Around the Basin 2009-05-10 No comments yet

• Deep sea lifeforms at the bottom the Great Lakes. http://tinyurl.com/qhu2ab 12:58:34
• Air pollution causes water pollution in Great Lakes. http://tinyurl.com/pyfc92 13:05:22
• Fox? Henhouse? Key environmental enforcement position in Indiana to go to former coal company lobbyist. http://tinyurl.com/qfrny4 13:11:21
• Should nuclear power play a role in Michigan’s future energy plans? http://tinyurl.com/oypvye 13:21:33
• Speaking of hog farming… Iowa to spend half a billion dollars to clean up water pollution in the state. http://tinyurl.com/qlskfz 22:21:34

Around the Basin 2009-05-08 No comments yet

• New review of the Pyranha Fusion from the Colorado Kayak Supply blog. http://tinyurl.com/or5bch 08:44:25
• Bruce Power’s bid to build two new nukes on the shores of Lake Erie comes up for review. http://tinyurl.com/pupgkc 08:46:27
• Corps of Engineers dredging in Rochester, NY. http://tinyurl.com/p3z4ew 08:49:50
• Opposition to oil pipeline on Leach Lake tribal lands. http://tinyurl.com/p7whpm 09:44:53
• Loopholes in the Great Lakes Compact. And how to close them. http://tinyurl.com/o63l73 23:22:44

Around the Basin 2009-05-06 No comments yet

• St. Clair River study was not properly peer reviewed. http://tinyurl.com/c3ryaa 16:08:39
• Analysis of the St. Clair study at the Great Lakes Law Blog. http://tinyurl.com/cytehm 16:10:49
• Great Lakes water. The lowdown on wells in the greater Chicagoland area. http://tinyurl.com/cwykbj 18:10:11
• New York governor bans purchase of bottled water with state funds. http://tinyurl.com/c87f6v 22:57:15
• Environmental groups oppose new nuke in Michigan. Say it would add to air and water pollution. http://tinyurl.com/cv7lox 22:59:34
• Opinion: Cleveland should get on board with offshore wind power. http://tinyurl.com/cj4obp 23:01:32
• Zebra mussels bring boating ban to Chicago area lake. http://tinyurl.com/ddmr2z 23:04:29
• Red Cliff Band to remove barrels full of discarded munitions from the bottom of Lake Superior. http://tinyurl.com/cf4mxa 23:56:41

Around the Basin–March 28, 2009 No comments yet

• Fresh water failures. Facing down the coming global water crisis. Seattle Times

• Tech Talk–water levels are still down. Press release discusses Lake Superior levels and discharges at the St. Mary’s River. Soo Today

• Right or wrong? Should access to fresh water be considered an international human right? Environment News Service

• Yucca Mountain may be dead, but we still need a plan for spent nuclear fuel. Richmond Times-Dispatch

• Great Lakes cities aim to reduce water consumption in the Basin. Daily Commercial News and Construction Record

Around the Basin–February 13, 2009 No comments yet

• Threats to Great Lakes water security in a drier future. BBC News

• Looking at solar in Michigan. MLive

• Great Lakes pollution cleanups stall due to a lack of federal funding. Scientific American

• Cost overruns in the refurbishing of Canada’s nuclear reactors. The Globe and Mail

Around the Basin–January 17, 2009 No comments yet

• Superior surfers are made of sterner stuff. Board surfing on the North Shore–in Minnesota. The New York Times

• New nukes. The public hearing process is underway in the proposal to site a new reactor south of Detroit near Lake Erie. Monroe News

• The PCBs and heavy metals may be the real problem, but you find just a little uranium… Port Stanley, Ontario gets federal funding for a harbor cleanup due to trace amounts of radioactive material. The London Free Press

• Kruger Canoes is hosting a race this spring from Detroit to Chicago. The route will retrace a historic canoe expedition from the 18th century. Kruger Canoe Adventures