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February 9, 2010
In the News EDITORIAL: Mayor Jackson has a chance to clear the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority decks for change by naming a maritime expert to board Plain Dealer (2/9) Former National City Bank CEO Peter Raskind is working smartly "to right the ship" -- in his words -- after just two months as the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority's interim leader. Mayor Frank Jackson is beginning to do his part, too. Town of Aurora to study wind-energy code issue Buffalo News (2/9) For the next six months, the Town of Aurora will closely study wind energy and how the town should address the issue in its code. Granholm calls Obama carp plan weak Detroit News (2/9) The Obama administration proposed Monday a $78.5 million plan to try to prevent the voracious Asian carp from getting into the Great Lakes, but Gov. Jennifer Granholm said it falls short of what's needed to protect the fragile ecosystem from another threat. Danish wind giant scouting Ontario for clients, space Toronto Star (2/9) Vestas, the world's largest maker of wind turbines, could be the next green giant to set up shop in Ontario. Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center lands grant for offshore wind study Muskegon Chronicle (2/9) Grand Valley State University’s Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center is part of a combined effort that received $1.34 million in state grants Monday to study offshore wind technology. Public can comment on Waukesha water plan Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (2/9) The public is invited to comment on topics to be included in an environmental impact study of Waukesha's pending bid for Great Lakes water. Attorney, an SLU graduate, researches fish laws Watertown Daily Times (2/9) Harold M. "Hal" Thomas likes to tell the story of the fish that got away: Atlantic salmon that used to teem in Lake Ontario and the tributaries of the St. Lawrence River before they were wiped out in the 1800s by gristmills and dams that dotted the rivers. Asian carp in the Great Lakes? This means war! Time (2/9) There are illegal immigrants are on the loose in the Midwest. Originally hailing from Asia, they're about 3 ft. (90 cm) long, weigh up to 100 lb. (45 kg) and are known to resist capture. Postcards recall the Great Lakes' Canadian past Northumberland Today (2/9) The Canadian history of the Great Lakes can be revisited through the medium of postcards in Dr. Lorenzo Marcolin's new book, A Great Lakes Treasury of Old Postcards: Canadian Harbour Scenes, 1894-1960. Perry Township Park on Lake Erie gets Ohio state grant The News-Herald (2/9) Perry Township Park is a $346,500 state grant closer toward an eventual $5 million makeover for the Lake Erie shoreline grounds at 2815 Perry Park Road. Opponents organizing to fight NY wind plans Watertown Daily Times (2/9) Legislators and other officials from Jefferson and Oswego counties will begin mounting opposition to New York Power Authority's proposal to put 500 megawatts of wind energy development in Lake Ontario. Decision to halt Fox River channel dredging threatens shipping in Green Bay harbor Green Bay Press Gazette (2/9) An impasse involving federal and state governmental agencies has put at risk the shipping business in the Green Bay harbor. Federal officials to hold Feb. 17 meeting on Asian carp Detroit Free Press (2/8) Federal and international agencies involved in trying to halt the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes will hold a three-hour meeting Feb. 17 in Ypsilanti to explain what they're doing and seek opinions from the public on how best to control carp.
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