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...country and around the world. Climate change has altered rain and snow patterns leaving some reservoirs empty. That makes Great Lakes water a substantial enticement  the shimmering blue gold of the young century. An abundance of fresh water could keep this...
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Livingston Daily
http://www.livingstondaily.com/article/20110311/OPINION01/103110321/1014/rss03
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...groups. One reason for optimism is the program’s bipartisan support across the region, Skelding said. But Miller said the Great Lakes states don’t have enough votes to stave off cuts while environmental programs benefiting other areas lose out. “As disappointing...
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WCCO
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2011/02/14/advocates-fear-great-lakes-restoration-in-trouble/
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...Hills -- Great Lakes Crossing is reinventing itself as a high-fashion outlet center with a new name -- Great Lakes Crossing Outlets. The addition of close to 10 outlet brands, including retailers targeting women between the ages of 25 and 50, will boost sales...
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Detroit News Online
http://detnews.com/article/20100928/BIZ/9280319/1001/rss21
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...Paul's TV, a Scott Shruptrine Interiors design studio and a clearance center, said store spokeswoman Diane Charles. Also at Great Lakes Crossing, there's news for those style-conscious bargain shoppers. Coming soon to the successful mall: a Lord & Taylor outlet,...
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Detroit Free Press
http://www.freep.com/article/20100925/BUSINESS06/9250326
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...Lisa Jackson, spoke at the conference about the need for increased federal funding for the restoration and protection of the Great Lakes. "These grants represent a critical investment in a place that is home to millions of Americans, billions of dollars in...
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Business First of Buffalo
http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_buffalo/~3/NZPmFjPXoIQ/daily86.html
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...standard of care, leaving the Great Lakes better for the next generation,” Davis said in addressing the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes conference held in Adam’s Mark Hotel. The programs by 17 organizations are part of a larger group of projects throughout...
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Buffalo News
http://www.buffalonews.com/city/article199757.ece
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...create jobs." The group is also discussing how to use the $475 million dollars President Obama promised to clean up the Great Lakes earlier this year. The funding comes just in time because if the lakes continued on their current path experts say it could...
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Your News Now - Buffalo, NY
http://buffalo.ynn.com/content/all_news/518304/great-lakes-restoration-conference-in-buffalo
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...a Canadian power company's proposal to haul 16 scrapped generators with radioactive components across three of the Great Lakes on their way to a recycling plant in Sweden. Bruce Power Inc., based in Kincardine, Ontario, is seeking a license from the Canadian...
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All Voices
http://www.allvoices.com/partner/ap/news/6789534-great-lakes-nuke-shipment-plan-stirs-accident-fear
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...damage is threatening the Great Lakes fisheries, an industry that's worth $4 billion a year. The build up of toxins in the world’s biggest freshwater ecosystem has been known about for a long time. Action plans have been written and then shelved; the authorities...
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Figure/Speed Skating
http://www.suite101.com/content/great-lakes-pollution-a286918
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...Incentive Plan awards, $26,400 for a car allowance, and office space for a year. Mackie will also work as a consultant for Great Lakes through September 7, 2011. HisConsulting Agreement states that he will get payments worth $437,500 in exchange for the duties...
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Footnoted
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...and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. If the carp are allowed to establish themselves in the Great Lakes Basin, they eventually could destroy a $7 billion a year fishing industry by decimating supplies of plankton, a key ingredient...
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The Port Huron Times Herald
http://www.thetimesherald.com/article/20100903/OPINION01/9030338/1014/RSS03
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...boats are due to be completed in September 2011. They will replace the two oldest research vessels in the agency's Great Lakes fleet: The Sandusky, Ohio-based R/V Musky II and the Oswego, N.Y.-based R/V Kaho. "The old vessels limited our ability to collect...
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MetroNews.ca
http://www.metronews.ca/toronto/world/article/614908--new-vessels-aim-to-strengthen-great-lakes-research
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...only have an impact on redistricting, but would have a significant impact on the Electoral College as well." The eight Great Lakes states are collectively expected to lose seven Electoral College votes after the 2010 Census, but they will still have 134, according...
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The Californian
http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20100817/OPINION02/8170302/1014/RSS03
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...that demonstrated their ability, balance, coordination and control of their horses. Nelson was also required to perform a Great Lakes Rodeo horsemanship pattern, along with a pattern she designed herself. Contestants were judged on how well they rode carrying...
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The Daily Press
http://www.dailypress.net/page/content.detail/id/520496.html
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...only have an impact on redistricting, but would have a significant impact on the Electoral College as well." The eight Great Lakes states are collectively expected to lose seven Electoral College votes after the 2010 Census, but they will still have 134, according...
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Baxter Bulletin
http://baxterbulletin.com/article/20100809/OPINION01/8090319/1014/rss03
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WASHINGTON -- After decades in which the center of American political gravity has moved south and west, the Great Lakes have become the fresh battleground in the 2010 election.
