A personal quest to promote the use of wind energy and hydrogen technology in the Great Lakes area of the United States. The Great Lakes area is in a unique position to become an energy exporting region through these and other renewable energy technologies.
"One thing that many people do not realize is that states like Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan are sitting on a gold mine of wind energy potential. Or, more properly, next to the mine. The Great Lakes are probably the area in the USA with the third largest inland wind energy potential. Think of just the nickname for Chicago. "The Windy City". Milwaukee is even windier, I can tell you. Why? Because they sit on the edge of a great flat area where there is both a land-water temperature differential, and a large flat expanse of water that is comparably shallow. Oilrigs certainly operate in deeper waters. And you won't have to construct transmission lines all the way from the plains of Montana to put it to use. The Great Lakes area has an opportunity to get the jump on wind energy's future, if that fact is recognized and exploited. Wind energy means jobs for construction and maintenance workers, thousands of them. Wind energy means leasing rights and extra money for family farmers struggling to make it on agriculture alone. In most cases farmers can grow crops right up to the base of a windmill. The land footprint has a small impact on total farm acreage. Wind energy also means freedom from fluctuating fuel prices. Wind is free. The cost of a barrel of polluting oil can be raised or lowered drastically based on fears or political whims. The potential gains are enormous. We've all seen the flow of good manufacturing jobs out of the area. Well, they can't tell the wind to blow in another country so it's more "convenient" or cheaper to produce. The wind is perfectly happy to whip up opportunities for us right around here. Most of all, because we here in the Great Lakes region have the potential to have a huge positive impact on U.S. energy industry emissions' contribution to global warming."
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After an extensive review of proffessed policy intentions, I will reverse myself and offer my personal endorsement of Democratic Candidate Dennis J. Kucinich for President of the United States.
His environmental policy alone is excellent, but this candidate is on every issue statement I have so far seen solidly for human rights, civil rights, workers' rights, sound environmental and energy policy that will result in a much cleaner and more sustainable economy, support of family sustainable agriculture over industrial agricultural operations, clean water, investment in critical infrastructure, and much, much more. This is a candidate that supports a liveable world for all, and a world at peace. I strongly urge you to review his platform statements at: http://www.kucinich.us
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Shedding New Light on Fuel Cells By Amit Asaravala
Story location: http://www.wired.com/news/autotech/0,2554,61245,00.html
02:00 AM Dec. 02, 2003 PT
Chemists at the University of Massachusetts at Boston say they have discovered a way to double the efficiency of a solar-powered process used to generate hydrogen fuel. The breakthrough could clear the air of concerns over the environmental record of the auto industry's much-anticipated fuel-cell vehicles...
Friday, December 05, 2003
WIND.ALERT FOR DECEMBER 2003 FROM WINDPOWER
MONTHLY
Here are your summaries of the top stories in the December 2003
issue of Windpower Monthly. For a descriptive list of this month's
full contents just go to http://www.windpower-monthly.com/current
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The role of the weather forecaster
Windpower Monthly, Vol 19, No. 12 2003
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Forecasting wind strengths and predicting output from wind
power stations is becoming a whole new wind industry business.
But how much value do accurate forecasts add to a wind kilowatt
hour and in which circumstances do they add most? When does
investment in forecasting pay off? And who stands to financially
benefit from it? What our survey reveals has surprised us. While
forecasting has an important role... (Go to
http://www.windpower-monthly.com/current,#focus to read more
about this article)
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Wizards at work
Windpower Monthly, Vol 19, No. 12 2003
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Misguided pursuit of a supposedly simple solution to the
failings of Britain's Renewables Obligation is threatening to
send the wind power business down yet another blind alley.
Rather than extending a clearly flawed policy, what is needed
is a fix to make that policy work. In London a small team of
financial wizards have been applying their magic to just such
a fix. The aim is to unlock the billions needed to finance a
huge amount of development just waiting for the money to
roll... Read the entire opinion column at
http://www.windpower-monthly.com/currentleader
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Politicians take bottom out of world's largest wind market
Windpower Monthly, Vol 19, No. 12 2003
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The decline of the world's largest wind power market is
likely to be sharper than previously forecast. In a proposed
revision of Germany’s renewable energy law, hammered out
between the federal economy and environment ministries
last month, all development of wind plant on low wind speed
sites is ruled out. If the proposal is passed by parliament
this month, about a quarter of projects in early stages of
development will be dropped, says the German wind
association, Bundesverband Windenergie (BWE). Commercial
wind power developers, however, are not as alarmed as the
popular wind power movement would have us believe. Read
why -- and more about the volume of projects hit -- in the
December issue of Windpower Monthly.
