[dailynews] March 18, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: March 18, 2011
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NYPA reviewing proposals on wind project
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The New York Power Authority is reviewing five proposals for its Great Lakes 
Offshore Wind Project (GLOW), according to a spokesperson. Source: WHAM 
Rochester (3/18)


TV series to show Buffalo grain elevators
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The new, still-untitled series aims to reveal intriguing sites that are 
off-limits to the public, including the hulking elevators near the Michigan 
Street Bridge, beyond a gated fence on private property that normally keeps 
people out. Source: Buffalo News (3/18)


No lake windmills on their minds
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The Erie County Legislature on Thursday opposed the placement of 
power-generating windmills in Lake Erie-a move that lawmakers hope dissuades 
the New York Power Authority from erecting a wind farm off the county's 
shoreline. Source: Buffalo News (3/18)


Rep. Betty Sutton says Lake Erie drives jobs, tax revenues for Ohio
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Rep. Betty Sutton noted the economic benefits the department helps spur in 
Ohio, as she focused on the budget recommendation to cut $125 million from 
the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Sutton called the initiative 
"incredibly important" to the region economically. Source: Cleveland Plain 
Dealer (3/18)


Port Burwell, ON dredging options considered
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Bayham is seeking permission to dredge the harbour at Port Burwell as it 
weighs whether to get into the dredging business itself. Either way, Project 
Ojibwa, to bring a decommissioned Canadian submarine of that name to the 
Lake Erie harbour as a new tourist attraction, is expected to benefit. 
Source: London Free Press (3/18)


NGO seeks delay in Canada nuclear plant hearings
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A Canadian environmental group on Friday urged regulators to delay hearings 
related to the construction of new nuclear reactors at an Ontario nuclear 
power plant. Source: Reuters (3/18)


Cuyahoga River sediment is getting less toxic, possibly saving the region 
millions of dollars
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Preliminary tests show muck from the Cuyahoga River is getting cleaner, a 
development that might save the region from spending millions of dollars to 
store sediment dredged from Cleveland's shipping channels. Source: Cleveland 
Plain Dealer (3/17)


New federal rule governing hazardous air emissions from power plants 
proposed
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The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 
ordered the EPA to issue new rules regulating air emissions of hazardous air 
pollutants (HAPs), including mercury, from electric utility steam generating 
units (EGUs).  On March 16, 2011, EPA complied with the Consent Decree by 
issuing a proposed rule that would greatly reduce HAPs from EGUs. Source: 
MLive.com (3/17)


Michigan City, IN urged to purchase 57 acres of duneland
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There's a push for Michigan City to spend $200,000 to help acquire a 57-acre 
stretch of land close to the lakefront. The vision among supporters is to 
convert the "remnant dune" property a half-mile south of Lake Michigan into 
a state-owned nature preserve. Source: nwi.com (3/17)


Chicago looks to dispel 'myth' that water meters raise bills
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The MeterSave program offers a seven-year guarantee to Chicagoans who 
volunteer for a meter that their water bill will not exceed the rate they 
would have paid otherwise. Source: Medill Reports (3/17)


Wisconsin's reactors among 104 in U.S. getting safety checks
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Nuclear power companies and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will review 
the safety of the 104 reactors operating in the United States, including 
three along Lake Michigan in Wisconsin. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 
(3/17)


Nuclear industry says Ontario plants are safe
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Ontario is not Japan, nuclear experts told a gathering at the Toronto Board 
of Trade on Wednesday. Source: Toronto Sun (3/16)


AgriMarine signs MOU for Lake Huron fish-farm venture
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AgriMarine Holdings has joined forces with the Serpent River First Nation in 
an attempt to introduce its proprietary closed-containment fish-farming 
technology to Ontario. Source: Business in Vancouver (3/15)


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