[dailynews] May 23, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: May 23, 2011
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A city prepares for a warm long-term forecast
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The Windy City is preparing for a heat wave - a permanent one. Climate 
scientists have told city planners that based on current trends, Chicago 
will feel more like Baton Rouge than a Northern metropolis before the end of 
this century. Source: The New York Times (5/22)


Waukesha to be given okay for Lake Michigan water
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Waukesha's application for Lake Michigan water will be pronounced complete 
in the next two weeks, according to state Department of Natural Resources 
officials. Source: WTAQ - Green Bay, WI (5/22)


Group to track walleye in St. Marys
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The St. Mary's Fisheries Task Group, a group of several constituents that 
work with the St. Marys River fisheries, is conducting a walleye movement 
study in the river this summer. Source: The Sault Ste. Marie Evening News 
(5/22)


Bad company for Great Lakes
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At 8 p.m. this  Tuesday (May 24), WKAR public television will broadcast Bad 
Company, a one-hour documentary that  looks at how human-driven influences 
have altered the environment of the Great Lakes. Source: Great Lakes Echo 
(5/22)


Cleveland included in U.S. Navy plans to mark War of 1812 anniversary
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The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority is preparing for war. The War 
of 1812. Source: The Plain Dealer (5/22)


Lake Erie exemption deleted from drilling bill
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Language that would have specifically exempted Lake Erie was quietly removed 
this week from a controversial bill to open state lands to drilling for oil 
and natural gas. Source: The Toledo Blade (5/21)


Bruce Power still plans to ship nuclear generators
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Bruce Power still plans to ship nuclear generators to Sweden via the Great 
Lakes. Officials at the company just don't know when that's going to happen. 
Source: The Times Herald (5/21)


EDITORIAL: Wise water limits
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The Great Lakes Compact requires Ohio to institute a water conservation 
program by 2013. It should be one that preserves and protects our water for 
business, public, and environmental uses, now and well into the future. 
Source: The Toledo Blade (5/21)


Asian carp issues aired in Muskegon 'town hall meeting'
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There may be bigger fish to fry than Asian carp when it comes to invasive 
species - but that doesn't mean the carp risk can be ignored. Source: 
Muskegon Chronicle (5/21)


Officials: grain, iron ore boosting Seaway traffic
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Increased grain and iron ore shipments may be driving an increase in 
shipping traffic on the St. Lawrence Seaway. Source: Watertown Daily Times 
(5/21)


Great Lakes bird health improves, report shows
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Several species of birds in the Great Lakes region are making a comeback, 
according to a recent report. Source: Ashland Current (5/20)


Ore boat M.V. Oberstar to be formally christened in Duluth Tuesday
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The 805-foot ore carrier Hon. James L. Oberstar will be formally christened 
in Duluth Tuesday morning with a champagne-smashing ceremony behind the 
Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. Source: Duluth News Tribune (5/20)


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