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British focus on fixing the Renewables Obligation
Windpower Monthly, Vol 19, No. 12 2003
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A key topic of the British Wind Energy Association's annual
conference was an innovative proposal for a surprisingly
simple fix of the Renewables Obligation (RO), aimed at
solving a series of its flaws without causing further
uncertainty in the market. The proposal, dubbed Vintage
Roc 'n' Roll, is designed to tear down the barrier to
commercial financing -- identified at the conference as
the key hurdle to rapid growth of wind power in Britain.
In this month's issue of Windpower Monthly we report
on what the inventor of the concept has to say about
achieving bankable long term power purchase contracts
in the British wind market.
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American utilities disagree on wind's emission reduction
potential
Windpower Monthly, Vol 19, No. 12 2003
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Two of the nation's largest owners and developers of
electric generation have signed on to the Bush
Administration's Climate Leaders program and volunteered
to cut carbon dioxide emissions from their portfolio of
generating plants by 18%. But that's where the similarities
between the two end. One says it will cut CO2 emissions
through carbon sequestration projects, energy efficiency
and purchased green credits, but that non-polluting wind
generation is too problematic to contemplate. The other
says it will increase the size of its generating portfolio, but
still reduce emissions per kilowatt hour, with wind
generation playing a key a role in its strategy. In this
month's issue we report on why the two giants are at
such odds over wind's potential.
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Strong criticism of Danish government's offshore tender
Windpower Monthly, Vol 19, No. 12 2003
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If the Danish government fails to change the proposed
terms for its invitation for bids for construction of the
country's next major offshore wind station it might as
well cancel the tender, says the national wind turbine
owners association. As proposed, the tender framework
is worse than that which has put a stop to all wind plant
development on shore, adds DV. The EU-wide tender is
to be issued in the new year for the third of five 160 MW
demonstration offshore wind plants. Read about the
problematic terms of the tender in the current issue
of Windpower Monthly.
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Scandinavian exchange launched for green credit trade
Windpower Monthly, Vol 19, No. 12 2003
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With several years of experience under its belt,
Scandinavia's power trading exchange, NordPool, is to
launch a marketplace in Sweden for trade of green power
certificates. The hope is that the Swedish initiative could
become the model for a European exchange for cross
border trade of green power. "We have been asked by
many players in the industry in Sweden to set up such a
market," says NordPool's Morten Johnsrud. "Now seemed
to be the most appropriate time." Wind industry members,
however, are not satisfied yet. They are already urging
changes. Find out more in Windpower Monthly's December
issue.
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Spanish grid operator at the bottom of a steep learning curve
Windpower Monthly, Vol 19, No. 12 2003
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Such is the power wielded by Spain's transmission system
operator that despite its threat to disconnect wind plant in
the name of grid stability -- and the limit it has already placed
on installed wind power capacity -- wind industry representatives
feel they have no choice but to sing to REE's tune. Improve
your grid integration technology or die, is the grid operator's
message to the industry. In laying down the law, however,
REE chooses to ignore the lessons already learned by its
counterparts in northern Europe, which have far more
experience of wind integration. Arguments from REE that
Spain is a special case, put forward in the current issue of
Windpower Monthly, are failing to convince the wind industry.
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Dreaming of a "Green" Christmas?
From World Wildlife Fund US
Thursday, December 04, 2003
Some Suggestions for the Environmentally Friendly Holiday Gift Giver
Washington, DC -- Looking to give a more meaningful gift in this season of gift-giving? World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has some tips for holiday gifts that will make a difference for the environment.
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Products range from Alternative Transportation to Clothing and Accessories.
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Bush administration mulls ways to pass energy bill
The Bush administration said Thursday it was considering several options for ending a congressional dispute over a controversial gasoline fuel additive, to try to win passage of a $31 billion energy bill early next year.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-05/s_11038.asp
EPA announces new rules to combat smog and soot from power plants
The Bush administration proposed tougher rules Thursday to cut smog- and soot-forming chemicals from power plants in 30 states, hoping to improve air quality across the eastern half of the country.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-05/s_11042.asp
Head of U.N. conference holds out hope Russia will sign Kyoto Protocol
The head of the U.N. climate change conference insisted Thursday that Russia hadn't said its final word on the Kyoto Protocol, holding out hope that Moscow will ratify the pact to curb global warming.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-05/s_11044.asp
Greenhouse gas trading doubled in 2003, says World Bank
Worldwide trading of greenhouse gas emissions more than doubled over the last year to about 71 million tonnes, with governments and multilateral agencies accounting for more than half of the purchases, according to a World Bank study released Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-05/s_11039.asp
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* RENEW touts wind for MG&E
* Producer profile: Solar Mining Co
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Turbines approved in Oceana County
Saturday, October 25, 2003
By Susan K. Treutler
CHRONICLE STAFF WRITER
An Okemos energy company, which took a bruising in Muskegon County's White River Township in September from people opposed to wind-turbine farms in the area, is now poised to erect them about 20 miles farther north, in Oceana County.
