[dailynews] March 14, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: March 14, 2011
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Windsorites are 'water hogs'
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Canadians are among the top users of water in the world and even though 
Windsorites are conserving more, we're water guzzlers too. Source: The 
Windsor Star (3/14)


Walker's proposal may violate Clean Water Act
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The former head of the Division of Water in the Wisconsin Department of 
Natural Resources said rollbacks of clean water regulations in Gov. Scott 
Walker's proposed budget could put the state in violation of federal laws. 
Source: Wisconsin State Journal (3/14)


Leland harbor clogs; dredging in jeopardy
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While other Leelanau County, Mich. harbors at Northport, Suttons Bay and 
Greilickville need periodic dredging, the entrance to the unprotected Leland 
Harbor fills in every year as Lake Michigan currents have their way with 
sandy bottomlands. Source: Leelanau Enterprise (3/12)


Snyder appoints Birkholz to two committees
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Former Michigan state legislator Patty Birkholz already is serving in the 
Snyder Administration as director of the Office of the Great Lakes. The 
Governor added two more duties yesterday upon the Saugatuck Republican. 
Source: WHTC - Holland, MI (3/12)


Asian carp threat prompts crisis exercise
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Government emergency response experts simulated a spill of Asian carp into 
Ontario waters on Friday in Peterborough, Ont., as part of a preparedness 
exercise. Source: CBC News (3/11)


Flooding could hurt river barge traffic, help Great Lakes
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High demand, high fuel prices and the high possibility of Mississippi River 
flooding have pushed barge shipping rates sharply higher, the Great 
Lakes-Seaway News is reporting. Source: BusinessNorth.com (3/11)


Western wind farms & urban farming in Detroit
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There's been a lot of talk in West Michigan lately about how wind power 
could boost the region's economy. As Lindsey Smith reports, the area could 
be home to several potential wind projects. Source: The Environment Report 
(3/10)


COMMENTARY: Does Chinese ritual doom war on Asian carp?
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Tales of Asian immigrants buying live carp in pairs -- one for cooking, one 
for releasing back into the wild -- gained renewed currency last week when 
an Ontario fish importer was fined $50,000 for attempting to smuggle 4,000 
pounds of live Asian carp into the province via the Ambassador Bridge. 
Source: Detroit Free Press (3/10)


The battle over Great Lakes money
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Dredging is a regular activity at the Port of Rochester. The city and the 
Army Corps of Engineers work together to make sure that sediment build-up 
doesn't prevent some boats from getting through. Source: Rochester City 
Newspaper (3/9)


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