Results in the region's eight states could help determine whether Democrats
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Lancaster Eagle Gazette
http://lancastereaglegazette.com/article/20100807/OPINION02/8070312/1014/rss04
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Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine
Schlang and his two colleagues stick to their knitting. They research only companies based in states near the Great Lakes. That means their focus is on businesses in the nation's heartland -- specifically, those
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MSN Money
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/FindHotStocks/5-hot-stocks-you-likely-havent-heard-of.aspx
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WSBT-TV Reporter
Notre Dame scientist David Lodge, who has studied invasive species at the university's Center for Aquatic Conservation for 25 years, says to not respond to problems caused by Asian carp "is like playing Russian roulette with the
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South Bend Tribune
http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20091230/News01/912300355/-1/xml
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A man blames his spinal cord injuries on his employer who he says failed to supply him with an adequate work force and with seaworthy vessels.
Jeffrey Cobb filed a lawsuit Dec. 18 in Madison County Circuit Court against Great Lakes Dredge and Dock
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The Madison Record
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madisonrecord/QDtS/~3/zt4hK5j-h10/223884-deckhand-claims-spinal-injuries-in-suit-against-great-lakes-dredge
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(Cleveland, OH) - Great Lakes Brewing Co is set to release a brand new pub exclusive beer to ring in the New Year. Tempus Fugit is a "a complex strong/old ale brewed with honey and five different malts that features a medium hop presence." The
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Beerinator
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBeerSpotNews/~3/vH8iuHQuRKM/0002000984
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DETROIT, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- The water levels of the Great Lakes in the Midwestern United States increased in 2009, new data show.
The Detroit News said the latest U.S. Army Corps of Engineers data shows water levels at Lake Superior and the
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United Press International
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2009/12/28/Great-Lakes-water-levels-on-the-rise/UPI-31411262021770/
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Like to buy glamour stocks? Stocks that lead the financial news? Then skip this article. Its about companies youve probably never heard of, though they boast attributes that in their own way are every bit as compelling as Googles glitz and Apples
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Kiplinger
http://www.kiplinger.com/columns/value/archive/5-great-stocks-youve-never-heard-of.html
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It's official. The Environmental Protection Agency has granted a reprieve that should allow 20 steam-powered lakers 13 U.S.-flagged vessels and seven Canadian to continue to call on stateside Great Lakes ports.
The agency previously proposed that by 201
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St. Cloud Times
http://www.sctimes.com/article/20091228/BUSINESS/112280030/-1/RSSBUSINESS
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It comes as no surprise that cheap industrial water proponents may initially overlook such questions, and also fail to see the value of focusing the job hunt on industries which have management systems that drive toward resource efficiency. A much
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Treehugger
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/12/cheap-great-lakes-water-offered-in-exchange-job-sustainable-fail.php
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...in Michigan, said that the federal government should not be committed to saving the American auto industry. Michigan, the Great Lakes State, is underrated as a tourist attraction. This article tells you some of the best happenings in the Michigan area, including...
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Associated Content
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2527573/the_great_lakes_states_among_the_biggest.html
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According to CNNMoney.com more people are leaving the Great Lakes than are moving in. Michigan took 3rd place in the migration of people moving out of the state with Illinois and Ohio coming in 4th and 5th respectively. The loss of jobs, due to the
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Associated Content
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2527573/the_great_lakes_states_among_the_biggest.html
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Kigali — Government will continue to support the process of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) as a key pact that aims at restoring lasting peace and stability within the Great Lakes region.
This was revealed yesterday by
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AllAfrica.com
http://allafrica.com/stories/200912240059.html
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CARPAL TUNNEL: Asian carp have been moving into the Great Lakes via the Mississippi and Illinois rivers.
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Michigan has taken its fight against invasive Asian carp to the U.S. Supreme Court, suing Illinois to force the closure of
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Scientific American
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Chennai, Dec 22 (ANI/Business Wire India): Great Lakes Institute of Management, a leading management institute in the country, founded by Prof. Bala V Balachandran, today conducted the Yale-Great Lakes Center for Management Research's 4th International
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OneIndia
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/oneindia-news-business/~3/JNJW73OdwBU/yalegreat-lakes-conducts-fourth-international-researchconf.html
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On Friday, a bipartisan group of 50 members of Congress representing the Great Lakes states fired off a letter to the bosses of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency, urging them to "immediately consider" re-establishing
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PhysOrg.com
http://www.physorg.com/news180639318.html
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As of today, the Great Lakes are at war.
For almost two decades, states that border the lakes and rely on them for drinking water, recreation, commerce and more have been watching an inexorable invasive force make its way toward their waters.
The
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Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-dodd/great-lakes-asian-carp-cr_b_399506.html
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DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard is preparing for the 2009-2010 Great Lakes icebreaking season.
The Coast Guard’s icebreaking work is designed to help clear the way for commercial vessels on the Great Lakes as well as help the U.S. Army Corps of
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The Oakland Press
http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2009/12/21/news/doc4b2f54ff69c30565929243.txt
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ROYAL OAK - St. Dennis Catholic School in Royal Oak has announced that 12 students have been named 2009 Great Lakes Scholars.
