Around the Basin 2009-04-29 No comments yet

• Stimulus dollars to repair Saugatuck harbor. http://tinyurl.com/cnxnbm 09:11:14
• No federal funding for a new lock at the Soo. http://tinyurl.com/cl99cs 09:13:31
• Weather buoys back in Lake Michigan. http://tinyurl.com/c93kon 09:16:00
• Great Lakes shippers stunned by lack of funding for new Soo lock. http://tinyurl.com/cyv6ct 13:41:43
• Feds seize records in Crestwood, IL after allegations of tainted well coverup. http://tinyurl.com/d9t42e 22:53:55
• Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel takes a look at the Soo locks rejection. http://tinyurl.com/ch53hh 23:00:55
• Harnessing ocean power to make electricity. http://tinyurl.com/d48s5d 23:13:00

Around the Basin–April 12, 2009 No comments yet

• Big water footprint for biofuels. Fox News

• All done busting ice for the Great Lakes shipping season. Soo Today

• New wind turbine jobs in Michigan. AHN News

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Around the Basin–March 29, 2009 No comments yet

• Debate heats up over a new Michigan coal plant. Mlive/Bay City News

• Wind power companies race to find turbine sites in Michigan. Daily Telegram

• Battery company to power production with wind and solar. The News-Messenger

• Recession and rules put the pinch on Milwaukee’s port. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Around the Basin–March 25, 2009 No comments yet

• Wind power trends. Great Britain takes steps to override local control of wind turbine siting. Manchester Guardian

• New El Niño study suggests that ocean weather pattern may have had big swings before human induced climate change started to develop. Toronto Globe and Mail

• Lamprey love on the rocks. Initial tests for the new sea lamprey traps are about to start. Scienceline

• What does Great Lakes shipping do for you? Detroit Free Press

Around the Basin–March 15, 2009 No comments yet

• Planting trees is good for the Great Lakes. Duluth News Tribune

• Ontario to pay top dollar for renewable electricity. Toronto Star

• Protected research area proposed for St. Louis River estuary on Lake Superior. Superior Telegram

• Are wind turbines on the horizon for Chicago’s gold coast? Medill Reports

Around the Basin–February 4, 2009 No comments yet

• Obama plan could create trust fund to maintain Great Lakes. Traverse City Record-Eagle

• New US energy secretary gives a wake up call on climate change. The Manchester Guardian

• Cleanup complete at Chicago Superfund site. Lake County News-Sun

• Michigan governor looks to green jobs to power economy. The Saginaw News