[dailynews] October 21, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: October 21, 2011
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Port Weller dry docks presses ahead for more work
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Wednesday's news that Seaway Marine and Industrial will not be part of main contracts in a $35 million federal shipbuilding program comes as another big worry. The Upper Lakes Group facility was part of a bid with Chantier Davie Canada of Levis, Quebec and SNC-Lavelin for one of the massive multi-ship contracts. Source: St. Catharines Standard (10/21)


Grants go to protecting Lake Superior
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Minnesota's Lake Superior Coastal Program recently awarded $448,548 in grants for 15 projects that protect, preserve, and enhance the coastal resources of Lake Superior. Source: Lake County News Chronicle (10/21)


Current efforts to stop Asian carp not sustainable, experts say
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Amid concerns that current efforts to stop the influx of Asian carp in Illinois may not be sustainable, a coalition of Great Lakes states and cities on Thursday proposed a controversial plan to install metal and concrete barriers to separate the Mississippi River from Lake Michigan, effectively re-reversing the flow of the Chicago River. Source: Chicago Tribune (10/20)


Neighbors protest $50 million development planned for Lake Macatawa's shore
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A proposed $50 million development on the edge of Lake Macatawa could endanger the winter roosting area of about a dozen bald eagles. Source: Grand Rapids Press (10/20)


Maritime Academy of Toledo educates community leaders
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Officials with the Maritime Academy of Toledo met with area community leaders Wednesday and stressed that more has to be done to call attention to job opportunities in the maritime industry, ahead of a predicted shortfall by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: MarineLink.com (10/20)


Coal shipments down in past year on Great Lakes
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Shipments of coal on the Great Lakes totaled 3.4 million net tons in September, an increase of nearly 15 percent compared to August, but a decrease of 7 percent compared to a year ago. Source: Fox 21 Duluth (10/20)


EDITORIAL: Shocking number of boating mishaps should remind all that safety comes first
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The number of capsized boats, disabled boats - missing boaters on the Great Lakes State's Lake Michigan Coast - is shocking for this time of the year or any open-water season. Source: Bay City Times (10/20)


As GLOW dims, Lake Erie chosen to host offshore wind tests
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Through a grant from the Department of Energy (DOE), half a dozen researchers from the U.S. and Europe will test new methods of better harnessing wind energy, especially in farms with more than a few rows of turbines. Source: WNED Buffalo (10/20)


Waterfront Toronto uses computer simulation to anticipate carbon footprint of neighbourhoods
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Waterfront Toronto is working with the William J. Clinton Foundation and consulting engineering firm Arup on custom-built software designed to form urban planning strategies near the shore of Lake Ontario. Source: Daily Commercial News (10/20)


Coast Guard, St. Lawrence Seaway authorities, Tribal groups participate in oil spill containment boom deployment training
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An annual emergency response exercise was held at the Seaway Maintenance Facility here Tuesday that involved a boom deployment training exercise below Snell Lock. The exercise was a joint effort between the U.S. Coast Guard, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne. Source: BYM Marine News (10/19)


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