#greatlakes — Public Fediverse posts
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Great Lakes sturgeon may be 400 years old:Scientists rethinking how to save them
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ontario-great-lakes-sturgeon-lifespan-study-9.7329250
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49624456
#HackerNews #GreatLakes #Sturgeon #Conservation #WildlifeResearch #EnvironmentalScience #AncientSpecies
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The American Mariner departing Duluth just before sunrise, headed for Thunder Bay, 9 September, 2026. Photo by David Schauer.
#ShipsOfMastodon
#GreatLakes
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The American Mariner departing Duluth just before sunrise, headed for Thunder Bay, 9 September, 2026. Photo by David Schauer.
#ShipsOfMastodon
#GreatLakes
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The American Mariner departing Duluth just before sunrise, headed for Thunder Bay, 9 September, 2026. Photo by David Schauer.
#ShipsOfMastodon
#GreatLakes
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The American Mariner departing Duluth just before sunrise, headed for Thunder Bay, 9 September, 2026. Photo by David Schauer.
#ShipsOfMastodon
#GreatLakes
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The American Mariner departing Duluth just before sunrise, headed for Thunder Bay, 9 September, 2026. Photo by David Schauer.
#ShipsOfMastodon
#GreatLakes
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Republican Lawmaker Wants to Rename Lake Erie
A Republican lawmaker wants Lake Erie to be renamed “Lake Pennsylvania,” arguing that the state’s economy and identity…
#Canada #davidmaloney #GreatLakes #LakeErie #Pennsylvania #Republicans
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“New research suggests these ancient-looking, armoured fish may live far longer than scientists previously thought — in some cases, more than 400 years.”
#Sturgeon #Canada #GreatLakes
#Science
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The next statistic we see is that 64% of stream and riverside habitat has been disturbed.
And I challenge you to guess what it is that lives beside a stream that feeds baby fish?
#greatlakes #water #mutualaid #urban #localcommunities #nature #ecology #scicomm #watershed #solarpunk #fish #fishing
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Where Michigan governor candidates stand on data centers, the environment https://www.byteseu.com/2238121/ #2026MichiganElection #environment #GreatLakes #GreatLakesNewsCollaborative #JocelynBenson #JohnJames #MichiganClimateChange #WhereMichiganGovernorCandidatesStand
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Hype for the Future 236W: Firelands
Introduction The “Sufferers’ Lands,” or “Firelands,” is a notable historic regional definition associated with the Connecticut settlements burned down during the American Revolutionary War such as Norwalk and Fairfield and corresponding with the westernmost edge of the Connecticut Western Reserve on and along the southern shore of Lake Erie within Erie and Huron Counties along with the eastern side of Ottawa County and the northwestern edge of Ashland County in the State of Ohio. […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/24/hype-for-the-future-236w-firelands/
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Hype for the Future 236W: Firelands
Introduction The “Sufferers’ Lands,” or “Firelands,” is a notable historic regional definition associated with the Connecticut settlements burned down during the American Revolutionary War such as Norwalk and Fairfield and corresponding with the westernmost edge of the Connecticut Western Reserve on and along the southern shore of Lake Erie within Erie and Huron Counties along with the eastern side of Ottawa County and the northwestern edge of Ashland County in the State of Ohio. […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/24/hype-for-the-future-236w-firelands/
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Hype for the Future 236W: Firelands
Introduction The “Sufferers’ Lands,” or “Firelands,” is a notable historic regional definition associated with the Connecticut settlements burned down during the American Revolutionary War such as Norwalk and Fairfield and corresponding with the westernmost edge of the Connecticut Western Reserve on and along the southern shore of Lake Erie within Erie and Huron Counties along with the eastern side of Ottawa County and the northwestern edge of Ashland County in the State of Ohio. […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/24/hype-for-the-future-236w-firelands/
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Hype for the Future 236W: Firelands
Introduction The “Sufferers’ Lands,” or “Firelands,” is a notable historic regional definition associated with the Connecticut settlements burned down during the American Revolutionary War such as Norwalk and Fairfield and corresponding with the westernmost edge of the Connecticut Western Reserve on and along the southern shore of Lake Erie within Erie and Huron Counties along with the eastern side of Ottawa County and the northwestern edge of Ashland County in the State of Ohio. […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/24/hype-for-the-future-236w-firelands/
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Hype for the Future 236W: Firelands
Introduction The “Sufferers’ Lands,” or “Firelands,” is a notable historic regional definition associated with the Connecticut settlements burned down during the American Revolutionary War such as Norwalk and Fairfield and corresponding with the westernmost edge of the Connecticut Western Reserve on and along the southern shore of Lake Erie within Erie and Huron Counties along with the eastern side of Ottawa County and the northwestern edge of Ashland County in the State of Ohio. […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/24/hype-for-the-future-236w-firelands/
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Happy summer solstice! In this June installment of Polylith, I share some notes from long days of work along the shores of the Great Lakes.
