[dailynews] January 27, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: January 27, 2012
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Michigan tax ruling could power wind energy projects
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A recent personal property tax ruling that will cost Michigan counties millions of dollars in revenue could prove vital for utility companies and energy manufacturers around the state. Source: Great Lakes Echo (1/25)


In party-line vote, WI Assembly approves mining bill
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The Assembly approved a wide-ranging bill Thursday easing the way for an iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin, which supporters heralded as a way to create jobs and opponents disparaged as harmful to the environment. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1/27)


Does Glen Lake marina controversy foreshadow the future of 'most beautiful' Sleeping Bear Dunes?
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DuPont, president of the Glen Lake Association has not yet taken a position on the proposed expansion of the small-scale On the Narrows Marina, which wants to add nearly 40 boat slips, but he called the development plans "very problematic." Source: The Grand Rapids Press (1/17)


Great Lakes scientists educate communities; put research to work
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Lake Superior Estuarine Research Reserve
study the usual Great Lakes issues - invasive species, pollution, habitat loss and climate change. But what's unique is that the research is taken directly to the community, addressing local issues. Source: Great Lakes Echo (1/26)


Should we lift the moratorium on offshore wind in the Great Lakes?
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For a year now there has been a moratorium on the development of offshore wind projects in the Great Lakes. The Ontario government issued the ban because it said more study was needed to make sure the projects can be developed safety and responsibly, even though such studies were supposedly already done when the previous moratorium was lifted in January 2008. Source: The Energy Collective (1/26)


Greening yards to protect Lake Michigan
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A workshop for residents to help green their yards and protect Lake Michigan will be presented from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 11. Location has not yet been determined Source: NWI Times (1/26)


Water monitoring system needs federal help
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For such an important mechanism everyone agreed was essential to preserving water quality, it's ironic to see how many communities it serves are unwilling to keep it operating. Source: The Times Herald (1/26)


St. Lawrence River institute receives $58,600 grant from Ontario Trillium Foundation
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The St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences was recently awarded a 2-year grant of $58,600 from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to hire a Communications and Community Action Officer. Source: OurHometown.ca (1/25)


Nuclear worries abound in Great Lakes region. Do solutions?
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An auditorium at Illinois Institute of Technology's main Chicago campus was hosting a capstone presentation to round out Nuclear Science Day on Wednesday. The topic: Shaping the Future of U.S. Nuclear Energy. Source: Medill Reports (1/26)


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