[dailynews] November 17, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: November 17, 2011
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Enbridge at odds over amount of 
2010 spill
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The amount of oil spilled in Michigan's Kalamazoo River in a major pipeline 
break in July 2010 appears to be more than a third higher than the 
pipeline's owner, Enbridge Energy Partners, has said leaked out. Source: 
Detroit Free Press (11/17)


U.S. House bill would weaken Michigan's invasive species law
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Michigan's fight to control invasive species in the Great Lakes could be 
weakened by a bill passed by the U.S. House this week. Source: Michigan 
Radio (11/17)


Ohio nuclear plant won't open until cracks studied
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Federal regulators say they won't allow an Ohio nuclear reactor to reopen 
until they find out more about cracks discovered in concrete at the plant 
along Lake Erie. Source: Canadian Business (11/17)


Lake Michigan ferry makes 2012 plans
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The high-speed Lake Express ferry is making plans for the 2012 season on 
Lake Michigan after a year that saw service hampered by engine problems. 
Source: Associated Press (11/17)


Great Lakes cruises intrigue Muskegon County tourism leader
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Cruise ships are returning to the Great Lakes next year, and the new tourism 
leader in Muskegon County, Mich., is excited about the possibility of having 
the ships eventually stop by. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (11/17)


Twin Ports shipping supports 11,500 jobs, study finds
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The Twin Ports' maritime commerce supports more than 11,500 jobs in 
Minnesota and Wisconsin, according to details from a study of the economic 
impacts of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway. Source: Duluth News Tribune 
(11/17)


St. Lawrence Seaway busier than last year
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The economy may be slowing, but cargo shipments through the St. Lawrence 
Seaway from Mar. 22 to Oct. 31 were up two percent from a year earlier. 
Source: The Montreal Gazette (11/17)


COMMENTARY: Needed: Protection for The Great Lakes
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It would seem natural and proper that we should be concerned, maybe even 
obsessed, with protecting the Great Lakes. But yesterday, the U.S. House of 
Representatives passed a law that weakens the standards for making sure 
ballast water is free of invasive species. Source: Michigan Radio (11/16)


Des Plaines River dyed red for study
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Scientists dumped a red dye "tracer" into the Des Plaines River in the 
Lockport, Ill., area earlier this week to study Asian carp and other species 
migrating to Lake Michigan. Source: NBC-TV - Chicago, IL (11/16)


Ministry checks up on wreck artifacts
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Artifacts from the Erie Belle, one of Kincardine, Ontario's best-known 
maritime disasters, could find no better home than the Walker House heritage 
centre, the museum board president said earlier this week. Source: The Sun 
Times (11/16)

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