[dailynews] Great Lakes Videos Sept. 21, 2012

Great Lakes Videos: September 21, 2012
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Great Lakes Research Center opening
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Michigan Technological University recently opened its newly constructed Great Lakes Research Center, which will serve as a center for research and education on freshwater systems and is one of a kind. Source: Michigan Technology University (9/20)


City Council gets sewer plan update
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Fort Wayne city council members on Tuesday received what you might call the "dirty details" on how the long-term effort is going to clean up pollution being introduced into the Maumee River. Source: Indiana's News Center (9/18)


Great Lakes Week on demand
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If you missed any of last week's Great Lakes Week events in Cleveland, watch sessions, interviews and feature stories "On Demand" here. Source: Great Lakes Now (Detroit Public TV) (9/18)


Electrofishing Sandusky River
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Searching for Asian Carp on the Sandusky River, Tuesday, Sept 18, 2012. Source: The News-Messenger (9/18)


Freshwater jellyfish surprise swimmers and boaters in Ontario lakes
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Freshwater jellyfish — forms of hydrozoa called Craspedacusta sowerbyi — are surprising swimmers and fishers in lakes and rivers across Ontario and beyond. Source: The Toronto Star (9/18)


Healing our Waters: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative coastal wetland restoration success stories
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Report on three GLRI-funded projects designed to improve coastal wetland ecosystems by restoring hydrologic connectivity, increasing fish passage, and enhancing wetland ecosystem functions and services.  Source: Detroit Public TV (9/18)


Healing our Waters: gas drilling: fracturing the Great Lakes health
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Fracking sounds to some like a dirty word, and for good reason: as gas drilling booms across region, hydraulic fracturing poses a staggering array of threats to the Great Lakes and to our health -- from toxic wastewater to habitat destruction and climate pollution. Source: Detroit Public TV (9/14)


Great Lakes Summit in Cleveland
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At Great Lakes Week, the Great Lakes summit that took place last week in Cleveland, Oh., advocates for the lakes expressed concern over the federal budget debate's potential to cause a loss of funding for Great Lakes restoration efforts. Source: WEWS-TV - Cleveland, OH (9/13)


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