[dailynews] September 25, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: September 25, 2012
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Chinook salmon thriving in Lake Michigan, so fewer will be restocked
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Lake Michigan's chinook salmon are doing so well that Michigan has decided 
to sharply reduce its stocking of the popular game fish. Source: The 
Associated Press (9/25)


Interactive lake monitoring tool to be updated
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Data on rain, snowfall, ice cover and evaporation will soon be incorporated 
into a new online tool that shows Great Lakes water level fluctuations over 
the past 150 years. Source: Great Lakes Echo (9/25)


Research buoy shows offshore winds average at least 22 mph in middle of Lake 
Michigan
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Wind speed in the middle of Lake Michigan appears to be some of the best in 
the state for developing wind energy according to preliminary data from a 
high-tech research buoy. Source: Michigan Radio (9/25)


Wind power extends the Badger's sailing season
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Lake Michigan Carferry has recently reached an agreement with a 
manufacturer, GE, to extend the Badger's sailing season until November 2 to 
transport an additional 60 tower sections. The SS Badger has transported 
more than 300 over-sized wind tower loads so far this year. Source: 
Ludington Daily news (9/25)


Drought's silver lining? Better wine, less trashy beaches, different plants, 
improved irrigation sales
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While corn and soybean growers lament a poor harvest, Great Lakes winemakers 
are enjoying great grapes as the result of the drought. Source: Great Lakes 
Echo (9/25)


Bird viruses under study pose no threat to humans
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Two Ohio State University professors are studying waterfowl influenza in 
Lake Erie marshes; the avian viruses under study aren't a threat to humans. 
Source: Port Clinton News Herald (9/25)


EDITORIAL: Can the carp: Casey urges the administration to stop an invasion
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Senator Bob Casey is speaking out about the threat posed by invasive Asian 
carp to Pennsylvania waterways and is calling on the Obama administration to 
take swifter action. Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (9/24)


Low waters and high anxiety
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New forecasts suggest that water levels in Lakes Michigan, Huron and 
Superior, may soon hit an all-time low, aggravating an economic quandary: 
with such low levels, cargo ships have to forgo millions of dollars of 
freight. Source: The New York Times (9/24)


Belle Isle habitat projects celebrate $1.9M boost
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Two wildlife habitat restoration projects at Detroit's Belle Isle are 
celebrating a $1.9 million boost from the federal government. Source: The 
Associated Press (9/23)


Recession worsens brownfields backlog in Wisconsin
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It's estimated that there are 10,000 brownfields in Wisconsin; many of these 
sites date back to the early 1900s, during the state's early manufacturing 
history. While the state has made some progress with the backlog in the past 
two decades, the situation may be worsening. Source: Fond Du Lac Reporter 
(9/23)


Search turns up no Asian carp
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Despite an earnest effort that involved electrofishing, no Asian carp turned 
up last week in government-agency nets in the lower reaches of the Sandusky 
River. Source: The Columbus Dispatch (9/23)


Michigan could create advocate to push for recreational harbor improvements
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Tower Marine owner R.J. Peterson's one-man push to establish a state 
advocate to help Michigan's recreational harbors stay open for boaters has 
made headway in Lansing. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (9/22)


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