
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After two years of relative quiet, avian botulism has again resurfaced in Northern Michigan. Results from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment tests confirm that botulism E is killing migratory waterfowl and as a result, the birds are washing up on area beaches. Source: Petoskey News-Review (10/8)

 

Port of Oswego, seaway officials oppose DEC ballast water regs
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State regulations to increase the treatment of ballast water in international ships and Canadian lakers could cripple business at the Port of Oswego the port’s top official said Thursday. Source: The Syracuse Post-Standard (10/7)

 

Change to river's flow considered to stop carp
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The advance of the invasive Asian carp up the Illinois River and into a canal leading toward Lake Michigan is leading many in the Great Lakes region to consider whether the man-made waterways connecting the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds should be cut off. Source: National Public Radio (10/7)

 

US government signs lease with Cape Cod wind farm
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The developers of a wind energy project off the Massachusetts coast, the nation's first offshore wind farm, signed a 28-year lease with the federal government Wednesday. Source: The Associated Press (10/7)

 

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