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Little things, big problems: Invasives impacting culture
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Invasive species not only threaten the native plants and animals of the Great Lakes, they threaten the lifestyle of Native Americans living on Lake Superior.
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Y’all in the Great Lakes wouldn’t have just slaw with your Coke and crawdads
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Regional language differences make for an interesting mapping project.
Wet weather sewer project aims to save Michigan’s capital city $230 million
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‘Wet Weather’ sewer project aims to save Lansing $230 million by Great Lakes Echo
Lansing residents have a chance to weigh in on the latest suggestion for dealing with city sewage and stormwater. City administrators say the so-called “Wet Weather” project would combine Lansing’s 20-year old CSO, or “combined sewage overflow” project, with two other similar ones involving sanitary sewer overflow and stormwater. Chad Gamble is the Chief Operating Officer and Director of Public Service for the city, and he supports the “Wet Weather” project. He and others maintain the three initiatives can be successfully combined and would save taxpayers approximately $350 million dollars.
Energy
Data shows daily withdrawals from Great Lakes basin
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More than 44 billion gallons of water were extracted daily from the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin in 2011, according to a new report. Of the region’s states and provinces, Ontario withdrew the most water, at about 37 percent and Pennsylvania took the least at .07 percent. Uses for the water include irrigation, public drinking and industrial needs. That amount does not include water used for hydroelectric energy.
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Uncovering a shipwreck three centuries later
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Steve Libert, president of the Great Lakes Exploration Group, discovered in Lake Michigan something he suggests might be the bowsprit of a 17th century French sailing vessel.
Water
Release of classroom pets bring more invasive species here
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A survey of teachers in the U.S. and Canada found nearly 27 percent release classroom pets and plants into the environment, risking a new pathway for invasive species.
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Mr. Great Lakes: Volleyball, birding trails and Great Lakes success stories
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Mr. Great Lakes (Jeff Kart) reports from Bay City, Michigan’s Delta College Q-90.1 FM.
This week Kart discusses a volleyball tournament raising money for beaches, a nature trail in Saginaw Bay and an interactive map highlighting Great Lakes restoration projects. Text at Mr Great Lakes
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Photo Friday: Fresh Coast, a Great Lakes tribute
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The Fresh Coast Project began as an attempt by photographer Ed Wargin to capture the Great Lakes in pictures and video. His new book, “Fresh Coast, a Great Lakes Tribute” features both photos of all five Great Lakes and often the stories behind them, as Wargin shares his experiences traveling through the Basin. The slideshow above features just a few of Wargin’s photos from the book. A digital book can be downloaded here.
Rock and Roll and restoration: Strange Great Lakes bedfellows
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How come Chicago’s Northerly Island is getting $2.8 million in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative money for projects with questionable environmental restorative value just as concert revenue is set to expand?
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Where are the best places to live on the Great Lakes?
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Outside Magazine slighted the Great Lakes now and in the past in its annual vote for best towns for outdoor recreation and quality of life.
Here’s your chance to set that publication straight.