[dailynews] November 26, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: November 26, 2012
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Ohio researchers trying to turn algae into fuel
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Researchers from the University of Toledo, Ohio, are trying to make the process of turning algae into fuel more efficient and profitable. Source: The Associated Press (11/26)


Latinos and the environment: an emerging force?
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While elected officials grapple over how to resolve their fiscal cliff differences, there's one post-election area where the parties agree - Latino voters overwhelmingly supported President Obama and may have been the deciding factor in the election. Source: Great Lakes Echo (11/26)


Competitors catch a wave in Lake Ontario surfing contest
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Competitors in high-tech wet suits gathered at the lakeshore in Rochester, N.Y., on Saturday for an event billed as the first surfing contest on Lake Ontario. Source: The Canadian Press (11/26)


Lake Erie's temperatures back to near normal
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Lake Erie water temperatures have returned to normal to slightly above normal after a milder 2011-12 winter, warm spring and hot summer helped produce above-normal water temperatures this summer. Source: Erie Times-News (11/25)


Algae, invaders threaten Lake Erie
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Heavy spring rains that wash fertilizers off farm fields help a toxic blue-green algae blossom into a massive stain that can stretch from Toledo to Cleveland, Ohio. Government officials say their commitment and funding to save Lake Erie has never been greater. Source: The Columbus Dispatch (11/25)


New bridge on agenda as Governor Snyder visits Canada
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The planned new bridge from Detroit to Windsor, Ont., is on the agenda as Michigan Governor Rick Snyder heads to Canada next week for meetings on trade and Great Lakes regional cooperation. Source: The Associated Press (11/25)


Pipeline can end up as a boon or bust
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If things go as planned, the public works project of Genesee County, Mich., could make water cheaper in the Thumb area, provide more jobs and boost regional agriculture - all because Detroit was so high-handed with its water. Source: The Times Herald (11/25)


Feds sued over fracking ban
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An American company intends to sue the Canadian government for more than $250 million over Quebec's controversial moratorium on hydraulic fracturing or fracking. Source: The Canadian Press (11/24)


A small step forward for former ordnance site
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Decades-long efforts to clean up chemical and radioactive contamination at the former Lake Ontario Ordnance Works site, N.Y., have taken a small step forward with the issuance of a final plan for a field investigation. Source: The Buffalo News (11/24)


Wind farm files $475 million NAFTA claim over Ontario offshore moratorium
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A wind energy company says it wants $475 million in damages because Ontario's moratorium on offshore wind farms has thwarted its project. Source: The Toronto Star (11/23)


Consumers' Lake Winds Energy Park begins operation Thanksgiving Day
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Consumers Energy's $250 million Lake Winds Energy Park in Riverton and Summit townships, Mich., began serving electric customers on Thanksgiving Day, with a formal declaration that it has begun commercial operation. Source: Ludington Daily News (11/22)


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