Environmentalists hail surprising success
BY BRENDAN O'SHAUGHNESSY
Statehouse Bureau Chief
INDIANAPOLIS -- The nation's hot-button green issue may be drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but area environmentalists have been achieving surprising success in a tough climate by focusing on the local level.
Fri, Nov. 07, 2003
Fuel plan may be boon for farmers
MINNESOTA:GOP leaders say a series of tax breaks could increase demand for soybeans used to make soydiesel.
BY TOM WEBB
ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS
WASHINGTON - In a potential bonanza for Minnesota soybean growers, congressional negotiators have agreed to a series of tax breaks that could unleash a boom in soybean-based fuels.
Wednesday, December 03, 2003
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EPA maps mercury-pollution rules
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to release new
standards for mercury that could allow coal-burning power plants like those
in Ohio to continue emitting high levels of the toxic substance from their
smokestacks. Source: The Cleveland Plain Dealer (12/3)
Customers now concerned about possible manufacturing shortages
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In a marked change, some Wisconsin companies say they are getting calls from
customers worried about future shortages in manufacturing capacity. Source:
St. Paul Pioneer Press (12/3)
EDITORIAL: Steel-tariff costs outweigh benefits
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The cost of the steel tariffs to manufacturers, coupled with the threat of
global sanctions against American exports, outweigh any benefits to be
gained from waiting for the tariffs to naturally expire in 2005. Source: The
Indianapolis Star (12/3)
Ferry bad place
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The good news is that Torontonians are getting an exciting new car ferry.
The bad news is it's going to Rochester. Read also: "Bad press aside, the
Rochester area cherishes its culture" Source: The Globe and Mail (12/3)
Blackout led to sewage spills
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More than 100 million gallons of raw sewage and other contaminated waste was
discharged into metro Detroit rivers and lakes when the widespread Aug. 14
electrical blackout knocked out backup power at sewage cleanup plants,
according to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. Source: The
Detroit News (12/2)
Preserving our wetlands
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The job of Macomb County, Michigan's environmental prosecutor is to protect
as much of the rapidly disappearing wetlands as possible. around Lake St.
Clair and surrounding waterways. The St. Clair Flats are one of the largest
freshwater deltas in North America. Source: The Macomb Daily (11/30)
Patrol set for lake at night
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Nighttime boating excursions on Lake St. Clair are generally for anglers and
lovers, but starting next year, the Macomb County Sheriff's Marine Patrol
will cruise the lake after dark looking for smugglers and suspicious
activity that could pose a threat to homeland security. Source: The Detroit
News (11/30)
$100,000 is pledged to dredging
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Erie Township officials in Ohio last week pledged the first $100,000 of what
they hope will ultimately be a $1 million project to deepen some of the
inland waterways along the Ottawa River and rescue local marina operators.
