[dailynews] August 11, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: August 11, 2011
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Day cruises explore Lake St. Clair history, mysteries
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The Discovery Cruises explore the Great Lakes through Sunday. They are funded by a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to Sea Grant Michigan. Source: Detroit Free Press (8/11)


In Ontario, gloomy skies for solar power
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Several companies who install solar panels have been unable to pay for their orders because they're waiting for assurances the power projects will be connected to Ontario's electricity grid. A backup in the approvals process has brought the fledgling industry almost to a standstill. Source: Globe and Mail (8/11)


Resources board delays WI waterfront regulations
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The Natural Resources Board voted, 7-0, to delay for two years the implementation of controversial regulations affecting development along Wisconsin waterways. The rules were the biggest rewrite of waterfront zoning regulations in four decades when they were approved in 2010 and were set to go into effect Feb. 1. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/11)


Lake Michigan gets C grade for overall health
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A new report card on the environmental condition of Lake Michigan gives the body of water an overall C grade. U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk released the 2011 Lake Michigan Report Card this week in his role as a co-chairman of the Senate Great Lakes Task Force Source: Green Bay Press Gazette (8/11)


Asian carp FAQ
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Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about Asian carp, an invasive species of fish that is traveling north on the Mississippi River and threatening to enter the Great Lakes. Source: Minnesota Public Radio (8/11)


Big Head Carp found in Iowa Great Lakes
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Experts think flooding on the Missouri River and the Little Sioux River may have helped it get there. Source: KITV Sioux City (8/11)


Replica Nina and Pinta dock at Sturgeon Bay
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Replicas of the Columbus ships Nina and Pinta docked at Great Lakes Yacht Services, 61 Michigan St., on Wednesday to start a five-day visit to Door County. Source: Door County Advocate (8/11)


Schooners hold part of history
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Most Great Lakes schooners had two or three masts and could carry large cargo for their length. Source: Detroit Free Press (8/11)


1812 gunboat makes overland voyage to Fort Wellington
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On Aug. 4, after weeks of careful preparation and packing, the St. Lawrence Islands National Park in Mallorytown Landing bid a fond farewell to the gunboat which had been housed at the facility for more than 40 years. Source: EMC News (8/11)


COMMENTARY: The EPA and the Common Defense
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The EPA's modus operandi is unconstitutional in two ways. One, the federal government is not authorized to legislate environmental issues within the states. Two, in an affront to the separation of powers, it creates laws on its own accord, laws that should in all actuality be produced by Congress. Source: New American (8/10)


MI DNR: End most salmon planting in Lake Huron
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State fishery biologists have recommended eliminating Chinook salmon stocking in most parts of Lake Huron next year. Source: Interlochen Public Radio (8/10)


Woman successfully swims across Lake Ontario
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A single mom set foot on Toronto's lakeshore on Tuesday morning, 22 hours after swimming across Lake Ontario from the shores of Niagara-on-the-Lake. Source: CTV Toronto (8/9)


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