[dailynews] October 28, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: October 28, 2011
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Cleveland helps launch ecowatch.org, an environmental news advocacy website
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EcoWatch, in partnership with Waterkeeper Alliance, an advocacy group dedicated to preserving and protecting water from polluters, announced its website, ecowatch.org, at a news conference Thursday on the east bank of the Cuyahoga River. Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer (10/28)


Galloo Island Wind Farm searches for power purchaser
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Galloo Island Wind Farm is shopping its electricity around to state and private buyers to keep the possibility of an underwater transmission line alive. Source: Watertown Daily Times (10/28)


Cruise ships bypassing Green Bay
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Green Bay city leaders are hoping to attract cruise ships in the Great Lakes to the port of Green Bay. They even used the promise of cruise ships to get $335,000 in federal funding to improve its downtown waterfront park. That was six years ago and still no cruise ships. And none of the added benefits that come with cruise ships. Source: WLUK Green Bay (10/28)


Weather changes mean more dead zones for Lake Erie: expert
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After a celebrated comeback from abysmal water conditions and high pollution levels in the 1970s, Lake Erie is regressing to the highest levels of phosphorous contamination in 40 years, a Great Lakes expert said on Thursday. Source: Reuters (10/27)


Palmyra Township MI reverses course on wind turbines
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The Palmyra Township board reversed its course on wind turbines Wednesday night, handing turbine supporters a victory and leading opponents to talk of a possible ballot referendum to overturn the decision. Source: Adrian Daily Telegram (10/27)


Senator defends sweeping changes to Wis. permits
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A Republican bill that would overhaul Wisconsin's water permitting process is designed to force state environmental officials to operate under real-world deadlines, not clear the way for a northern Wisconsin iron mine, the bill's author told legislators Wednesday. Source: Bloomberg Businessweek (10/27)


Surf's up on Third Coast
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For those who don't speak surf, it may come as a surprise to learn the words above express that Lake Michigan, and all the Great Lakes, are perfect for surfing for thousands of enthusiasts in the Midwest, if the conditions are right. Source: Portage County News (10/27)


Michigan DNR: Thousands of fish died from herpesvirus
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources said Thursday that a herpesvirus is to blame for thousands of dead fish that were found in Oceana County's Silver Lake. Source: WDIV Detroit (10/27)


Owens, Doheny split on border bill
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Republican Matthew A. Doheny wants border agents to be able to ignore environmental laws on federal lands, but his Democratic opponent in November 2012, Rep. William L. Owens, doesn't think it's necessary. Source: Watertown Daily Times (10/27)


EDITORIAL: Customs costs
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Border state representatives in Congress should work to kill these customs fees - or show reason why they should stand. Source: Watertown Daily Times (10/26)


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