[dailynews] December 15, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: December 15, 2011
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Michigan coal-fired plants to close; wind and air to step up
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A Michigan energy company announced last week the closure of seven 
coal-fired power plants in the state and cancelled construction of another 
to focus on clean energy. Source: Great Lakes Echo (12/15)


Lake Superior caviar? You betcha
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Minnesota locavores might consider a new delicacy for their holiday 
appetizer platters this year: caviar from Lake Superior herring. Source: 
Star Tribune (12/15)


EDITORIAL: Pa. Senators: Remember the Asian carp
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Legislation pending in Congress could help keep the invasive Asian carp out 
of Great Lakes waterways, but the bill needs more support if it is to pass. 
Source: Erie Time-News (12/15)


DNR investigates case of missing artifact
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They may seem like small souvenirs lying on the bottom of Lake Michigan, but 
some are actually artifacts from historic shipwrecks, and taking one could 
get you in some deep water with the state of Wisconsin. Source: WLUK-TV - 
Milwaukee, WI (12/15)


Algae danger grows in Lake Erie
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Ohio environmental officials say that Lake Erie's toxic algae blooms have 
never been worse and warn that fish and billions of dollars in tourism 
revenue are at risk. Source: The Columbus Dispatch (12/15)


Group predicts Great Lakes Compact conflict
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The Assembly Mining Bill unveiled late last week would create new standards 
for permitting high-capacity wells that would likely create a conflict with 
the Great Lakes Compact, says a Wisconsin environmental organization. 
Source: Ashland Current (12/14)


University of Michigan researchers find clue to ancients on Lake Huron 
bottom
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Researchers from the University of Michigan, exploring the bottom of Lake 
Huron, discovered remnants of an 8,900-year-old land bridge linking lower 
Michigan to central Ontario. Source: Detroit Free Press (12/14)


Legal settlement to force completion of Deep Tunnel
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Federal and state authorities this week unveiled a legal settlement intended 
to finally complete the Deep Tunnel, the Chicago region's massive flood- and 
pollution-control project. Source: Chicago Tribune (12/14)


Snowy owls' invasion of Chicago is off to a flying start this winter
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Snowy owls are arriving in the Chicago area in far greater numbers than 
usual this winter, but the dramatic presence of a bird made famous in the 
Harry Potter movies has nothing to do with magic and everything to do with 
finding a good meal. Source: Chicago Tribune (12/14)

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