Source: The Toledo Blade (11/28)
Stryker Bay plan moves ahead
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A hybrid plan to clean up the Stryker Bay Superfund site in west Duluth,
Minn., gained preliminary approval, calling for dredging some of the
contaminated industrial sediment and capping some to keep it from moving
into the bay or adjacent St. Louis River. Source: Duluth News Tribune
(11/27)
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Global Resource Action Center for the Environment:
"The Meatrix" Breaks All Records of Online Advocacy Films With Over 2 Million Visitors
Sea Turtle Restoration Project:
Coalition Calls for an Immediate UN Moratorium on Pacific Longline Fishing
New EPA head touts plan to improve U.S. air quality
The new head of the Environmental Protection Agency pledged Tuesday to pursue a "500-day plan" to improve air quality in the United States, but environmental groups seemed unimpressed.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-03/s_10951.asp
Gulf of Mexico oil, Cuba's billion-dollar bet
When one of the world's largest deep-sea drilling rigs parks off Cuba next March, the island's Communist government will be betting on an oil bonanza to shore up its cash-strapped revolution.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-03/s_10947.asp
Five countries set up team to tackle illegal fishing
International officials have set up a five-nation task force to tackle the growing problem of pirate fishers poaching the fish stocks of the world's oceans, a senior European development expert said Tuesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-03/s_10958.asp
Freighter spills fuel oil in New York harbor
A freighter spilled some 60,000 gallons of heavy fuel oil in New York Harbor Tuesday, and some oil had reached the beach off Coney Island, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The 653-foot bulk freighter Brussel, registered in Cyprus, reported that a line ruptured between the freighter and the tank barge Newark Bay during refueling off northern Staten Island, said Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer Mike Lutz.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-03/s_10946.asp
Australia to increase environment protection of Great Barrier Reef
Fishing would be outlawed on one-third of Australia's Great Barrier Reef in a bid to protect its fragile marine environment and the multibillion dollar tourism industry it supports, the government announced Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-03/s_10953.asp
Russia deals blow to Kyoto as E.U. backslides
Russia dealt a new blow to a U.N. plan to curb global warming Tuesday as even European Union supporters of the landmark pact admitted backsliding.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-03/s_10950.asp
EarthTalk: Are there certifications for ecotourism?
Ecotourism is a relatively new phenomenon. The International Eco-tourism Society defined the term in 1991 as "responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and sustains the well being of local people."
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-03/s_10828.asp
Great Lakes Daily News: 02 December 2003
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Emerald ash borer found in Columbus
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Ohio Department of Agriculture inspectors have discovered ash trees at a
Columbus landscape firm with signs of ash borer infestation, indicating that
the pest is spreading intoi central Ohio. Source: The Toledo Blade (12/2)
Michigan set to put lid on Canadian trash
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The Michigan state legislature returns today to consider a raft of rules to
restrict the flow of solid waste from Canada and neighboring states -- an
issue that has seized the public's attention like few others in recent
years. Source: Detroit Free Press (12/2)
State calls dioxin threat to wildlife
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The Michigan DEQ has released a 58-page report that claims dioxin, a
byproduct of chlorine manufacturing discharged by Dow Chemical Co. in
Midland, threatens the reproduction of fish-eating birds, mink and river
otters along the Tittabawassee River. Source: The Saginaw News (12/2)
Manufacturers cheer the likely end of steel tariffs
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If President Bush decides to bail out of steel tariffs 18 months early, it
will not be a minute too soon for western Michigan manufacturers. Source:
The Grand Rapids Press (12/2)
>From Lake Superior to a caviar spoon
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Billions of eggs - roe from lake herring - just got harvested and processed
on the shores of the Minnesota side of the Shining Big Sea Water, but only a
tiny fraction will be consumed here. Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press (12/1)
Water bottling decision brings issue to a head
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Mecosta County residents are divided on the merits of a judge's order
closing a bottled-water plant, which protects their groundwater but costs
the area highly sought-after jobs. Source: The Muskegon Chronicle (12/1)
Wetland losses, controversy persist with approach of law's 25th anniversary
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Nearly a quarter-centry after Michigan adopted the state Wetland Protection
Act, many scientists and environmental activists say wetlands remain under
siege because too few people appreciate their importance and regulations are
riddled with loopholes and are poorly enforced. Source: The Macomb Daily
(11/30)
Tale of 2 cities reveals water's impact
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Pleasant Prairie, Wis., and Lowell, Ind., are classic examples of the power
and politics of Great Lakes water, and the reasons there are growing
concerns about the way it is managed. Source: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(11/30)
Homage to the greatest of lakes
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The mythology and history of Lake Superior are richly detailed in a new book
by award-winning author Peter Unwin. Source: The Toronto Star (11/30)
Ban is sought for voracious carp species
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A move is afoot to ban importation of the potentially devastating Asian
carp - an effort that one official concedes is the bureaucratic equivalent
of closing the barn door after the horse has gotten out. Source: The Toledo
Blade (11/28)
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Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society:
Government dismantles Graham-Laurier Provincial Park for oil and gas development
United Nations Environment Programme:
Many Ski Resorts Heading Downhill as a Result of Global Warming
U.S. military is fighting urban sprawl
Beset by enemies abroad, the U.S. military also faces an insidious threat to training and operations at home: urban sprawl.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-02/s_10901.asp
U.N. climate conference opens amid new doubts about Kyoto going into effect
A U.N. conference on climate change opened Monday, with organizers stressing there was "unquestionable" scientific proof that human beings caused global warming.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-02/s_10904.asp
Bush signs energy appropriations bill
President Bush signed a $27.3 billion energy and water bill on Monday that gave him less than he wanted for research on low-intensity nuclear weapons.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-02/s_10902.asp
National Biodiesel Board Monthly bulletin headlines:
* Energy Bill Delayed Until January
* Register Now for 2004 National Biodiesel Conference & Expo
* NBB Takes Part in European Biofuels Conference
* Yosemite to Produce its Own Biodiesel
* National Biodiesel Board Elects New Leadership
* St. Louis Airport Hosts Biodiesel Industry Leaders
* IL Clean School Bus Program to Include Biodiesel
* Biodiesel Users Win DOI Environmental Achievement Award
* Fuel Prizes Now Offered in Biodiesel Alliance Recruitment Program
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Monday, December 01, 2003
Great Lakes Daily News: 01 December 2003
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
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New lock for Great Lakes shipping?
