[dailynews] July 22, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: July 22, 2011
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Asian carp (part 6 of 6): Scientists race to win war on carp: pheromones, noise guns, biobullets tested
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Scientists in the Great Lakes and beyond are trying to outsmart the Asian carp, using inventive technologies -- and the invaders' own biology and behavior -- against them. Source: Detroit Free Press (7/22)


Ferry proposal: Detroit's port provides momentum
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Momentum is building for a crossborder ferry service that could operate out of the new Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority waterfront terminal and shuttle cruise ship visitors across the Detroit River. Source: The Windsor Star (7/22)


Moving in: fisheries programs infuse waters with walleye
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Multiple Great Lakes waters and tributaries recently received an infusion of more than 730,000 walleye fingerlings raised under a program administered and funded by Indian tribes and assisted by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Source: Soo Evening News (7/21)


More Asian carp DNA found near Lake Michigan
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Analysts have discovered more genetic material from Asian carp beyond an electric barrier designed to prevent them from invading the Great Lakes, renewing a debate over the strategy for protecting the region's waters from the voracious fish. Source: Wall Street Journal (7/21)


Overhauling how Michigan regulates industry
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Michigan state Legislature is aiming to dramatically change the way the state regulates businesses, starting with bills that would prohibit the Governor -and also any state agency - from making a new rule that's more stringent than federal standards. Source: The Environment Report (7/21)


Aura detects pollution in the Great Lakes region
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Fires throughout Ontario are generating pollution that is showing up in data from NASA's Aura Satellite in the Great Lakes region. Source: NASA (7/21)


Could inducing a "dead zone" in Chicago canal block carp and other invaders?
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Hypoxic "dead zones," an environmental evil elsewhere in the Great Lakes, could help protect them from aquatic invaders, according to a team of researchers. Source: Great Lakes Echo (7/21)


Davie sale approved clearning way for bid on shipbuilding contracts
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A new alliance between shipyards in two of the country's biggest provinces was sealed Thursday as the newly purchased Davie Shipyard was given the green light to enter a heated race to lure potentially lucrative federal shipbuilding contracts. Source: Montreal Gazette (7/21)


Kids conduct science experiments on Lake Michigan
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More than 20 young scientists and their families climbed aboard the W.G. Jackson research vessel July 11 to learn how to collect and analyze data from Lake Michigan. Source: Triblocal Gurnee (7/20)


Port Authority strategic plan focuses on Cuyahoga River, attracting maritime business
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The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority unveiled a strategic plan today that calls for sprucing up the Cuyahoga River, keeping shipping channels open and attracting new business to the port. Source: The Plain Dealer (7/20)


Boosting the Great Lakes international economy
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Over 250 public and private leaders from both the United States and Canada have concluded that the regions on both sides of the Great Lakes international border need to team up to strengthen their highly integrated economies. Source: The New Republic (7/18)


H2Ontario: can more energy be squeezed out of Lake Ontario?
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A host of enterprising energy developers believe they can squeeze more energy - much more - from Lake Ontario. Source: The Toronto Star (7/16)


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