GLIN NEWS: 11 June 2009

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Great Lakes Daily News: 11 June 2009

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Fishing for solutions in Lake Huron
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The chinook salmon that once were the mainstay of Lake Huron's sport fishing are largely gone, victims of the bottom-up collapse of the food web that took out the exotic alewife baitfish the salmon needed to survive. Source: Detroit Free Press (6/11)


EDITORIAL: Cheboygan issues absurd threat to stop proposed Genesee water pipeline
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Genesee County's proposal to pipe its own water from Lake Huron received an expected - and way off-base - slam from the north this week. Source: The Flint Journal (6/11)


Wind turbine noise is rattling some residents in Michigan's Thumb
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Wind turbines are creating some bad buzz in Michigan's Thumb. The big blades have been welcomed by many, but a handful of people who live near turbines are now complaining about ongoing noise. Source: The Bay City Times (6/11)


U.S., Canadian agencies train for mistake on lake
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More than a dozen agencies from the U.S. and Canada participated in a joint training exercise Wednesday to prepare for possible oil or chemical spills on Lake Erie. Source: Fremont News-Messenger (6/11)


Support for ferry plan grows
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Proponents of a Lake Erie ferry for Port Burwell have received a major boost from across the lake. A trio of lakeside communities east of Cleveland has been allocated $30 million in federal funding to get a cross-lake ferry service operating. Source: The London Free Press (6/11)


Michigan planning to kill Canada geese this year
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For the first time in about a decade, Michigan wildlife officials are planning to kill Canada geese because of run-ins with city and suburban residents. Source: Detroit Free Press (6/11)


Wind turbines could be on Great Lakes in 3 years
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The first wind turbine development on the Great Lakes could be built within three years or so, experts on offshore wind power said during the annual meeting of the Great Lakes Wind Collaborative on Wednesday in Milwaukee. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (6/10)


Initiative focusing on Great Lakes moving forward
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The U.S. House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee approved full funding for the new $475 million Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which addresses threats to the Great Lakes, including invasive species, toxic pollution and habitat restoration. Source: Port Huron Times-Herald (6/10)


Tougher shoreline building rules proposed in Wisconsin
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Shoreline property owners would have to limit the size of new driveways, decks and roofs under changes to Wisconsin's waterfront building regulations announced by state environmental officials. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (6/10)


Divers hope to identify 1812 warship in Lake Ontario
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A team of divers is set to plunge into Lake Ontario near Kingston, Ont., next week in a bid to confirm the discovery of a legendary Canadian-built ship from the War of 1812, the HMS Wolfe. Source: The Windsor Star (6/10)


Manitowoc greets idea of marine sanctuary with open arms
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Representatives from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Wisconsin Historical Society were met with open arms by area divers Wednesday, who seemed excited and pleased at the possibility of opening a marine sanctuary in the area around Lake Michigan. Source: Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter (6/10)


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