[dailynews] August 30, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: August 30, 2011
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Port receives award as concerns mount over upcoming ballast regulations
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In a time of recession and high unemployment, a healthy and growing local port is a great local asset, and the Port of Oswego Authority received an award Wednesday recognizing the increased business it brings to the St. Lawrence Seaway. Source: The Palladium-Times (8/30)


Gov. Snyder explains opposition to Muskegon County Indian casino plan; seeks reasonable regulations on offshore wind
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Regarding a controversial West Michigan issue - wind energy turbines on Lake Michigan - governor Rick Snyder indicated science, economics, and the environment will dictate the future regulations of off-shore wind development on the state's Great Lakes waters. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (8/30)


Boat tax break may be thrown overboard
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Some Great Lakes lawmakers have put forth a new bill seeking to eliminate the tax provision giving a tax break on boats classified as second home. Source: Great Lakes Echo (8/30)


Treading Michigan's Big Mac on foot
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Looking to do something a little different on Labor Day? Why not join about 40,000 friends for a 5-mile hike across Michigan's Mackinac Bridge? Source: Detroit Free Press (8/30)


Friends of the Detroit River hosting boat tour as fundraiser
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Members of the non-profit group, Friends of the Detroit River, say they have a passion for the area's largest waterway and instead of just talking about it, they want others to experience that passion for themselves. Source: The News-Herald (8/30)


Some Wisconsin residents can mail prescriptions for disposal
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People who live in much of eastern and northern Wisconsin can now mail their unused prescription medication to a far-away disposal site, cutting down on the flushing of drugs into the Great Lakes. Source: Superior Telegram (8/29)


VHS so far hasn't spread to new waters
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VHS fish disease has not spread to new waters in 2011, a result Wisconsin state fisheries and invasive species officials credit to anglers and others following rules to prevent spreading the virus. Source: Ashland Current (8/29)


You haven't lived here until...you visited Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
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Last year, the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, which covers 448 square miles of Lake Huron off the northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan, 
attracted 60,000 visitors and this year, it expects to draw even more. Source: Detroit Free Press (8/28)


Conservationists around Great Lakes plan for climate change
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Conservationists in the Chicago region say their efforts to protect natural resources must be adapted to environmental changes that are already under way. Source: Chicago Tribune (8/28)


Lake St. Clair information gets flowing
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Michigan Sea Grant Extension and the Lake St. Clair Tourism Development Program hope to make people more aware of their access to the water with their unveiling of the new Lake St. Clair Coastal Water Trail. Source: The Times Herald (8/27)


Port of import: Muskegon seen as key link in wind energy development
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West Michigan faces a huge opportunity in establishing itself as a manufacturing, transportation, and service base for the wind energy industry. Source: MiBiz - Michigan Business (8/22)


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