[dailynews] SPAM:January 19, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: January 19, 2012
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Detroit soars in world rankings
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Battered Detroit made a major jump up the rankings of economic performance 
by the largest cities in the world last year, thanks to an auto industry 
recovery that has also benefitted Windsor. Source: The Windsor Star (1/19)


Builder hopes to blow winds of change, lift ban on wind turbines
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The province is in no rush to approve a massive wind energy project that 
holds the promise of hundreds of jobs for Hamilton companies. Source: The 
Hamilton Spectator (1/19)


E.C. marsh cleanup to be finished by summer
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Environmental cleanup at Roxana Marsh and an adjacent stretch of the Grand 
Calumet River remains on schedule with native trees and other vegetation set 
to be reintroduced this summer, project officials said Wednesday. Source: 
East Chicago Community (1/18)


Lake Superior shipping season ends tonight
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The last laker of the 2011 shipping season pulled into port in Duluth 
Wednesday morning. Source: Minnesota Public Radio (1/18)


Harmful banned pesticide slowly leaving the Great Lakes environment
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A long-banned pesticide remains in the Great Lakes environment but is on the 
decline, scientists say. Toxaphene was a heavily used pesticide in the U.S. 
until people realized how toxic it was in 1982, the year it was banned in 
the Great Lakes region and most other places. Source: Great Lakes Echo 
(1/18)


Lack of ice could mean drop in lake levels
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With warmer temperatures, less snowfall and nearly no ice coverage this 
winter, it's likely that spring and summer lake levels could drop at least 
two inches, according the Army Corps of Engineers. Source: Harbor Light 
Newspaper (1/18)


War of 1812 fighting vessel HMS General Hunter came to rest in Southampton, 
Ont.
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War of 1812 fighting vessel HMS General Hunter came to rest in Southampton, 
Ontario. Now the story of the General Hunter is taking pride of place as a 
centerpiece of the Bruce County Museum, where volunteers are busy building a 
slightly smaller replica of the ship's deck. Source: The Toronto Star (1/18)


Shipping season shows promise
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The shipping industry in Green Bay may be making a comeback. Numbers 
released Wednesday show more than two million metric tons of freight moved 
through the port last year, an increase of 25 per cent. The port manager 
says it's a sign, the economy is picking up. Source: WGBA-TV - Green Bay, WI 
(1/18)


EDITORIAL: Misplaced complacency on invasive carp
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Another study, another affirmation.
The U.S. Geological Survey says -- as if we didn't know -- that we dare not 
allow the bighead and silver carp a fin-hold in shallow, plankton-rich 
western Lake Erie. Source: The Plain Dealer (1/18)


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