[dailynews] November 29, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: November 29, 2011
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Waukesha water utility to ask for rate increase
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A request from the Water Commission of Waukesha, Wisc., for a 25 percent increase to water bills is set to go before the Public Service Commission. Source: Waukesha Patch (11/29)


Upper Peninsula nickel mine moves ahead
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In spite of concerns about acid drainage into the nearby Salmon Trout River and Lake Superior, a new nickel mine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula is moving forward. Source: The Environment Report (11/29)


Outdoors: Invasive flora needs to be rooted out from Michigan, too, not just fauna
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While high-leaping Asian carp and water-clearing zebra mussels get the headlines, most invasive species aren't animals but are plants. Source: Detroit Free Press (11/29)


Guitars and melodies to stop spreading invaders
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An environmental communication specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Extension is looking to tap into the connection between anglers and music to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species in the Great Lakes region. Source: Great Lakes Echo (11/29)


Army Corps to return Asian carp barrier to higher voltage after month-long tests
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Monday that it is restoring a higher power setting on an electric barrier designed to prevent invasive species from migrating between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River systems. Source: Chicago Tribune (11/28)


Great Lakes' workers faring better on Canadian side of the border
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Communities on the Canadian side of the Great Lakes region seemed to be faring much better economically than cities and workers on the U.S. side. Source: WBEZ - Chicago, IL (11/28)


EDITORIAL: Give S.S. Badger time to convert fuel source
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Converting the S.S. Badger car ferry from coal to natural gas fuel may be the best solution for eliminating the lake pollution issue and maintaining the economic benefit for all involved. Source: Sheboygan Press (11/28)


Pesky shrimp may prove a food source
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An invading species of shrimp may offer a new food source for fish in the Great Lakes, according to a report from a team of Queen's University researchers. Source: The Whig Standard (11/28)


EDITORIAL: Erie is in trouble
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By several important measures, Lake Erie - generally considered the bellwether for the health of the other four Great Lakes - has declined to a point as bad as or worse than it has ever been. Source: The Buffalo News (11/27)


Barge runs aground in Lake Michigan
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A barge, believed to be carrying a cargo of rocks, has run aground in Lake Michigan near Sheboygan, Wisc. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (11/25)


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