[dailynews] November 8, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: November 8, 2011
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House says states can't regulate ballast
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New York's strict new standards for keeping invasive species out of ships' 
ballast on the St. Lawrence Seaway took a hit in Congress, and probably won't 
get a second chance on Capitol Hill, a congressional source said Monday. 
Source: Watertown Daily Times (11/8)


EDITORIAL: Fund the lakes cleanup
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Our wonderful natural resource -- the Great Lakes -- brings us jobs, 
recreation and power, so efforts to improve that resource deserve our 
support. Source: The Buffalo News (11/8)


Can Milwaukee become the Silicon Valley of water?
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A Milwaukee, Wis., water meter manufacturer thinks the key to dealing with 
the impending global water crisis will be technological innovation. Water 
technology will be to the next few decades what computer tech has been for 
the last thirty years: the driver of world-transforming innovation. Source: 
WBEZ - Chicago, IL (11/8)


Moving Nipigon's Kama creek may bring back fish
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Decades ago, Nipigon, Ontario's Kama Creek was realigned to protect a 
railway crossing from erosion. But the move destroyed brook trout spawning 
grounds and created a barrier to migration up the creek. Now, the creek is 
being redirected to its original course. Source: CBC News (11/8)


Water's hidden value and what it means for Great Lakes cities
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The national recession has already dramatically slowed the exodus from 
cities along the Great Lakes. If droughts and water shortages persist, more 
people and businesses could find themselves gravitating back toward a part 
of the country where the taps are always full. Source: WBEZ - Chicago, IL 
(11/7)


GVSU wind buoy performing well on Lake Michigan after rough-water weekend
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Lake Michigan waters provided Grand Valley State University's wind 
assessment buoy a challenging welcome.
The eight-ton, 10-by-20-foot floating research platform was towed out Friday 
afternoon to a location in Lake Michigan. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (11/7)


State leaders discuss Lake St. Clair muck
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Michigan state officials determined that the "muck" building up along the 
Lake St. Clair shoreline is comprised of  bluegreen algae, which may be 
exacerbated in Lake St. Clair due to zebra mussels, storm water runoff and 
municipal wastewater discharge. Source: St. Clair Shores Patch (11/7)


Removing dam might help Lake Erie
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Engineers say Ballville Dam, a 100-year-old structure on the Sandusky River 
near Fremont, Ohio, needs repairs totaling millions of dollars. A biologist 
has estimated that removal of the dam would expand walleye spawning beds in 
the Sandusky River to as much as 15 times what they are now. Source: The 
Columbus Dispatch (11/6)

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