[dailynews] October 31, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: October 31, 2012
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Energy policy by constitutional amendment debated
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Voters will determine this November if Michigan will be the first to insert a clean energy requirement into its state constitution. Source: Great Lakes Echo (10/31)


Alpena gets slogan: Sanctuary of the Great Lakes
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Alpena has a new slogan aimed at promoting the northern Michigan community: "Sanctuary of the Great Lakes." Source: Detroit Free Press (10/31)


Border security going more high-tech
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As Canada and the U.S. increasingly cooperate to watch maritime borders, authorities are using hi-tech radar systems to track the baddies. Source: The Sault Star (10/31)


Residents urged to avoid Lake Michigan shore
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Chicago officials on Tuesday warned residents to stay away from the Lake Michigan shore as the city prepared for high winds and waves resulting from Superstorm Sandy, which pounded the East Coast. Source: NBC Chicago (10/30)


How high were the Great Lakes waves?
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According to buoys in the region, southern Lake Huron measured the highest average wave heights of all the Great Lakes at 23 feet. Source: The Detroit News (10/30)


For years, warnings that it could happen here
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For nearly a decade, scientists have told city and state officials that New York faces certain peril: rising sea levels, more frequent flooding and extreme weather patterns. Source: The New York Times (10/30)


Superstorm Sandy halts Great Lakes shipping
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Cargo shipping was at a standstill Tuesday on the Great Lakes as superstorm Sandy churned waves up to two stories high, forcing crews to take refuge in bays and harbors and raising concerns about an economic blow if the shutdown is prolonged. Source: Detroit Free Press (10/30)


Experts talk climate change
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Researchers presented new findings about climate change and variability in the Great Lakes region in Ann Arbor Tuesday. Source: Daily Press (10/30)


Low water levels come in handy for Sandy
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One potential consequence of Sandy that emergency personnel haven't been worried about is widespread flooding from the region's largest bodies of water. That's because Lake Champlain, Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River are all at low levels already. Source: North Country Public Radio (10/30)


Multiple factors have water levels low
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Water levels in the Great Lakes have been on the decline for years and are approaching a critical point this fall, one that could mark the lowest lake levels for Lake Michigan and Lake Huron in the last 50 years. Source: Sturgis Journal (10/30)


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