[dailynews] September 21, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: September 21, 2012
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Great Ships ballast testing lauded
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A Superior, Wis., waterfront facility is advancing ballast treatment systems by pumping lye into the ballast water on board of boats to kill invasive species that might be hitchhiking to the next port. Source: Duluth News Tribune (9/21)


COMMENTARY: Radishes could protect the Great Lakes from harmful algae blooms
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Planting doomed radishes is an innovative technique used in recent years to improve soil nutrients and reduce runoff into streams and rivers on a Williams County farm. Source: Great Lakes Echo (9/21)


Paddling, picnic highlight estuarine resources
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In honor of the St. Louis River freshwater estuary and estuaries around the country, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration dedicated Sept. 29 as National Estuaries Day. Source: Superior Telegram (9/21)


New flash points added in Ohio's battle to keep Asian carp out of Erie
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While the barge canal near Chicago is widely viewed as the area most likely to be breached in the war being waged to stop the movement of Asian carp toward the Great Lakes, other potential flash points have been identified. Source: The Toledo Blade (9/20)


Senators introduce Great Lakes cleanup legislation
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US. senators from both parties are proposing legislation to continue Great Lakes cleanup efforts that include removing toxins from polluted harbors and fighting invasive species. Source: The Wall Street Journal (9/20)


Great Lakes maritime industry and environmentalists team up to keep ‘critters’ from hitching rides in ships’ ballast water
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Researchers from around the world are gathering in the Twin Ports today to share study results and discuss related advances being made in ballast water treatment, type-testing and shipboard monitoring. Source: Pine Journal (9/20)


COMMENTARY: Romney's silence on Great Lakes protection speaks volume
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Last week in Cleveland, over 500 leaders gathered to talk about the challenges facing the Great Lakes and for many the highlight was to be the debate amongst those competing for the highest office in the land, but the Romney campaign failed to attend. Source: The Huffington Post (9/20)


Freshwater jellyfish surprise swimmers and boaters in Ontario lakes
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Freshwater jellyfish - an invasive species thought to have originated in China’s Yangtze River - have surprised swimmers and fishers in lakes and rivers across Ontario and beyond. Source: The Toronto Star (9/18)


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