[dailynews] September 11, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: September 11, 2012
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Scientists tackle Lake Erie algae
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Scientists gathered this week to discuss the health of the Great Lakes said 
Monday that recent environmental threats plaguing Lake Erie - from low water 
levels to the possibility of Asian carp - are diverting attention from a 
larger, looming threat: toxic algae blooms. Source: The Detroit News (9/11)


Asian Carp & the Great Lakes: Industries worry about basin separation (Part 
2)
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The issue of keeping Asian carp out of the Great Lakes has implications for 
a variety of industries.  Barge and tour boat operators, among other 
businesses and industries, are concerned about proposals to permanently 
separate the Great Lakes from the Mississippi River system. Source: Michigan 
Radio (9/11)


Some explanations but no answers after thousands of fish wash up dead on 
Canada shore of Lake Erie
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On the weekend of September 1, thousands of fish washed up along a 25-mile 
stretch of Canada's Lake Erie shore. Canadian investigators are offering a 
possible explanation for the fish kill, but not providing definitive 
answers. Source: WEWS-TV - Cleveland, OH (9/11)


Ont. couple seeks injunction to stop wind-farm expansion
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A rural Ontario couple is heading to court to halt development of a large 
wind farm near the shores of Lake Huron - at least until Health Canada 
completes a new two-year study on the potential risks of living next to 
industrial wind turbines. Source: CBC News (9/11)


Adopt-a-Beach season under way
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Thousands of people take part in Great Lakes beach cleanups during the 
annual Adopt-a-Beach cleanup each September, which last year collected more 
than 15,000 pounds of litter from beaches in the Great Lakes region. Source: 
The Herald-Palladium (9/10)


Battle of Lake Erie anniversary marked at Presque Isle
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At the foot of the Oliver Hazard Perry memorial in Presque Isle State Park, 
officials from the Erie Maritime Museum and the Flagship Niagara League 
sought to honor the men of the Battle of Lake Erie, which took place Sept. 
10, 1813. Source: Erie Times-News (9/10)


EDITORIAL: New Great Lakes water agreement needs funding, fleshing out
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The trouble with the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, signed Friday, is 
in the details. In this case, there simply aren't very many. There are few 
specific plans for action, or even targets and timelines to deal with the 
threats. Source: The Toronto Star (9/10)


EDITORIAL: Fish tale
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Are we carping about Asian carp again? Yep, and we won't quit until a 
physical barrier is created to separate the Great Lakes from the Mississippi 
River water basin, where the voracious carp lurk. Source: Crain's Cleveland 
Business (9/10)


Asian carp's destructive impact on the ecosystem
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The aquatic food chain in Lake Michigan is already so weakened by other 
invasive species, like zebra mussels, that adding a voracious plankton 
feeder such as Asian carp to the mix will likely push Lake Michigan's 
ecosystem over the tipping point. Source: Chicago Public Media (9/10)


EDITORIAL: Protect Great Lakes from Asian carp
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Asian carp aren't waiting around for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to 
study and ponder. Congress and the White House, which have taken charge of 
the problem, should be prodding the Corps to move faster. Source: The 
Detroit News (9/9)

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