[dailynews] September 6, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: September 6, 2011
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Geothermal offers promise, challenges for Great Lakes states
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A small Detroit suburb is tapping the earth's natural energy by creating a 
geothermal utility, the first of its kind in the Great Lakes region. Source: 
Great Lakes Echo (9/6)


EDITORIAL: Monitoring system must be funded
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If it takes a surcharge to keep an important regional water monitoring 
system in operation, so be it. Safeguarding the water quality of the St. 
Clair River, Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River is a necessity. Source: 
The Times Herald (9/6)


EDITORIAL: All states should fear invasive species
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Michigan needs every tool possible to fight its war to keep Asian carp out 
of the precious Great Lakes. Source: Lansing State Journal (9/5)


County creates Lake Erie Management Commission
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At the County Legislature's regular August business meeting, the 24 
lawmakers present passed a resolution creating the Lake Erie Management 
Commission. Source: The Post Journal (9/5)


Sources of toxic algae: farms, cities
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Scientists know what causes the toxic blue-green algae that stain western 
Lake Erie every summer. It's phosphorus, a byproduct of sewage, fertilizers 
and manure. Source: The Columbus Dispatch (9/5)


EPA awards $4.7 million for Great Lakes projects
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $4.7 million in grants 
to groups and government agencies in Michigan for Great Lakes cleanup 
projects. Source: The Detroit News (9/4)


Solution to Asian carp problem may be in kitchen
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Researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale who are studying the 
problem fish are looking into the possibility that residents might instead 
come to know the ugly critter by another name: "Dinner." Source: The Carmi 
Times (9/3)


Greening the Cuyahoga River: Man-made floating plant islands the latest 
scheme in recovery efforts
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Man-made floating plant islands are the latest advance in a 40-year effort 
to ecologically reclaim the Cuyahoga River. Source: The Plain Dealer (9/3)


Plans to expand St. Lawrence Seaway are scrapped
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Almost a decade after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers suggested expanding 
the St. Lawrence Seaway, the agency has formally scrapped that proposal. 
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (9/2)


Duluth EPA to Conduct "Micro" Survey in Lake Superior
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The Duluth Environmental Protection Agency will be doing a study on Lake 
Superior's micro organisms. Source: Northland's NewsCenter (9/2)


People define Point priorities
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Nearly 30 people turned out Monday night to weigh in on plans for managing 
the world's largest spit of sand as a steering committee begins a year-long 
process to develop a management plan for Wisconsin Point. Source: The 
Superior Daily Telegram (8/31)


Grants help Lake Superior cleanup
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Two new grants totaling $473,000 were awarded to Northland College by the 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for local and regional efforts to 
protect watersheds and maintain existing habitats under the Great Lakes 
Restoration Initiative. Source: The Superior Daily Telegram (8/26)


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