[dailynews] September 13, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: September 13, 2012
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Obama, Romney reps expected at Great Lakes panel .
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Both campaigns have been invited to attend the forum Thursday in Cleveland during the annual Great Lakes Week, which brings together environmentalists, scientists and policymakers. Source: Wall Street Journal (9/13)


COMMENTARY: Too much damage already from Great Lakes invaders
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Gov. Rick Snyder's administration supports Michigan's existing ballast standards. Source: Detroit Free Press (9/13)


EDITORIAL: Another step toward preserving the Great Lakes
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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has for a number of years played a leading role in the fight to preserve the quality of water in the Great Lakes, and that work is yielding real results. Source: The Cap Times (9/13)


U.S.-flag lakes float down
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Iron ore cargos in August totaled 4.5 million tons, a decrease of 5.2 percent compared to a year ago.  Coal cargos fell to 1.7 million tons, or almost 20 percent compared to August 2011. Aggregate and fluxstone for construction and steelmaking slipped to 2.7 million tons, a drop of 6 percent. Source: MarineLink.com (9/13)


Asian Carp & the Great Lakes: What if the carp make a home here? (Part 4)
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Scientists are the most concerned about bighead and silver carp.  Both species eat plankton.  Those are tiny plants and animals at the base of the food chain that a lot of other things like to eat. Source: Michigan Radio (9/13)


Commission recognizes work of Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy
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The Conservancy's efforts have been recognized by accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, a distinction that has gone to only 181 of 1,700 land trusts in the nation. Source: Southwest Michigan's Second Wave (9/13)


Winnetka considers a $34.6 M stormwater tunnel
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The proposed project would install an eight-foot diameter storm sewer to move water from a roughly 900-acre drainage area in west Winnetka eastward toward Lake Michigan. Source: Winnetka Glencoe Patch (9/13)


EDITORIAL: What will candidates do to protect  the Great Lakes?
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Representatives of the presidential campaigns have a chance in Cleveland on Thursday to spell out plans for the lakes. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (9/12)


Scientist warns of heavier storms, more Great Lakes algae
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An increasingly warm climate is worsening the problem of harmful Great Lakes algae blooms by boosting the intensity of spring rains that wash phosphorus into the waters. Source: MLive.com (9/12)


CMU launches new research into Great Lakes ecosystem
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The research is being conducted on Beaver Island using mesocosm tanks to replicate the ecosystem of the Great Lakes. Source: WNEM Saginaw (9/11)


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