[dailynews] November 12, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: November 12, 2012
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Lake Erie Islands inspire music through natural beauty
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An island chain in the waters of Lake Erie between Ohio, Michigan, and Ontario finds itself at the center of the latest in a series of water-inspired musical compositions from Ohio-based GC Creative Studio. Source: Great Lakes Echo (11/12)


COMMENTARY: The Law and the Great Lakes: Respect for the value of conflict
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Michigan Land, Air and Water Defense is suing the state Department of Natural Resources over an auction of mineral rights that could allow hydrological fracturing under certain state parks and recreation areas. Source: Great Lakes Echo (11/12)


Great Lakes beach monitors worry about water testing funds ahead of federal budget talks
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Water quality monitors in northern Michigan are warning that funds which help pay for E. coli and other pathogen testing at Great Lakes beaches could be in jeopardy as federal budget discussions resume following the election. Source: Michigan Live (11/11)


Climate change is here, even if election skipped it
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Neither climate change nor the wacky weather of 2012 stirred much attention during the presidential campaign. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel explains how they are affecting Wisconsin. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (11/11)


Coast Guard preps for Great Lakes, Seaway winter
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The U.S. Coast Guard is in the process of removing almost 1,300 buoys, beacons and other navigational aids from the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway System to prepare for winter. Source: The Wall Street Journal (11/10)


Dry conditions resulting in continued low St. Lawrence Seaway water levels
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The persistent dry conditions in the region have prompted the International St. Lawrence River Board of Control to continue sending more water downstream than usual from the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario to maintain adequate water levels for the Port of Montreal. Source: North Country Now (11/10)


COMMENTARY: Governments can mitigate extreme lake levels
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There has been considerable interest in Great Lakes water levels, especially Michigan/Huron as a record low level is approaching. Source: The Holland Sentinel (11/10)


Efficient hatcheries allow experimental stockings of lake, steelhead trout into Lake Erie
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Lake Erie received experimental stockings of almost a quarter of a million lake trout and steelhead trout last week. Source: The Plain Dealer (11/9)


Freshwater fish are dying at alarming rates
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North American freshwater fishes are going extinct at rates that concern scientists. Many of the extinct freshwater fishes lived in the Great Lakes region. Source: Scientific American (11/9)


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