[dailynews] July 12, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: July 12, 2012
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Ontario unveils plan to combat invasive species
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The Ontario Invasive Species Strategic Plan, released last week, outlines Ontario's approach to the prevention, early detection, and rapid response to new invasive species and the effective management of existing invasive species like round goby, zebra mussels and the emerald ash borer. Source: Orangeville Citizen (7/12)


Army Corps of Engineers studying mandate for new Asian carp plan in Great Lakes
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During a meeting Wednesday of the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee in Chicago, officials said they are committed to writing a mandated progress report within three months. Source: Detroit Free Press (7/12)


Low water levels lead to more phragmites
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Lower water levels in the Great Lakes starting in 1999 coincide with an increase of phragmites in the region's wetlands, according to a recent study in the Journal of Great Lakes Research. Source: Great Lakes Echo (7/12)


EDITORIAL: Blame spills all over Enbridge; state should take lead on prevention efforts
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Enbridge knew five years before the rupture that the pipeline had corrosion and cracking problems in that area. Source: Detroit Free Press (7/11)


Kasich signs order against Lake Erie drilling
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It is substantially similar to an order that fellow Republican Gov. Bob Taft signed in 2003 that expired when he left office in early 2007. Source: Toledo Blade (7/11)


Algoma Central Corporation places fifth in 2011 marine money rankings
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Algoma Central Corporation ("Algoma"), the largest Canadian shipowner and operator of domestic Great Lakes vessels, announced today that it placed fifth in Marine Money Magazine's 2011 Rankings of Publicly Traded Shipping Companies. Source: Canada NewsWire (7/11)


Voyage studying plastic in Great Lakes sets sail
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This week, a team of researchers sets sail to conduct the first-ever survey of plastic pollution in the world's largest fresh water system. Source: WBFO Buffalo (7/11)


November referendum to decide Lake Michigan water project in Wauconda IL
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Voters will be asked if they want to support a $50 million project to make Lake Michigan water the village's primary water source. Source: Daily Herald (7/11)


New technology may improve safety, productivity on Seaway
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Known as the Draft Information System (DIS), the new on-board technology will reduce the potential for groundings and allow ships to carry more cargo by better taking advantage of the available water levels. Source: North Country Now (7/11)


Peter Kent to crack down on "third world" sewage practices
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The Harper government is proceeding with plans to crack down on nearly 150 billion litres of raw sewage dumped every year into Canadian waterways - considered to be a threat to both human and environmental health. Source: Times Colonist (7/11)


Asian carp to be served free at Taste of Chicago
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The Shedd Aquarium and Army Corps of Engineers will also be there to show not only how good these can taste, but the important work that we are doing in terms of protecting the Great Lakes from these fish. Source: Chicago Tribune (7/10)


Feds: Neglect, inaction caused Enbridge Kalamazoo River oil spill
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A Canadian company's failure to deal adequately with cracks in an oil pipeline and its slow response to a 2010 rupture in southwestern Michigan likely caused the most expensive onshore oil spill in U.S. history, the National Transportation Safety Board said. Source: Petoskey News Review (7/10)


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