[dailynews] November 14, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: November 14, 2011
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Great Lakes limestone shipments up in October
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More tons of limestone were shipped on the Great Lake in October than in September or a year ago. But year-to-date numbers remain below the five-year-average. Source: Duluth News Tribune (11/14)


Lake Erie's algae outbreak taking a toll on fish
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As toxic blue-green algae blooms continue on Lake Erie, prized sport fish such as walleye and perch likely will decline, and less desirable invasive species such as the white perch will continue to grow in population. Source: Lancaster Eagle Gazette (11/14)


More Michigan voyages ahead; 13 cruises to visit new Detroit dock
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The MV Yorktown is a new ship that holds 138 passengers and will cruise the Great Lakes next year, with two cruises starting or ending at Detroit's new public dock. Source: Detroit Free Press (11/14)


Lake Ontario companies form consortium to encourage government movement on offshore wind power
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A consortium of Lake Ontario based organizations has formed to encourage and facilitate the development of offshore wind power in Ontario. A number of large employers in the Hamilton, Niagara and Kingston areas have joined forces to create the Lake Ontario Offshore Network (LOON), a group of manufacturers and suppliers with unique qualifications and skills interested in developing offshore wind projects in Lake Ontario. Source: Canada Newswire (11/14)


COMMENTARY: Others opinions: Newspaper editorials protect 'local interest' in S.S. Bader coal ash dumping issue
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Whether you support or oppose the recent congressional attempt to allow the S.S. Badger to continue its historic practice of discharging its coal ash into Lake Michigan seems to depend on which ferry service you favor. Source: MLive.com (11/14)


Who controls the Great Lakes?
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On both boards, Michigan - despite having more Great Lakes coastline than any other state - has no greater say over lakes management than any other state or Canadian province, a fact that was on display last month during Great Lakes Week. The eight states have equal voice. Source: Lansing State Journal (11/12)


Battle of the Great Lakes continues
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Michigan is the state with the most to lose if invasive Asian carp are allowed to cross from the Mississippi water basin into the Great Lakes, where they will forever damage the ecosystem. Federal judges based in Illinois repeatedly have decided to protect Chicago's shipping rather than the Great Lakes. Source: Lansing State Journal (11/12)


Lake Michigan coal ash spill no threat to humans, officials say
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A recent mudslide that swept tons of coal ash and debris into and around Lake Michigan probably will have little effect on the environment and none on human health, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said Friday. Source: Detroit Free Press (11/12)


Help for Grand Marais is trapped in limbo
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Grand Marais, part of the township, has asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to address the harbor break wall, built in the 1890s, badly deteriorated by the 1950s and long since pounded into oblivion by Lake Superior. Source: Detroit Free Press (11/13)


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