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Port directors are trying to gather steam to have a new large lock built at
Sault Saint Marie, Mich., which they say is needed for ports on lakes
Michigan and Superior to remain major players in shipping. Source: Great
Lakes Radio Consortium (12/1)
Michigan attempts to stop foreign trash imports
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States have tried for years to limit the number of out-of-state trash
haulers heading to their landfills, but now Michigan is trying to stop trash
from being imported from outside the country. Source: Great Lakes Radio
Consortium (12/1)
New fishing report offers 'invaluable' information on lakes
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The business of sportfishing on Lake Michigan is on the upswing, according
to a new report, but it's a difficult way to make a living. Source: The
Holland Sentinel (11/30)
More money for Asian carp barrier in Romeoville
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The House and Senate have approved an appropriation of $1.45 million for
construction and maintenance of barriers in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship
canal to help keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. Source: The Herald
News (11/30)
Beach bacteria study points to river, ditch
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While cautioning they are a long way from cracking the mysterious bacteria
problem that has plagued the Lake Erie beach at Maumee Bay State Park,
researchers say a new study has led them to identify two streams as major
pathways. Source: The Toledo Blade (11/29)
The big exception: Chicago
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Some Wisconsin communities argue that they should be entitled to the same
thing Chicago suburbs can get - Lake Michigan water. Source: Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel (11/29)
Low water levels crimp ship canal
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A shipping canal that cuts 100 miles off the route between Chicago and Green
Bay is filling in with silt, prompting some ships to avoid it completely.
Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (11/28)
Ontario's short-term focus hurting environment, report says
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Ontario continues to ignore long-term environmental consequences in its push
for economic expansion, according to the province's environmental
commissioner. Source: The Globe and Mail (11/28)
Ground-water conflicts leave disputes, dry faucets
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It might seem unlikely that the Great Lakes state could see water shortages.
But in at least three Michigan counties, limited water supplies have led to
finger-pointing and lawsuits between families and businesses. Source: South
Bend Tribune (11/27)
Slow warm-up period expected for new land-use law
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Michigan cities, townships and villages soon will have the power to set up
joint commissions to write zoning ordinances for districts that cross
municipal boundary lines. Source: Booth Newspapers (11/25)
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Sunday, November 30, 2003
Heaven's Bells:
If our picture is our world,
Does the sum of our minds' eyes weigh on the scales of fate,
Does the sound of tears and wailing ring true in your heart,
Or is it the sound of laughter,
Maybe still the sound of the small sigh you can not hold in,
When one you love reaches your arms?
Can you see whales and hear their song,
Trying to understand what is said in the eons,
Beneath rolling waves of grey white blue,
Will you remember the connection,
That souls of different shapes must share,
When the Bells of Heaven ring,
Is it above the sky or beneath the sea?
When angels stand before you,
Will you picture cold lonely places,
The thousand thousand sad poems that seem to reach you,
Or the one kind word that seems so small and foolish,
Until you look it in the eye and it calls your name,
What responsibility do you bear,
For the things your imagination chooses to see?
When you are the Albatross floating in the sky of dreams,
Do you float over beaches filled with visions of Normandy,
Or lovers lost between sand and blue and palm fronds,
Cold ice at the top of the world,
Or silent dead boiling seas.
Skies of black or blue,
Warm hand or cold point of spear,
Shackles or joyous choices,
Raucous creatures or barren sands,
Red of Mars and Venus,
Or Earth so blue and green,
Guard your visions well.
They are the key to Heaven's Bells.
AquarianM
By: Daniel A. Stafford
(C) 11/30/2003
Author's Comments:
How we collectively see the world has great weight
upon how the world is in our lives. Think upon that deeply.[/b]
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