postcrescent - june 19
Wisconsin's effort to become a component supplier to the wind-energy industry just got a $25,000 boost.
The state announced Thursday the recipients of $951,000 in worker training grants, and $25,000 was awarded to the Fox Valley Workforce Development Board for the New North Wind Works Initiative.
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Monday, June 22, 2009
New group to target water pollution
buffalo news - june 19
A group of citizens and elected leaders in Niagara County has created a new environmental organization to deal with water pollution issues, not only here but in the entire Great Lakes Basin.
Founding members of the group, called the Niagara Watershed Alliance, said they are focusing on preventing chemicals and other toxic substances from being discharged into waterways that feed the Niagara River and Great Lakes systems.
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A group of citizens and elected leaders in Niagara County has created a new environmental organization to deal with water pollution issues, not only here but in the entire Great Lakes Basin.
Founding members of the group, called the Niagara Watershed Alliance, said they are focusing on preventing chemicals and other toxic substances from being discharged into waterways that feed the Niagara River and Great Lakes systems.
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Water pipeline coming, says U. S. official
Observer - june 19
Regardless of who builds it, another Michigan water pipeline tapping into Lake Huron is inevitable.
So says Jeff Wright, drain commissioner for Genesee County, which has applied to state environmental regulators for permission to take up to 322 million litres (85 million gallons) per day from the lake.
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Regardless of who builds it, another Michigan water pipeline tapping into Lake Huron is inevitable.
So says Jeff Wright, drain commissioner for Genesee County, which has applied to state environmental regulators for permission to take up to 322 million litres (85 million gallons) per day from the lake.
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Great Lakes study's lack of clarity muddies issue of water levels
journal-sentinel - june 20
Last year's passage of the Great Lakes compact sent a thundering message to the rest of the country: Every drop of water in the world's largest freshwater system counts.
The eight-state agreement protects the five lakes from thirsty schemers.
But the real threat to lake levels now isn't pumps and pipes.
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Last year's passage of the Great Lakes compact sent a thundering message to the rest of the country: Every drop of water in the world's largest freshwater system counts.
The eight-state agreement protects the five lakes from thirsty schemers.
But the real threat to lake levels now isn't pumps and pipes.
read more
Pumping fresh water into Great Lakes agreement
minnpost - june 22
Climate change, funky ballast water, new invasive species, airborne pollutants from Asia — these are among a lengthy list of environmental problems facing the Great Lakes that will be getting more attention soon.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Lawrence Cannon announced recently that the nearly four-decades-old Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, which has been moldering undisturbed for many years, will get a fresh look from the two nations.
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Climate change, funky ballast water, new invasive species, airborne pollutants from Asia — these are among a lengthy list of environmental problems facing the Great Lakes that will be getting more attention soon.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Lawrence Cannon announced recently that the nearly four-decades-old Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, which has been moldering undisturbed for many years, will get a fresh look from the two nations.
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Cleveland river celebrated on fire anniversary
Cleveland is celebrating the rebirth of a river that infamously caught fire exactly 40 years ago.
It was on June 22, 1969 that floating oil and debris caught fire on the Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) River, becoming a symbol for pollution as well as fodder for comedians. The burning river helped spur the environmental movement and widespread reforms, including the federal Clean Water Act.
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It was on June 22, 1969 that floating oil and debris caught fire on the Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) River, becoming a symbol for pollution as well as fodder for comedians. The burning river helped spur the environmental movement and widespread reforms, including the federal Clean Water Act.
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St. Lawrence Seaway at 50: A bypass for Buffalo’s port
buffalo news - june 22
In the shadow of Bethlehem Steel’s empty coke ovens and the new towering windmills generating electricity, the crew of the Port of Buffalo was busy loading limestone onto a ship last week.
The freighter was one of the 25 to 30 vessels that dock each year at the privately owned port, which handles about 600,000 tons of bulk material a year.
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In the shadow of Bethlehem Steel’s empty coke ovens and the new towering windmills generating electricity, the crew of the Port of Buffalo was busy loading limestone onto a ship last week.
The freighter was one of the 25 to 30 vessels that dock each year at the privately owned port, which handles about 600,000 tons of bulk material a year.
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Cashing in on crayfish
journal-sentinel - june 18
Jim Hansen waded into the chocolate milk-colored Root River, pulled up one of his nine mesh traps and examined the dripping, snapping, writhing contents - crayfish destined to lure Lake Michigan perch to anglers' fishhooks.
Some clung valiantly to the sides of the trap, like shipwrecked sailors clutching a life raft. As Hansen tipped the trap toward a white plastic bucket, one critter fell into the water.
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Jim Hansen waded into the chocolate milk-colored Root River, pulled up one of his nine mesh traps and examined the dripping, snapping, writhing contents - crayfish destined to lure Lake Michigan perch to anglers' fishhooks.
Some clung valiantly to the sides of the trap, like shipwrecked sailors clutching a life raft. As Hansen tipped the trap toward a white plastic bucket, one critter fell into the water.
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