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Lakes Michigan, Huron sink to lowest level ever
2013-02-04 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Detroit News: In the nearly 100 years researchers have catalogued the rise and fall of the Great Lakes, Michigan and Huron have never seen a month like January. The two-lake system recorded its lowest-ever level for a month, a mean of 576.02 feet above sea level. It's a number that dips below the all-time low for January 576.12 feet as well as the all-time low for any month, 576.05 feet in March 1964. For those who live along or play in the waters of the Great Lakes, the news is disturbing but unsurprising....
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Residents sue company over dumped blueberry waste in northern Michigan
2013-02-01 08:57:45| Waste Management - Topix.net
Ten residents of rural Benzie County have filed a lawsuit against a northern Michigan fruit processor and a septic hauler who dumped waste blueberry juice into a gravel pit more than a decade ago, damaging a stream and contaminating groundwater.
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Kalamazoo Spill Was 'Most Disgusting Thing,' Says Michigan Resident
2013-02-01 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: No one in the small community of Battle Creek, Michigan knew that pipelines ran so close to their homes. That changed whenan Enbridge pipeline burst, spilling more than 3,000 cubic metres of Canadian oil sands bitumen into the Kalamazoo River in 2010. In interviews with CBC Radio One's On the Coast and All Points West, former Battle Creek resident, Michelle Barlond-Smith, says she was tipped off by the foul smell of the spill. "You could smell something," she said, " combine gasoline, tar, fingernail...
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Firm that makes cars lighter and quieter wins top supplier award at Michigan International Auto Show
2013-01-31 06:38:18| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Tucked behind the engine and underneath the dash board, however, the lightweight, insulated heat shields do much to make new cars quieter and more fuel-efficient. That's why the Grand Rapids New Car Dealers Association named the local company as the recipient of its 2013 "Celebration of Innovation: Automotive Supplier of the Year" award.
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Sustainability embraced at University of Michigan
2013-01-30 18:49:00| American School & University
Several changes can be seen on Ann Arbor campus since university adopted ambitious sustainability goals. Schoolhouse Beat read more
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