[dailynews] September 12, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: September 12, 2011
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Ohio wind projects land federal cash
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Three Northeast Ohio wind power projects have received grants from the federal government. The three were among 41 projects nationwide sharing $43million over five years. Source: Columbus Business First (9/12)


Largest in-water boat show on the Great Lakes drops anchor at Cedar Point
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While smaller boats, especially aluminum and fiberglass fishing boats, have driven the marine industry in the northern Ohio region in recent years, the big boats are making a comeback. Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer (9/12)


Lake Erie bike route proposed
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The goal is to establish a mapped and signed Lake Erie cycling route that will help attract cycling tourists and encourage local bicycle use. Source: Windsor Star (9/12)


Wis. lawmakers to gather information on Asian carp
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The Assembly Natural Resources Committee has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday in the state Capitol to hear updates on the invasive fish. Source: Petoskey News Review (9/12)


Review of mine plan ignores Pic River, community claims
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One of the potential beneficiaries of a new palladium-copper mine near Marathon says it will go through the courts to stop a government review of the project if it doesn't take its input seriously. Source: Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal (9/10)


Judge: Clean up Detroit plant's pollution -- or else
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U.S. District Judge Sean Cox ordered Detroit officials Friday to disregard union contracts, local ordinances and even the city charter in their efforts to clean up pollution at the city's sewage plant on the Detroit River. Source: Detroit Free Press (9/10)


Report: DNA method helpful in seeking Asian carp
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Federal officials promised Friday to improve two crucial weapons in the fight to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes: an electric fish barrier near Chicago and an early-warning system that detects carp DNA in waterways. Source: Wall Street Journal (9/9)


Minnesota Sea Grant gets $400,000 grant to spread message
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The Sea Grant money is earmarked to slow the rate at which people spread invasive species through everyday activities like fishing, boating or tossing an unwanted pet fish into a pond. Source: Duluth News Tribune (9/9)


Land use key to protecting Muskegon River from effects of climate change
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The fate of the Muskegon River in a warming climate depends on how the land around it is managed. That's the message scientists say they're getting from computer models that predict the effects of climate and land use changes on the river's fish and flows. Source: Great Lakes Echo (9/9)


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