[dailynews] August 15, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: August 15, 2012
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Radar study could help predict dangerous Great Lakes currents
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A new Great Lakes study using radar could save swimmers’ lives by enabling the prediction of dangerous currents before they form. Source: Great Lakes Echo (8/15)


River invasion: It's time to thwart the Asian carp in the Ohio
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Pennsylvania and its lake-state neighbors have been pushing the federal government for help in keeping the invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. It's time for Pennsylvania and its river-state neighbors to demand the same for the Ohio River system. Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (8/15)


Harsens Island stunned as owner of only ferry service announces plans to retire
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Residents of Harsens Island, which is at the mouth of the St. Clair River, were shocked Tuesday when news began to trickle out that the owner of the only ferry to the island wants to retire and shut down the ferry service. Source: Detroit Free Press (8/15)


An urban waterway's comeback
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Cleaning the Buffalo River will increase options for recreation, say state and local officials. Source: WBFO-FM 88.7 (8/14)


David Suzuki reveals Ontario’s climate-change fighter
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The David Suzuki Foundation released a report that measures and puts an economic value to the amount of carbon that green areas remove from the air and store through photosynthesis. Source: The Toronto Star (8/14)


Local shipwreck explorer finds new discovery in Seneca Lake
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A Local shipwreck explorer has just announced the discovery of an 1860 paddle wheeler that went down in Seneca Lake with a big explosion 114 years ago. Source: WHEC-TV Rochester, NY (8/14)


Trillium Wind Power fights to keep Ontario lawsuit alive
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Slapping a moratorium on offshore wind turbines in Ontario 18 months ago had more to do with political science than with natural science, a court heard Tuesday. Source: The Toronto Star (8/14)


Cuyahoga Falls dam removal
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The Ohio EPA and City of Cuyahoga Falls are removing two low-head dams in the city's downtown. The process will restore the river to a more natural state. Source: WKYC-TV 3--Cleveland (8/10)


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