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October 16, 2008
In the News Seaway lock workers have tentative labour agreement The Toronto Star (10/15) A potential strike by workers that operate the St. Lawrence Seaway's locks has been averted. The Canadian Auto Workers union announced yesterday that the two sides reached three tentative agreements for some 475 workers on Thanksgiving Monday. Options for replacing coal are few, costly The Toledo Blade (10/15) Efforts to curb greenhouse gases that cause global warming have sparked interest in new technologies, conservation, and development of co-generation projects. But when it comes to replacing carbon-heavy coal-fired power plants, there are not many viable options. Issue 3 is compromise that helped passage of Great Lakes Compact News Leader (10/15) President George W. Bush recently added his signature to the Great Lakes Compact. But the federal action may have not come to fruition without a compromise measure approved by Ohio lawmakers earlier this summer, in the form of a constitutional amendment to be decided by voters in November. Marketing water excellent plan Erie Times-News (10/15) The Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership has debuted a flashy, multi-layered campaign to entice industries to move to Erie. Brown touts alternative energy future Sandusky Register (10/15) Lake Erie's north coast has the potential to become a major powerhouse in the field of alternative energy, according to U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown. "Toledo may be becoming the center of alternative energy, potentially, in the country," Brown said. EDITORIAL: Tell PSC what you think of offshore wind farms Sheboygan Press (10/15) The Wisconsin Public Service Commission has issued a draft report on wind-energy potential in Lake Michigan. The PSC issued the report last week and will be accepting comments from the public on it until Nov. 10. Giant tropical bird spotted over Lake Erie The Windsor Star (10/14) As a devoted birder and former working naturalist, Essex County farmer Bob Wickett has seen more than his fair share of exotic birds over the years. But he never expected to see the two-metre-wide wingspan of a magnificent frigatebird darken his boat while fishing on Lake Erie. EPA seeks comments on Ashtabula water project The Plain Dealer (10/14) Local residents have until Thursday to submit comments on the impact a proposed maintenance project will have on Lake Erie in Ashtabula. The Ashtabula Port Authority wants to remove accumulated zebra mussel shells and sediment from two water intake pipes. EDITORIAL: Toward a new vision for the industrial Midwest Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/12) The biggest question facing a new generation of Midwesterners is whether they will have the fortitude to do what needs to be done to build anew. This much is clear: We haven’t a chance of building much without creative and unprecedented cooperation across state lines.
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