[dailynews] 1 March 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: 1 March 2011

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Decline in Americans' belief in global warming
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For the past decade, researchers have been studying what Americans believe about climate change. For several years, more and more of the public has agreed that climate change is taking place. But recently, the number of people who believe climate change is happening... is falling. Source: The Environment Report (3/1)


Lake Michigan frozen over for the first time since 1936
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Lake Michigan was frozen from the singing sands of Pere Marquette Park to the rock-lined Wisconsin shore today. One of the worst winters of the century has sealed the Big Lake’s 85-mile expanse again for the first time since 1936. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (2/28)


Virtual caribou help scientists unearth Lake Huron's secrets
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On a computer, Bob Reynolds watches caribou run across a wilderness of spruce and lagoons on the edge of Lake Huron. What's unusual is that the caribou herd is simulated. They are moving at their own whim across a virtual world that mimics an ancient land bridge that existed 10,000 years ago, but now is submerged beneath the waters of Lake Huron. Source: Detroit Free Press (2/28)


The art of war on invasive species
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Sworn enemies of non-native plants and creatures will gather in Washington for "activities, briefings and events to highlight what is being done across the nation and around the world to stop and slow the spread of invasive species." Source: National Public Radio (2/28)


Saugeen Ojibway applauds Ontario
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The Saugeen Ojibway Nation is pleased that the province has has decided to hold off on any off-shore wind turbine developments. Source: Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre (2/28)


Army Corps to release carp barrier study soon
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But no early word on whether electric field keeps smaller fish from migrating into Lake Michigan. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (2/28)


A cavalcade of homes that burn less energy
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In a nod to the importance of being green, this year's Parade of Homes includes an energy-efficient mini-tour of 94 newly built Twin Cities houses with innovative energy-saving materials, construction methods and designs. Source: Star Tribune (2/27)


Radiation in fracking fluid is a new concern
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Wastewater from Marcellus Shale drilling may contain unhealthy concentrations of radioactivity, and federal officials, researchers, the industry and the former head of Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection have called for testing of drinking water sources and full disclosure of results. Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (3/1)


N.Y. Baitfish policy studied
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This month, the N.Y. Department of Environmental Conservation will propose revisions to its stringent 2007 policy banning the transport of uncertified baitfish by motor vehicle. With the revisions, the policy would be modified to allow baitfish to be transported overland within specified transportation corridors. Anglers still would be required to use the baitfish in the same body of water in which they were caught. Source: Watertown Daily Times (3/1)


Beach access for disabled improving
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Mobility mats offer chance to get closer to water, nature. Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle (3/1)


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