Receiving the designation were:
Those students join more than 5,000 third-eighth graders from across the Great Lakes Region of
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HometownLife.com
http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20091220/NEWS20/912200380/1037/rss14
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MILWAUKEE The once-radical idea of somehow plugging the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal to stop the flow of unwanted species from spilling between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basin is quickly picking up political support.
On Friday, a
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Green Bay Press-Gazette
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20091220/GPG0101/912200624/1207&located=rss
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PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) - Great Lakes shipping is winding down a turbulent season in which freighters made fewer trips to transport fewer commodities.
Glen Nekvasil, vice president of the Cleveland-based Lake Carriers' Association, says shipments of
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WCAX
http://www.wcax.com/global/story.asp?s=11703736
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WASHINGTON Great Lakes region members of Congress are pressing the Obama administration to take action to prevent the destructive Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes.
In a letter Thursday to four agencies, 50 lawmakers warned that the foreign fish
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Green Bay Press-Gazette
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20091218/GPG0101/91218128/1978&located=rss
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The levels of four Great Lakes are higher than a year ago and all except Lake Ontario should start next year's recreational boating season at or above last year's levels, according to two reports this month.
Lakes Michigan and Huron are predicted to
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Detroit News Online
http://www.detnews.com/article/20091218/METRO/912180415/-1/rss
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The Great Lakes aren't as great as they once were. A U.S.-Canadian study released Tuesday reveals that unexpected erosion in the St. Clair River following a 1962 dredging project has permanently lowered Lakes Michigan and Huron by as much as 5 inches.
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PhysOrg.com
http://www.physorg.com/news180270046.html
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December 14, 2009 -- Washington, DC – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will get an additional $13 million to fend off the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes.
Members of the Michigan Congressional delegation hope this is just the first round of
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All American Patriots
http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/48757611-michigan-lawmakers-on-asian-carp
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12/14/2009 -- WASHINGTON - Great Lakes Inter-agency Task Force Chair and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson today announced $13 million in federal funding to prevent Asian carp from migrating further toward the Great
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All American Patriots
http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/48757587-asian-carp-control-measures
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Dechlorane (Dec) 602, Dechlorane (Dec) 603, Dechlorane (Dec) 604, and Dechlorane Plus (DP) are flame retardant substitutes for mirex. Dec 602, 603, and 604 were detected in sediment and fish from the Laurentian Great Lakes. Lake Ontario surface
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Environmental Science & Technology
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es902482b?ai=54t&af=R
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Federal officials said Monday they would use $13 million in Great Lakes restoration funds to step up the fight against invasive Asian carp.
Lisa Jackson, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, said the money will be used
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/sports/outdoors/79303547.html
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The Great Lakes are the absolute crown jewels of Michigan and the Midwest ("Capitol Hill joins in carp assault," Dec. 13). Michigan has by far more Great Lakes shoreline than any other state. We must protect the Great Lakes at all costs, for the sake
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Detroit Free Press
http://www.freep.com/article/20091215/OPINION04/912150317/1068/rss06
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It sounds like science fiction: an alien invasion of Lake Michigan by toddler-sized scum suckers. But around Chicago, the fear is so real that governments have already spent more than $11 million building electronic defenses to zap the invaders and
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USA Today
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomNewsOpinion-Neuharth/~3/dhKbDZpo3zM/debate-on-environmental-protection-our-views-to-guard-great-lakes-give-fence-a-chance.html
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Maybe Minnesota is doing better than we thought in attracting venture capital.
Minnesota has always lagged California and Massachusetts -- the nation's two venture capital powerhouses. But there was a nagging sense that Minnesota lagged some of its
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/business/79272802.html
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. Federal officials said Monday they would use $13 million in Great Lakes restoration funds to step up the fight against invasive Asian carp.
Lisa Jackson, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, said the money will be used for
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San Diego Union-Tribune
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/dec/14/feds-to-spend-13m-to-fight-asian-carp-invasion/
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The German Red Cross is part of a world wide community assisting victims of conflict and disaster and people affected by social or health related crisis. The Red Cross and Red Crescent movement provides vulnerable people with assistance without
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Relief Web
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-7YQAHG?OpenDocument&RSS20=07-P
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...bay by an electric barrier in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, part of the waterway linking the Mississippi with the Great Lakes. The barrier emits electric pulses to scare off approaching carp, and gives a non-lethal jolt if they don't take the hint. Critics,...
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The Delaware News Journal
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20091213/BUSINESS/912130334/1003/RSS01
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WASHINGTON -- Twenty years after the zebra mussel was first detected in the Great Lakes, the Coast Guard is preparing rules to prevent new invasive species from infiltrating the nation's freshwater systems.
Ecologists, environmentalists and public
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The Delaware News Journal
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http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20091213/BUSINESS/912130319/1003/RSS01
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- After nearly four decades as a fishing guide on the Great Lakes, Pat Chrysler has seen enough damage from invasive species to fear what giant, ravenous Asian carp could do to the nation's largest bodies of fresh water.
"It's
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The Delaware News Journal
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20091213/BUSINESS/912130334/1003/RSS01
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