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More late primary results, from #Iowa and — what, #Pennsylvania again? — in today’s Graphical #History Tour :
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In their words: Michigan governor candidates on key environmental issues
How Michigan gubernatorial candidates say they’d address top environmental issues, data centers and more Republican Perry Johnson and…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #2020Midlanddambreak #2026Michiganelection #BridgeListens #GreatLakes #GreatLakesNewsCollaborative #JocelynBenson #JohnJames #Michiganclimatechange #Science
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In their words: Michigan governor candidates on key environmental issues
How Michigan gubernatorial candidates say they’d address top environmental issues, data centers and more Republican Perry Johnson and…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #2020Midlanddambreak #2026Michiganelection #BridgeListens #GreatLakes #GreatLakesNewsCollaborative #JocelynBenson #JohnJames #Michiganclimatechange #Science
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There’s still no internet at the house, but the Graphical #History Tour charges on regardless. We got #stockmarket rumblings, #Prohibition grumblings, and Will #Chicago have #Canada Dry?
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Hype for the Future 117/284: City of Port Clinton, Ohio
Introduction The City of Port Clinton is located along Lake Erie and serves as the county seat of Ottawa County, Ohio, near a peninsular area to the east. Though the community faces Lake Erie to the north, the city is geographically linked to the Sandusky Bay to the south. Amenities The Liberty Aviation Museum is located a significant distance to the east of the city limits of Port Clinton, Ohio, associated with the Erie-Ottawa International Airport. Closer into the area are the Jolly […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/25/hype-for-the-future-117-284-city-of-port-clinton-ohio/
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This from 2021. And yes, it's still sitting there. The alternatives? Desecrating #YuccaMountain? Polluting the #GreatLakes? Or maybe burying it underneath Congress? But until we figure out how to transport and permanently store nuclear waste, it is being stored on site. And not just in #Maine -- everywhere there was a #NuclearPowerPlant!
Armed Guards Protect Tons Of #NuclearWaste That Maine Can’t Get Rid Of
By Abigail Curtis, BDN
Published July 19, 2021"In the summertime, the picturesque village of #WiscassetME is infamous for its long lines of people hungry to try a lobster roll at Red’s Eats and cars that crawl through town on the often-clogged #USRouteOne.
"But just a few miles south of downtown is a different kind of roadblock: 550 metric tons of nuclear waste stored on a coastal peninsula at the now-decommissioned #MaineYankee atomic energy plant that have nowhere to go.
"The change in presidential administrations means another chance for the federal government to make good on its promise to remove the waste, so the site can be closed for good. The Biden administration’s Department of Energy seems to be picking up where the Obama administration left off, creating a process for communities to volunteer to host the waste.
" 'What worries me is that there really isn’t any national leadership right now on this stuff. There isn’t an agency that has a mission and has developed a strategy, that has goals and is willing to act on it,' Don Hudson, the chairman of the Maine Yankee Community Advisory Panel, said. 'We’re currently in this limbo.'
