[dailynews] March 28, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: March 28, 2011
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Boats break the ice, clear way for Great Lakes freighters
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The Coast Guard is concentrating on breaking ice in two areas, the St. Clair 
River north of Detroit and St. Mary's River near the locks. Source: Detroit 
Free Press (3/28)


EDITORIAL: EPA's mad dash to new power plant regulations is bad for Ohio
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Aspects of this onslaught need to be rethought...That means prioritizing 
regulations, giving utilities longer to install control measures and being 
more flexible with regulations that don't have an immediate health 
consequence. Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer (3/28)


Taconite is back, Iron Range revs up
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Minnesota's iron ore industry has bounced back to full speed this spring, 
less than two years after hitting rock-bottom - one of the fastest 
turnarounds in a century of mining. Source: Duluth News Tribune (3/27)


Bigheads worry Lake Erie fishermen
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Fish biologists and many sport and commercial fishermen in Ohio fear that, 
if bigheads reach Lake Erie, they will devastate the most productive fishery 
in the Great Lakes. Source: Columbus Dispatch (3/27)


Livonia, MI resident leads shipmaster organization
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Capt. Thomas R. McMullen,a Livonia, MI resident, was recently elected grand 
president of the International Shipmasters' Association in downtown Detroit. 
Source: Hometown News (3/27)


Indiana DNR to stock 35,000 trout in Lake Michigan
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The state of Indiana says it plans to stock Lake Michigan with 35,000 brown 
trout I hopes of improving the diversity of fishing along the state's 45 
miles of shoreline. Source: Chicago Tribune (3/26)


Great Lakes barrier may be too weak to stop carp
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Voltage coursing through electrical barriers designed to keep invasive Asian 
carp out of the Great Lakes may need to be raised to keep out juvenile fish, 
U.S. officials said on Friday. Source: Reuters (3/25)


Lake Michigan buoy approval puts wind-assessment project in motion
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The first-of-its-kind wind-assessment buoy planned for Lake Michigan waters 
is on a company's drawing board. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (3/25)


COMMENTARY: New York's Great Lakes offshore wind decision will provide 
answers
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Despite Ontario's decision to pull the plug on its offshore wind program 
last month, offshore wind development on the U.S. side of the Great Lakes 
may be about to move forward.  The results of a New York RFP for offshore 
wind projects in the Great Lakes may be announced in the next week Source: 
Offshore Wind Wire (3/24)


Seaway anticipating 7% boost in traffic
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Officials with the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SSMC) say a 
seven per cent increase in activity is expected this year, with a projected 
39.1 million tonnes of cargo expected to be shipped. Source: Brockville 
Recorder and Times (3/24)


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