AYC Committee Reports

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Month	Committee	Report
January 2008	AYC Ecology North	ODNR asks for help to identify Eagles
		Loon die-off causes concern
		Great Lakes Water War Looms
		Saginaw River Dioxin Contamination
		Concerns for the Plague
		Solar Sailing in Dubai
		Navy Seals Prototype Boat
		Tree Cloning
		Pig Glows
		Cloned Meat and Dairy Products
	General Interest	New Combat Clothes
		Conversion to Digital TV Signals 1 2 3 . Link to sign up for converters: https://www.dtv2009.gov/
	AYC Ecology North	Senate passes Great Lakes Compact
March 2008		Fish are starving
		Lake Levels Rising
		Cycling Lake Levels
		Toxic Algae in Lake Erie
		Groups oppose Cormorant cull
		Bacteria hunters get needed grant
	General Interest	Frying Tumors can boost Lung Cancer Survival
		U. S. Supreme Court rules on gun ownership
	AYC Ecology North	Point Pelee in peril
		Toxic mud being removed in Montana
		Whaling protests continues between Japan and Australia
		Arctic Sea ice builds, but is vulnerable
		Arctic ice is melting
		Dolphins rescue whales
		Nets threaten dolphins
		Flushed Away
		Maumee River silt disposal causing issues
April 2008		$2M granted for several area projects
		Biofuels plant enjoys healthy start
		Snakes get a home
		Lake cleanup could mean billions for Cleveland
		Great Lakes Water Supply at Risk
		Undersea Quakes
		Lip Gloss is Cancer Risk
May 2008		Device hears whale chatter
		Jet Express to use Solar Power
		Shorebird Rebounds
		Dinosaur tracks found in the Arabian Peninsula
		Wisconsin signs Great Lakes Compact
		Ohio to test beaches
	Medical Warning	Shingles Shots Recommended
June 2008		Key to All Illusions Discovered
		Milk cancels health benefits of drinking tea
		Container Ships an offbeat cruising option
		Shipwrecks identified on new website
		Michigan State Senate passes Great Lakes Compact
		Komodo Dragon attacks diver
		Local Leaders laud Great Lakes pact
		British warship found in Lake Ontario
	Medical Warning	Cell Phone Cancer Warning
	AYC Ecology North	Navy Sonar may have killed dolphins
		Great Lakes drilling possible
		Toxic Avengers
		Public hearing on water quality
	Medical Warning	Surviving Triple Negative Breast Cancer
July 2008	AYC Ecology North	Penguin woes signal sea problems
	Safety Notification	Tire warning -- Please follow the links to see this video
	AYC Ecology North	Toxic Algae affects Lake Erie
		Lake Erie boundary decision appealed
		Corp rejects court's shore ruling
		New Patrol Boat in Monroe
	Benefit Warning	Employers use Federal Law to Deny Benefits
	AYC Ecology North	Penguins dying in Brazil
		Treated water harming California salmon
		Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico
		This link describes how the Clean Water Act was passed
August 2008		Lionfish create havoc in Caribbean
		Crane Creek acquisition a treasure trove of life
		Botulism confirmed in dead birds
	Human Interest	Holocaust victims united after 66 years
		Wind power brings prosperity, anger
		Ocean "dead zones" becoming a global problem
September 2008	Medical Information	Burning Incense linked to respiratory cancers.
		Prostate cancer surgery helps SOME live longer.
		Skin cancer is a warning sign.
		Calcium and prostate cancer.
	Human Interest	To infinity and beyond
	AYC Ecology North	Robots explore ocean depths
October 2008		Congress approves Great Lakes cleanup
		Earth's air divided by chemical equator
		Everglades in decline
		Great Lakes wolf back on endangered species list
		Nambia finds ancient Portuguese shipwreck
		Iditarod dog's endurance secret
	Medical Information	Doctor's redefine Life and Death
	Important Winterization Information	Corn Dogs -- Boating and Ethanol
	Human Interest	Blind Sailors rise to challenge of Lake Erie
	Medical Information	French scientists develop artificial heart
	Medical Information	Rise in kidney stones for children
	Medical Information	Allergies may protect against some cancers
	Medical Information	New Communication tools help first responders
November 2008	AYC Ecology North	Vote for Green America
		Algae blooms raise health concerns in Lake Erie
		Wonders of Ocean Life in new Census
		Court rules in favor of the Navy in Sonar vs. Whales debate
	Medical Information	Gulf War Syndrome IS Real
	AYC Ecology North	For more ecology information than I could transpose to this page, please follow the link: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2008/planet.in.peril/index.html
November 2008		Water vigilance is necessary
		Army Corp removes munitions
		Great Perils of the Great Lakes
		Nuclear cleanup to cost millions
December 2008		Lake Erie to be stocked with Brown Trout

Snakes get a home