[dailynews] July 1, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: July 1, 2011
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Plan for new Peace Bridge abandoned
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After a decade of lofty plans but one obstacle after another, the proposal for a new Peace Bridge across the Niagara River has reached a dead end. Source: Buffalo News (7/1)


Proposal would allow 'fracking' in state
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The DEC proposal would permit drilling on private land "under rigorous and effective controls." Source: Buffalo News (7/1)


Famous expert relents and studies, ranks Great Lakes beaches
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The new list is significant because, for years, critics have complained that an influential Best U.S. Beaches list created by Dr. Beach -- actually Stephen Leatherman, director of the Laboratory for Coastal Research at Florida International University -- contained only ocean beaches, missing some of the nation's best sand. Source: Detroit Free Press (7/1)


Asian carp: Low-oxygen zone proposed to hold fish back
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A short-term solution to the problem of Asian carp migrating through Chicago waterways into the Great Lakes would be to create a low-oxygen zone of about 2 miles in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, killing all the fish, several scientists said Thursday. Source: Detroit Free Press (7/1)


Maritime Academy of Toledo to purchase former AMO building
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Renee Marazon, Superintendent, The Maritime Academy of Toledo, announced today that the school and GenoaBank will meet Friday, July 1, 2011 at 2 p.m. when the school is expected to purchase the former American Maritime Officers (AMO) Building at 803 Water Street in Downtown Toledo. Source: Maritime Executive (7/1)


Scientists favor divide for Great Lakes, Mississippi
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No additional study is necessary to prove that separating the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River systems is the only way to prevent invasive species such as Asian carp from migrating between them and doing serious ecological and economic harm, a team of scientists said Thursday. Source: Associated Press (7/1)


Experts discuss Lake St. Clair, Great Lakes fisheries
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Biologists and experts from Michigan Department of Natural Resources and United States Fish and Wildlife Service discussed the state of the Great Lakes fisheries Thursday evening at Metropolitan Beach. Source: St. Clair Shores Patch (7/1)


The first link: How a canal spanned a continent and built Chicago
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Back in 1900, engineers famously reversed the Chicago River, linking the Great Lakes with the Mississippi River. Almost everybody knows that. What you may not know is that Chicago actually first reversed the river 30 years earlier, diverting the water from the Lake to a canal. Source: WBEZ Chicago (6/30)


Yellow perch on your plate: Is it the real catch?
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Chances are better that the perch is the real deal if the menu says Lake Erie perch. But if the menu just says lake perch, or perch, you might want to check with your waiter or waitress. Source: GoErie.com (6/30)


Superior's Hog Island undergoing restoration
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In 2008, the Great Lakes Commission received money through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to restore habitat. The $630,000, three-year project is under way to restore ecological processes and biodiversity. Source: Duluth News Tribune (6/30)


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