GLIN: [dailynews] 12 October 2010

On 10/12/2010 12:07 PM, GLIN Daily News wrote:

Great Lakes Daily News: October 12, 2010
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White pelicans thrive in Green Bay area
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The white pelicans are believed to have been part of the Green Bay landscape in the 1700s and 1800s. Evidence is inconclusive about precisely when they disappeared, or why. But they returned in the mid-1990s and have been growing in numbers ever since. Source: Green Bay Press Gazette (10/12)


Great Lakes coal, limestone shipments up from last year
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More coal and limestone were shipped on the Great Lakes in September than a year ago, although the tonnages were less than the month's five-year-average, according to the Lake Carriers Association. Source: Duluth News Tribune (10/12)


Waste management pipe repaired in Lake Ontario
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Divers repaired one of the two Welcome Waste Management discharge pipes that popped off the bottom of the lake in September. Source: Northumberland News (10/12)


COMMENTARY: When it comes to power in Ontario, we're in the dark
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The Green Energy Act gutted public utility regulation and introduced new stealth taxes. The agent of this madness, lest we forget, was George Smitherman, currently running for mayor of Toronto. Source: Globe and Mail (10/12)


Not everyone agrees shale's a plus
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Natural gas exploration has been promoted as an economic boon for the province, but not everyone agrees. Source: Montreal Gazette (10/12)


Canoeists make quick work of Lake Michigan
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Mike Schnitzka's and Dan Hoffmann's 11 hours, 22 minutes is the unofficial standard for the fastest crossing of Lake Michigan via canoe. They easily beat the previous mark - roughly 24 hours - set by Milwaukee-area paddlers Doug Hissom and Ed Muzik in 1993. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/11)


Small talk: Nick Schroeck, Director of the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center
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Earlier this year, the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center named Nick Schroeck as its executive director. Established in 2008, the nonprofit legal group with ties to Wayne State University advocates for protecting the region's natural resources, particularly the "world's greatest freshwater resource." Source: Detroit News (10/11)


Erie County (NY) joins efforts to stop Asian carp from infesting Lake Erie
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At its Sept. 23 session, the Erie County Legislature unanimously approved a resolution submitted by Legislator Lynne Dixon, District 12, which puts the Legislature on record urging federal and state officials to step up efforts to prevent Asian carp from infiltrating the Great Lakes. Source: Dunkirk (NY) Observer (10/10)


COMMENTARY: Great Lakes Offshore Wind Project is no secret
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Claims that the New York Power Authority is secretive about the process for identifying the Great Lakes Offshore Wind Project are unfounded. Plenty of information is available and it's easy to find. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (10/9)


Island beaches in Lake Erie have traces of algae toxin
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Trace amounts of a liver toxin produced by blue-green algae have been detected for the first time at state-park beaches at Kelleys Island and South Bass Island in Lake Erie, state officials reported yesterday. Source: Columbus Dispatch (10/9)


Drums along the Niagara
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The United States officially declared war on Great Britain in June 1812 for reasons including harassment of American shipping, ongoing Indian resistance to American expansion, the Royal Navy's forced conscription of thousands of American sailors, and a widespread eagerness to conquer Upper Canada. Source: Wall Street Journal (10/9)


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