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[dailynews] Great Lakes Videos: March 15, 2013

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Fri Mar 15 12:42:33 EDT 2013

Great Lakes Videos: March 15, 2013
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Marina battles low water with dredging
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Chronically low lake levels are forcing dredging of the channel of Ontario's 
popular Fifty Point Marina on Lake Ontario for the second time since 2010. 
Source: The Hamilton Spectator (3/15)


Great Lakes Commission Semiannual Meeting: Rep. Louise Slaughter
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Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY), co-chair of the Great Lakes Task Force, 
introduces the Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act. Source: Great 
Lakes Commission (3/13)


Wolf hunt debate begins in Michigan
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A growing wolf population in Michigan's Upper Peninsula has DNR officials 
asking for public input on a possible hunt. Source: WDIO-TV - Duluth, MN 
(3/12)


Pet coke piles 'not hazardous,' says expert
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A professor who studied petroleum coke and the oil industry says the 
petroleum coke stored in piles on the bank of the Detroit River is not 
hazardous. Source: CBC News Windsor (3/12)


Wintry Niagara Falls
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Enjoy a wintery visit to Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls is located on the 
Niagara River, which drains Lake Erie into Lake Ontario. Source: CBS Sunday 
Morning (3/10)


Protesters lament 'disgusting' petroleum coke pile on Detroit River
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MP Brian Masse speaks to media in Windsor, Ont., after a rally protesting 
the piles of petroleum coke sitting on U.S. banks of the Detroit River. 
Source: The Windsor Star (3/9)


The Great Lakes are melting away
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Ice cover has decreased nearly 70% on the five Great Lakes since the early 
1970s, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
Source: Chicagoist (3/9)





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