[dailynews] March 7, 2013

Great Lakes Daily News: March 7, 2013
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Dunkirk power plant granted 2-year reprieve from shutdown
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The plant's owner signed the agreement that will keep one 80-megawatt unit operating in order to maintain the reliability of the region's electricity supply while more extensive studies are done to determine whether the power plant is needed in the long term. Source: Buffalo News (3/7)


Debris skimmer, dubbed Lynyrd Skymmr, to return to Milwaukee waterways
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The skimmer scoops up plastic containers, dead fish, tree branches and trunks, as well as other floating debris three or four days a week in the season. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/7)


Great Lakes Aquarium aims for new education space
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The new classrooms will double the education space at the aquarium. The first-floor spaces now being used for classes will be redeveloped for exhibits. Source: Duluth News Tribune (3/7)


Sequester cuts affecting long-range plan to clean up Great Lakes
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A long-range plan to clean up the Great Lakes is being hurt by the new automatic cuts in federal spending. That's what local leaders in the Great Lakes Region told lawmakers Wednesday during their annual lobbying trip to Capitol Hill. Source: WTAQ Green Bay (3/7)


Sebewaing planning on funds to dredge river
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While the village was not included in the first round of funding from a state emergency dredging plan, village officials said the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has told the village it is slated to receive funding in the second round. Source: Huron Daily News (3/7)


EDITORIAL: Preserve Great Lakes Restoration funding
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Spending on the health of the Great Lakes yields healthy returns. In a 2007 report, the Brookings Institution estimated at least $50 billion in net economic benefits from a concerted effort to clean up the lakes. That is an investment worth retaining. Source: Plain Dealer (3/6)


Shell aims to fuel Great Lakes freighters with liquefied natural gas
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Shell on Monday unveiled plans to build a small liquefied natural gas plant in Sarnia, Ont., to provide fuel to marine traffic, as well as trucks and trains. Source: The Globe and Mail (3/5)


Cruise ship set to make 2 Alpena stops
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The 257-foot Yorktown will stop in Alpena for a half day on Aug. 2 and again on Aug. 14 and while here the guests will have a chance to get to know Alpena, as well as visit its attractions. Source: Alpena News (3/4)


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