[dailynews] February 1, 2013

Great Lakes Daily News: February 1, 2013
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COMMENTARY: What happens in Superior doesn't stay in Superior
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The Chicago water focus is Lake Michigan as it provides drinking water for millions and countless recreational and economic opportunities. However the lack of attention regarding Lake Superior needs to change as threatening issues are moving apace. Source: Great Lakes Echo (2/1)


Lake Superior dropped 2 inches in January
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The level of Lake Superior dropped 2 inches in January, a month the big lake usually drops about 3 inches, the International Lake Superior Board of Control reported Thursday. Source: Duluth News Tribune (2/1)


Two sides of wind turbine debate
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Like a giant fan blade slicing through the air, the debate over wind turbines in rural Ontario settings has pitted neighbors against neighbors and torn friendships apart. Source: St. Catharines Standard (2/1)


The shipping news
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When spring arrives and the frozen shores of the Great Lakes are long thawed, the St Lawrence Seaway, North America's liquid superhighway, should witness the greatest renewal of its shipping fleet in 30 years. Source: The Economist (2/1)


Chicago River flowing backwards would be least of region's concerns
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If the flow from the Lake Michigan stops, so too does the flow of the Chicago River. The lake water that currently flushes the Chicago River and its burden of treated and untreated sewage into the Mississippi would stop. Source: Bloomberg News (1/31)


Water runs through us
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Many people from community leaders to citizens say that water defines Muskegon and 2013 will engage Muskegonites in planning and branding its water. Source: MLive (1/31)


Stormwater drainage improving in Lorain
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Not counting the effects of Superstorm Sandy, stormwater drainage in Lorain, Ohio, is improving and less water is backing up into homes. Source: The Morning Journal (1/31)


Zebra mussel larvae confirmed in Lake Winnibigoshish
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Zebra mussels have been moved into yet another famous Minnesota lake, this time Lake Winnibigoshish, one of the Northland's most popular fishing lakes. Source: Duluth News Tribune (1/31)


On day 1, Vitter and Boxer on same side for increasing harbor maintenance
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The top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee teamed up Thursday to pressure the Obama administration to commit more funding from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. Source: The Times-Picayune (1/31)


Fox 8 explores salt mine below Lake Erie
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For half a century, Cargill Deicing Technology has been mining salt from underneath Lake Erie. The mine is part of the Great Eastern Salt Basin, one of the world's largest salt beds. Source: Fox 8 News - Cleveland, OH (1/31)


Searching for the Avro Arrow: London diver on cusp of supersonic discovery
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A diving instructor from London, Ont., believes she is "this close" to finding at least one long-lost test model of the legendary Avro Arrow. Source: London Community News (1/31)


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