[dailynews] October 23, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: October 23, 2012
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The pressure is on - scientists search for Asian carp solutions
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By 2014, the Army Corps of Engineers must come up with a plan to prevent the 
spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes. The species has been detected in 
the Chicago area waterways that allow passage between the Mississippi River 
and Lake Michigan. Source: Milwaukee Public Radio (10/23)


COMMENTARY: Celebrate Clean Water Act with Plan Bv7
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Plan Bv7, developed after 10 years of research and consultation with 
stakeholders along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, will attempt to 
halt the trend toward monoculture wetlands through a return to more natural 
water levels and flows. Source: Watertown Daily News (10/23)


Lake Chipican't: Popular city pond shrinking fast
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Lake Huron water levels are approaching historic lows, which is also 
impacting adjacent Lake Chipican, a popular wetland in Sarnia, Ontario's 
Canatara Park. Large sections of the pond bed are high and dry. Source: The 
Sarnia Observer (10/22)


Kewaunee nuclear plant to close next year
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Shutdown of the Kewaunee Power Station nuclear plant on Lake Michigan in 
Kewaunee County, Wis., will begin in six months, a spokesman for the owner 
said Monday. The site eventually will be returned to greenfield space, 
although that is expected to take decades. Source: The Northwest Indiana 
Times (10/22)


Cut fossil fuel use, Quebec's environmental groups tell PQ
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Quebec's major environmental groups are calling on the Parti Québécois 
government to come up with a plan to drastically reduce the use of fossil 
fuels. The groups want the province to focus more on energy efficiency and 
renewable energy. Source: The Montreal Gazette (10/22)


East Chicago official optimistic resolution of filtration plant woes is near
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East Chicago officials hope an agreement soon can be reached to get the 
city's new, but still nonworking, water filtration plant finally functional. 
The $30 million facility was scheduled to begin operations last November. 
Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (10/21)


Camp Perry wind turbine: a green, sensibly green issue
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A wind turbine project at Camp Perry, Ohio, has caught the attention of 
conservationists who have made it their life's work to improve the habitat 
along Lake Erie for migratory birds. Source: The Toledo Blade (10/21)


Dog does the dirty work
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At the Great Lakes Beach Association Conference on Mackinac Island, Mich., 
last week, Environmental Canine Services showed how specially trained dogs 
can be used to help keep beaches clean and safe. Source: WZZM-TV - Grand 
Rapids, MI (10/21)

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