[dailynews] December 8, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: December 8, 2011
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EDITORIAL: Innovative thinking: Natural gas could fuel Badger's future
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Making the switch from coal to natural gas would turn the S.S. Badger into a leader in the maritime industry and protect its role as an economic engine in West Michigan. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (12/8)


Efforts to bolster lake herring populations in Lake Huron may be stunted by deadly disease
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Although Michigan officials want to bring lake herring back in Lake Huron, there's a new concern - the fish are highly susceptibility to an emerging fatal disease: Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus. Source: Great Lakes Echo (12/8)


Get to the bottom of the lakes
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New information paired with the latest CGI graphics have allowed Discovery Channel filmmakers to digitally "drain" the Great Lakes to examine what lies beneath. Source: Winnipeg Free Press (12/8)


Learn the story of 'The Christmas Tree Ship'
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The author of "The Christmas Tree Ship" will be presenting the story of this well-known Great Lakes shipwreck on Saturday as part of the Michigan Maritime Museum's winter lecture series. Source: The Holland Sentinel (12/8)


Wis. GOP to introduce mining bill
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Wisconsin Republicans are finally ready to release a long-awaited bill to streamline the state's mining regulations. Source: WXOW - La Crosse, WI (12/8)


Report on waterway shipping decline fuels Asian carp debate
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A federal report showing that cargo traffic on Chicago-area waterways has been flat or declining for 15 years was embraced by those who support closing locks or installing barriers to keep invasive species out of the Great Lakes. Source: Chicago Tribune (12/7)


Work starts this week to start S.S. Keewatin on journey back to Ontario
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The historic S.S. Keewatin steamship will be freed from 50,000 cubic yards of the muck and mud this week in preparation for a 600-mile trip next spring to its former home in Port McNicoll, Ontario. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (12/7)


Flashback: Remember when they tried to make Lake Champlain a Great Lake?
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In 1998, Vermont got its Lake Champlain designated as a Great Lake to get easier access to federal environmental funds. Source: Detroit Free Press (12/7)


Shipwreck found in Lake Michigan
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A group of Lake Michigan divers this month announced that it's discovered an old shipwreck in the waters between New Buffalo and Saint Joseph, Michigan. Source: WTVB - Coldwater, MI (12/5)


Scientists ready for East Chicago dredging to begin
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A long-delayed dredging of the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal is scheduled to begin next summer, and researchers are expanding their study to measure toxic chemical levels. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (12/4)


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