[dailynews] December 1, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: December 1, 2011
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Faces & Names: UMD researchers featured on NGTV
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Two researchers from UMD's Large Lakes Observatory are featured in a National Geographic TV special that will air at 7 and 10 p.m. today on cable Channel 26 in Duluth. Source: Duluth News Tribune (12/1)


EPA proposes standards for cleansing ship ballast water, leading pathway for invasive species
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The Environmental Protection Agency proposed stricter requirements Wednesday for cleaning ballast water that keeps ships upright in rolling seas but enables invasive species to reach U.S. waters, where they have ravaged ecosystems and caused billions of dollars in economic losses. Source: The Washington Post (11/30)


Wis. GOP to introduce mining bill next week
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Assembly Republicans plan to introduce a bill next week designed to jump-start construction of an iron mine in far northern Wisconsin, then hold the customary public hearing on the measure hundreds of miles from the proposed site and the people who would have to live with the operation. Source: CBS (11/30)


Legacy audit: 'ongoing concerns' of substitute funding, conflicts of interest
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Oversight of Minnesota's Legacy Amendment is "generally adequate'' - but "ongoing concerns" exist over potential conflicts of interest and the temptation to merely supplant, as opposed to supplement, previous funding, the Office of the Legislative Auditor said today. Source: Pionner Press (11/30)


Investigation shows event at Palisades Nuclear Plant was of "substantial safety significance"
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says a week-long shut-down of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in September was of "substantial safety significance." The plant is located in South Haven about 55 miles southwest of Grand Rapids. Source: Michigan Radio (11/30)


Great Lakes water security: Maude Barlow and our water
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Last evening at 8 pm, global water rights activist Maude Barlow delivered a free public lecture in 120 Clemens Hall on North Campus to discuss issues of Great Lakes water security in the context of water rights issues across the globe. Source: Buffalo Rising (11/30)


Senate backs Runciman's call for wind farm moratorium
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The Senate of Canada today unanimously backed a motion by Senator Bob Runciman calling on the province of Ontario to institute a moratorium on wind-farm development along eastern Lake Ontario until the impact on birds and bats can be studied. Source: OurHometown.ca (11/30)


Application deadline nears for St. Lawrence River environmental projects
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The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has issued a reminder that the deadline of January 1, 2012 is approaching for submitting new applications to the St. Lawrence River Research and Education Fund (SLRREF). Source: ABC 50 (11/21)


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