[dailynews] February 7, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: February 7, 2012
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Connected by pipeline from Canada, tar sands represents bonus and risk to Great Lakes
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BP is spending nearly $4 billion to expand and modernize its Whiting, Indiana refinery to process tar sands oil from Canada. Source: Circle of Blue (2/7)


Beach managers test for E. coli while another germ goes undetected
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While health agencies look for faster ways to detect harmful E. coli bacteria on public beaches, they overlook another germ that may cause even greater problems. Source: Great Lakes Echo (2/7)


Dry Docks' $21.7-million refit contract to support 243 jobs
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St. Catharines' dry docks has emerged from the depths after a crushing loss last year in its bid for a multibillion-dollar federal shipbuilding contract. Source: St. Catharines Standard (2/7)


Kaptur urges quick response to Asian carp danger
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U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Toledo) says the snarl of political interests involved in the Asian carp issue are impeding the push toward a permanent solution. Source: The Toledo Blade (2/7)


Pure Michigan leader to join Google, Disney and Marriott in effort to lure foreign tourists
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Travel Michigan will join heavy hitters like Marriott International, the Walt Disney Company, and Best Western International in partnering with an organization called Brand USA to promote North American destinations overseas. Source: MLive.com (2/6)


New Ohio urban wildlife preserve opens on Lake Erie
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An 88-acre urban wildlife preserve on the southern shore of Lake Erie provides a 1.3 mile loop walking trail through a former sediment disposal area. Source: Demotix (2/6)


Warm Windsor weather idles icebreaker
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Most Canadians are basking in an unseasonably warm winter, but Canadian Coast Guard Capt. John Cork isn't one of them. Source: The Windsor Star (2/6)


RIVERKEEPERS: Tending the waterways
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The goal of the Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper is two-fold: protecting the water quantity and the quality, as well as connecting people to the waterfront. Source: Niagara Gazette (2/6)


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