[dailynews] December 20, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: December 20, 2012
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Lake Erie's thinning walleye population troubling
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The coming summer's Lake Erie fishing forecast may be even less enthusiastic 
than those of recent years, as numbers of walleye and yellow perch dwindle. 
Source: Farm and Dairy (12/20)


New potentially toxic algae turns up on Great Lakes beach
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A new species of potentially toxic algae, native to the southeastern United 
States, has appeared in the Great Lakes. Source: Great Lakes Echo (12/20)


The wolf returns
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After millennia spent exterminating them, humanity is protecting wolves. 
Numbers have risen again-and so have ancient resentments Source: The 
Economist (12/20)


EDITORIAL: Calming the lakes
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Stress isn't simply a human condition. It also affects fragile ecosystems 
with tough-guy names like the Great Lakes. Source: The Plain Dealer (12/19)


November lake cargo numbers better, but sluggish
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A steady year for cargo on the Great Lakes is winding down to a tired 
finish. Domestic shipping numbers are down four percent from a year ago. 
Source: The Superior Daily Telegram (12/19)


Funding is the next step, advocates say
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Ontario's new strategy for the Great Lakes is welcome but the provincial 
government needs to follow up with much-needed cash, say advocates for the 
waterway. Source: The Sarnia Observer (12/19)


Minnesota Power's latest wind generators spinning
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The Duluth-based utility said the addition of 70 new Siemens wind generators 
to its Bison wind energy farm near New Salem, N.D., is complete. Source: 
Duluth News Tribune (12/19)


Long Point wetlands getting much-needed help
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The Ontario Ministry of the Environment announced a $25,000 grant for 
habitat restoration and invasive species management at Long Point wetlands. 
Source: Simcoe Reformer (12/17)

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