[dailynews] February 6, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: February 6, 2012
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COMMENTARY: Don't throw the Badger out with the lake water
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As a Michigan native with a regional perspective on job creation and environmental quality, I support the S.S. Badger's efforts to develop a cleaner method to power the ship. The ship has been powered by coal for decades. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (2/6)


COMMENTARY: Water level plan will benefit environment
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I, Steve Taylor, vice president of Save the River, applaud the International Joint Commission. They have worked hard and thoughtfully on Plan BV7, and they got it right. Source: Watertown Daily Times (2/6)


Keeping climate change on regional agendas despite public apathy
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While environmental organizations and agencies try to bring attention to climate change in the Great Lakes region, the public apparently doesn't care much about it. Two weeks ago, a Pew survey showed global warming ranking last among public priorities. Source: Great Lakes Echo (2/6)


Report says some Minnesota babies born with high mercury
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One in 10 babies along Minnesota's border with Lake Superior is born with unhealthy levels of mercury, according to a new report. Source: The Albert Lea Tribune (2/5)


EDITORIAL: Build the barriers; stop the carp
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President Barack Obama now has the political cover he needs to stand up to his Chicago shipping industry cronies and spearhead an initiative to protect the Great Lakes from an Asian carp invasion. Source: The Plain Dealer (2/5)


Ohio Rep. Gardner has 'Marshall Plan' for Lake Erie
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State Rep. Randy Gardner says it's time to rebuild the lake. The Bowling Green Republican says he's calling for a "Marshall Plan for Lake Erie," an urgent bipartisan effort to restore Lake Erie and respond to the growing threat posed by toxic algal blooms and other problems. Source: Sandusky Register (2/5)


Flint exploring interim use of Flint River water until new pipeline built
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The city is looking at the possibility of temporarily treating and using Flint River water while the Karegnondi Water Authority moves forward on its plans to build a new water pipeline from Lake Huron, said Howard Croft, the city's director of infrastructure and development. Source: The Flint Journal (2/3)


Lawmakers prod feds to heed plan for stopping carp
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Thirty-one members of Congress prodded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday to consider a multi-billion-dollar plan released this week for cutting a Chicago-area link between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds to stop migration of Asian carp and other invasive species. Source: Wall Street Journal (2/3)


SUNY Fredonia to lead Great Lakes pollution study
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Plastic pollution in the Great Lakes will be the focus of a study this summer. Led by the State University of New York at Fredonia, researchers will try to quantify the amount of plastic polluting the fresh water Great Lakes. Source: Wall Street Journal (2/3)


Asian carp: 93% of Michigan voters concerned
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Michigan voters know a lot about Asian carp and 93% of those in a new poll said they are somewhat or very concerned about the fish getting into Lake Michigan, according to a new poll released today. Source: Detroit Free Press (2/2)


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