[dailynews] October 15, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: October 15, 2012
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Progress made in quest to save Grand Marais harbor
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For decades, residents of Grand Marais, Mich., have battled with the state 
and federal government, and anyone else standing in the way, to get a new 
break wall to protect their harbor from the pounding winds and waves of Lake 
Superior. Source: Detroit Free Press (10/15)


Wind turbine site ruffles area avian enthusiasts
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A proposed 198-foot wind turbine, to be located about one mile from Lake 
Erie at Camp Perry in Ottawa County, Oh., is under attack. The coastal 
location, dot­ted with wild­life ar­eas and ref­uges, is con­sid­ered a 
"glob­ally im­por­tant" hab­i­tat by bird­ers. Source: The Toledo Blade 
(10/15)


University at Buffalo to work on Great Lakes study
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The University at Buffalo and 20 other universities and institutions from 
the U.S. and Canada plan to develop long-term research and policy priorities 
to help protect and restore the Great Lakes. Source: Buffalo Business First 
(10/15)


Activist delivers fiery warning of looming water shortage
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A former adviser to the United Nations told students at the University of 
Toronto Mississauga that the Great Lakes are under threat, and a clean water 
crisis is coming. Source: The Mississauga News (10/15)


Piping plovers face challenges but keep on piping
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Across the country and in the Great Lakes, efforts are underway to protect 
the piping plover, a rapidly disappearing little bird named for its 
distinctive bell-like whistle. Source: National Parks Traveler (10/15)


COMMENTARY: Commitment to lakes is essential
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The battle against pollutants and invasive species in the Great Lakes cannot 
be won without the federal government's commitment. Source: The Cincinnati 
Enquirer (10/14)


Impactful lake levels
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Water levels in the Great Lakes are approaching record lows, forcing 
commercial shippers in Lake Huron and elsewhere to carry less freight and 
sailors to watch their depth measurements. Source: The Alpena News (10/14)


Central Michigan University professor uses Facebook to track climate change
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A professor and his students at Central Michigan University have developed a 
Facebook page, "Climate Change in the Great Lakes Basin," as a way of 
accumulating information about Michigan climate change for future reference. 
Source: The Morning Sun (10/14)


Deep trouble: nuclear waste burial in the Great Lakes basin
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An accident at the Bruce Power Generating Station in Kincardine, Ont., on 
the scale of Chernobyl in 1986 or Fukushima last year, could be catastrophic 
to the Great Lakes. Source: The Voice (10/14)

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