[dailynews] September 28, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: September 28, 2011
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Wind gets knocked out of energy farm plan
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The New York Power Authority on Tuesday pulled the plug on the project, citing the high costs of the subsidies that would be needed to make the wind farm economically feasible. Source: Buffalo News (9/28)


Heart of Duluth's water system is aging, but keeps pumping
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City officials give most of the credit to Lake Superior. The city's 5-foot-wide water intake pipe stretches a quarter-mile out into the big lake and sucks about 20 million gallons of water in every day. Source: Duluth News Tribune (9/28)


EPA officials highlight Asian carp threat at Great Lakes conference
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The Asian carp czar for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is asking Great Lakes stakeholders to help educate the public about the dangers of the invasive species. Source: Michigan City Community (9/28)


State grant helps professor examine height, flow for three streams
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Associate Professor Linda Cornell of BGSU Firelands received the grant through the Lake Erie Protection fund, which pays for research to protect, preserve and restore the lake. Source: The Morning Journal (9/28)


Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority presented award for international tonnage shipments
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The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC), an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority the prestigious Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award for increases in international cargo shipments during the 2010 navigation season. Source: MyABC50 Watertown (9/28)


Two wind turbine plants announced for Niagara
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A $400-million dollar deal between a wind development company and turbine manufacturer will see two manufacturing facilities built in Niagara. Source: St. Catharines Standard (9/27)


Duke Energy Renewables eyes wind farm near Lake Erie
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The Ball Hill Windpark would be built on about 13,000 acres in the towns of Hanover and Villenova, southwest of Buffalo. Source: Charlotte Business Journal (9/27)


EDITORIAL: Of mussels and muscle: Great Lakes states need a ballast water standard they all can support
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It's abundantly clear that more stringent ballast treatment technologies must be implemented. Under the terms of a settlement reached in March with environmental groups, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is to establish tougher, more effective requirements on ballast cleansing. Until that agreement produces a result, New York should back off. Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer (9/26)


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