[dailynews] April 20, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: April 20, 2012
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Out of sight: Floating turbine technology could put offshore wind farms in 
middle of Great Lakes
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Two Michigan universities have joined forces with a Seattle-based design 
company to pursue offshore wind technology that could be a "game-changer" on 
the Great Lakes. Source: The Muskegon Chronicle (4/20)


Windsor battles 'evil plant'
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The David and Goliath effort to rid a Windsor woodlot of garlic mustard 
means uprooting the plants one at a time, a feat that is only successful 
through the work of dedicated volunteers. Source: The Windsor Star (4/20)


Advisory group hears about Presque Isle Bay improvements
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A meeting Thursday with researchers and public health officials was one of 
the steps in an effort to get Presque Isle Bay off the federal Area of 
Concern list. Source: Erie Time-News (4/20)


'Windsor Hum' piques Foreign Affairs' curiosity
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Ottawa is sending a man to Windsor to get to the bottom the "Windsor hum" --  
described as a low frequency rumbling sound -- has been sparking complaints 
from residents on the city's west side for more than a year. A federal study 
suggests the hum may be coming from the U.S. side of the Detroit River, in 
the general area of Zug Island, an industrial site. Source: The Canadian 
Press (4/20)


Hamilton Harbour to miss cleanup goal
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Hamilton Harbour won't meet a long-standing goal of being delisted as a 
Great Lakes area of concern by 2015. Delays in upgrades to the city's 
Woodward Avenue sewage treatment plant and on the capping of the notorious 
coal tar blob at Randle Reef have pushed the target date back by five years. 
Source: The Hamilton Spectator (4/19)


Camp, Stabenow urge expanded fight against Asian carp
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Two Michigan lawmakers (Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, and Rep. Dave Camp, 
R-Midland) introduced legislation Thursday to expand efforts to prevent 
Asian carp and other invasive species from entering the Great Lakes. Source: 
The Detroit News (4/19)


Children's play highlights Great Lakes maritime history
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"Shipwrecked!" is a play about a family caught in a storm while transporting 
Christmas trees in 1893, and aims to engage kids in Michigan history from a 
Great Lakes perspective. Source: Great Lakes Echo (4/19)


Stopping hitchhikers in ballast tanks
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Great Lakes states are still deciding whether they want the EPA's new 
ballast water rules, which aim to minimize the transport of aquatic invasive 
species into the region, to have more teeth. Source: The Environment Report 
(4/19)


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