[dailynews] June 26, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: June 26, 2012
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$25 million investment in Thorold for wind turbine manufacturing
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A Chinese wind tower manufacturer is opening its first North American plant in Thorold, investing $25 million and reinvigorating the Niagara job market Source: St. Catherines Standard (6/26)


Citizen scientists monitor stream quality with iPhone app
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Creekwatch, an iPhone app designed by IBM to help average citizens monitor waterways, could help Cronk and other Great Lakes researchers short on staff and resources. Source: Great Lakes Echo (6/26)


Monitoring beach conditions key in swimming safely
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The weather is hot, the sun is beaming, no better place to go than the beach, right? Well, it depends as some of Niagara's beaches are often posted as unsafe for swimming. Source: St. Catharines Standard (6/25)


White Lake recovery one step closer
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State officials last Thursday announced White Lake is one step closer to environmental recovery Source: White Lake Beacon (6/25)


Two beaches closed for E. coli
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A pair of local beaches have been deemed unsafe for swimming after elevated levels of E. coli were confirmed Source: The Whig (6/25)


DNR finds illegal carp in southern Michigan lake
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Wildlife experts have found an illegal carp in a southern Michigan lake. Source: Michigan Live (6/25)


SS Keewatin returns home to Port McNicoll
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After decades of being docked in Michigan, the SS Keewatin, a luxury vessel that plied the Great Lakes in the first half of the 20th century, is escorted by hundreds of boats into Port McNicoll, the ship's home port during its heyday Source: Toronto Star (6/23)


Great Lakes cruise ship MV Yorktown shines on Detroit River
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The MV Yorktown is one pretty ship: blue hull, gleaming white above, with 69 cabins and balconies. Source: Detroit Free Press (6/23)


Port security grant bringing 18 cameras to Sturgeon Bay
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Last week two Sturgeon Bay police cases were solved with the help of surveillance cameras on the Michigan Street Bridge. Source: Green Bay Press Gazette (6/22)


Kalamazoo frog study yields promise for Atypical Parkinson's disease patients
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What started as a study observing how contaminants in the Kalamazoo River affect frogs is evolving into Western Michigan University becoming a national leader in finding a cure for a rare human disease Source: Michigan Live (6/18)


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