[dailynews] April 12, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: April 12, 2011
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Oil lingers in Kalamazoo River
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It was one of the largest oil spills in the Midwest... and it's not over 
yet. Crews are still cleaning up from last July's oil spill in Michigan's 
Kalamazoo River. Source: The Environment Report (4/12)


Charles Schumer seeks funds for port, bay outlet dredging
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Saying that a federal "accounting trick" is threatening safe navigation of 
harbors and ports like the ones in the Rochester area, U.S. Sen. Charles 
Schumer (D-NY) said Monday that he was co-sponsoring legislation to fix the 
problem. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (4/12)


Ice boom removal to start today after latest flyover
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A flyover Monday showed that ice cover on eastern Lake Erie had been reduced 
to about 90 square miles -- well under the 250-square-mile mark needed to 
open the boom, the International Niagara Board of Control announced. Source: 
The Buffalo News (4/12)


Great Lakes Research Center getting legs
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With most of the structural steel in place, work on the Great Lakes Research 
Center at Michigan Tech is gearing up for the summer. Source: WLUC-TV - 
Marquette, MI (4/12)


EDITORIAL: Debating wind energy: Offshore ban won't keep turbines out of the 
Great Lakes
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Lawmakers should not bury their heads in the sand on offshore wind. If 
Michigan is not at the table, it doesn't mean that wind turbines won't be 
developed in the Great Lakes. Source: The Muskegon Chronicle (4/12)


Sea Lamprey control program funding spared
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The federal program that controls invasive sea lampreys in the Great Lakes 
has been spared any significant cuts for this year. Source: The Associated 
Press (4/12)


Stop threat of Asian carp, anglers warn
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A group of local anglers who have dedicated decades to stocking the Great 
Lakes with sport fish are alarmed by the threat of destructive Asian carp 
infesting local waters. Source: Toronto Sun (4/11)


Great Lakes Bay Economic Development Partnership works to lure country's 
largest solar plant
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The Great Lakes Bay Economic Development Partnership is working to lure what 
could be the country's largest solar plant to build in the region. Source: 
The Saginaw News (4/11)


Corps kept advisers in dark on barrier power
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this winter declined to make public a 
report revealing that its electric barrier system is not operating at a 
level strong enough to repel all sizes of Asian carp. Source: Milwaukee 
Journal Sentinel (4/10)


Kirk, Levin to lead Senate Great Lakes task force
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Democrat Carl Levin of Michigan and Republican Mark Kirk of Illinois will 
serve as co-chairmen of the U.S. Senate's Great Lakes Task Force for the 
next two years. Source: The Associated Press (4/5)

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