"That’s a problem because the waste — 1,400 spent nuclear fuel rods housed in 60 cement and steel canisters, plus four canisters of irradiated steel removed from the nuclear reactor when it was taken down — is safe for now, but can’t stay in Wiscasset forever.
"The situation in Wiscasset underscores a thorny issue facing more than 100 communities across the U.S.: close to a hundred thousand tons of nuclear waste that has no place to go.
"Securing these remnants of nuclear energy generation is an ongoing task that requires armed guards around the clock and costs Maine Yankee’s owners some $10 million per year, which is being paid for with money from the government.
"After the government failed to remove the spent fuel, Maine Yankee and the other two decommissioned nuclear power plants in New England — Connecticut Yankee in East Hampton, Connecticut, and Yankee Atomic in Rowe, Massachusetts — took it to court. So far, they have been awarded a total of $575.5 million in damages during four rounds of litigation, money that has been paid out of the U.S. Judgment fund. A fifth round is happening now, and the lawsuits are likely to continue until the fuel is removed.
"All told, the country’s many abandoned nuclear facilities — including Maine Yankee — have cost the federal government billions of dollars, a sum that increases by about $2 million each day, according to Eric Howes, the spokesperson for Maine Yankee and two other decommissioned plants in New England.
" 'All the #taxpayers in the United States are paying for the government’s failure to meet its obligations,' he said.
"But as the years pass, it seems that fewer and fewer people even realize that there are tons of nuclear waste on the secured site behind a chain-link fence on Bailey Point. Hudson and others worry that for many, it’s too easy not to think about it, diminishing the drive to find a better solution.
" 'Nobody ever travels by it. Nobody ever sees it,' Hudson said. 'It’s the classic out of sight, out of mind.' "
#nuclear #nuclearwaste #WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife #NoNukes #NoNewNukes #NuclearWaste #RethinkNotRestart
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States Are Eyeing Bird-Friendly #Wetlands to Help Rid the #GreatLakes of #ToxicAlgae
"The #OneidaNation has restored wetlands that help to improve water quality in Wisconsin’s Green Bay while creating valuable habitat that attracts many birds."
Words by Andy McGlashen
Senior Editor, Audubon Magazine
Published June 17, 2024"In the ongoing effort to bring the problem under control, the region’s leaders are increasingly reaching for a primitive but proven tool for capturing and cleaning water before it enters the lake: wetlands. No one believes that #swamps and marshes alone can starve the algae blooms, but experts say they are an important part of the solution. 'Wetlands are wonderful filtration systems,' says Richard Stumpf, an oceanographer with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration who monitors #algae outbreaks. And because wetlands around the Great Lakes offer vital habitat where birds can rest during migration or raise their young, restoring them not only improves water quality but also brightens the outlook for vulnerable avian species.
“'There’s momentum building behind #NatureBasedSolutions,' says Kyle Rorah, regional director of public policy for Ducks Unlimited. 'There’s a huge opportunity to get serious about taking a chunk out of the problem.'"
#RestoreNature #RestoreTheWetlands #SaveTheMarshes #SaveNature #SolarPunkSunday #Rewilding
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Another winter sunrise shot, this one at the Duluth Ship Canal South Breakwater Outer Light on Lake Superior. Photo by Brian T. Imagery.
#LighthousesOfMastodon
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Frigid air creates billowing sea on a snowy Lake Superior shoreline, 3 February, 2023. Photo courtesy of Ken Harmon Photography.
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Now brainstorming: a Flying Dutchman, cursed to sail the sea forever unless a maiden pure in heart shows him the true meaning of Christmas.
Read more at my #blog: https://www.adamasnemesis.com/2022/12/08/a-flying-dutchman-christmas-tree-ship/
#worldbuilding #writing #story #GreatLakes #Christmas #ghoststory #ghosts #ghostship #FlyingDutchman
