[dailynews] April 20, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: April 20, 2011
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Cleveland Browns pitch mixed-use lakefront vision, hope to attract Cleveland 
Clinic, private investors
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Meanwhile, the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority is considering the 
best ways to use its 100-plus-acre footprint. CEO Will Friedman said 
property to the west -- known as Dock 28 -- should be preserved for a 
long-discussed ferry landing or other maritime uses. Source: Plain Dealer 
(4/20)


Ministers intervened after Harper spokesman lobbied Montreal Port Authority
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Stephen Harper's top two ministers in Quebec intervened on behalf of the 
Montreal Port Authority after they were told the Prime Minister's spokesman, 
Dimitri Soudas, was interfering with the board's efforts to appoint a new 
president, The Globe and Mail has learned. Source: Globe and Mail (4/20)


Deal reached to keep Alpena harbor open for year
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The City of Alpena and Thunder Bay Marina have reached a deal to keep the 
city's harbor running for the next year. Source: Chicago Tribune (4/20)


Eckart to serve as strategic adviser to Lake Erie wind farm group
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The goal is to figure out an efficient way to put wind turbines in Lake Erie 
in order to convince private developers to build more of them, which could 
attract manufacturers to the region. Source: Crain's Cleveland Business 
(4/20)


WI bill would make dams 'green'
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A bill being circulated in Madison would classify large dams, even those 
built outside the state, as a renewable energy source to help utilities 
comply with Wisconsin's green power mandate. Source: Milwaukee Journal 
Sentinel (4/19)


WI DNR selects new water chief
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Department of Natural Resources Secretary Cathy Stepp announced Tuesday her 
appointment of Ken Johnson, a 32-year agency veteran, as water division 
administrator. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/19)


Collapse of Lake Huron salmon fishery offers lessons
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Lake Huron's salmon crisis is a cautionary tale for Lake Michigan's 
still-thriving salmon fishery: The lakes share many of the environmental 
factors that caused Lake Huron's salmon fishery to collapse. Source: 
Muskegon Chronicle (4/19)


Superior coal shipments outpace Great Lakes' overall
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The amount of coal shipped from Superior is rebounding more than shipments 
across the Great Lakes as a whole. Source: Duluth News Tribune (4/19)


Stream restoration work in Duluth
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A new program called the "Duluth Stream Corps" will be launched by Community 
Action Duluth after funding was received by the Great Lakes Restoration 
Initiative. Source: KDAL Duluth (4/19)


Mississauga lays groundwork for waterfront redevelopment
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If completed, the project would be one of the city's biggest steps in its 
bid to move away from car-friendly planning and embrace a greener form of 
city building. Source: Globe and Mail (4/18)


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