[dailynews] February 7, 2013

Great Lakes Daily News: February 7, 2013
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Gov. Snyder calls for increased hunting, fishing license fees
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Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s 2013-14 budget proposes double-digit hikes to Michigan’s hunting and fishing license fees as part of a plan to hire more conservation officers and improve the state’s habitat for fish and game. Source: Detroit Free Press (2/7)


COMMENTARY: Protect Great Lakes with tighter groundwater pumping limits
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The State of Michigan must tighten its permissive rules on groundwater pumping to fulfill its stewardship obligation to protect the Great Lakes. Source: Detroit Free Press (2/7)


University of Michigan to host town hall on climate change
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About 100 climate change experts from the Midwest will gather at the University of Michigan for a National Climate Assessment town hall. Source: AnnArbor.com (2/7)


Making a living on thin ice
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Operating on thin ice is good for at least one business: Sunk? Dive & Ice Service retrieves objects stranded on or that have fallen through thin ice. Source: Great Lakes Echo (2/7)


Great Lakes water drop could hinder ecology and economy
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Researchers at The Great Lakes Institute are concerned with falling water levels in the Great Lakes Basin. Source: CBC News (2/6)


Shippers: Water is greener than land
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Battered for years as a carrier of invasive species, Great Lakes shipping interests are battling back with a new study showing that ships are better for the environment than their competition on land. Source: Duluth News Tribune (2/6)


GOP-backed northern WI mining bill clears Senate committee
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A state Senate committee has approved a Republican bill designed to make it easier to open a massive new iron mine near Lake Superior. Source: KARE 11- Minneapolis-Minn. (2/6)


Quebec to hold hearings on exploration and exploitation of shale gas
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The Quebec government has ordered public hearings on the exploration and exploitation of shale-gas reserves in the St. Lawrence River valley. Source: Global News (2/6)


Serious snow: New book explores the famed lake effect
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Syracuse University professor shares stories and history of famed wintertime phenomenon in his new book. Source: USA Today (2/6)


What's impacting Great Lakes water levels?
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Few experts gave Michigan Radio a run down of the factors, big and small, contributing to the extreme lows observed in the Great Lakes. Source: Michigan Radio (2/5)


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