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Asian Carp

Asian Carp May Have Invaded Great Lakes

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 04.05.2013 | Detroit

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- At least some Asian carp probably have found their way into the Great Lakes, but there's still time to stop the dreaded invade...

Bad News About Potential Great Lakes Invaders

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 03.20.2013 | Detroit

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Asian carp are reproducing in more places and under more varied conditions than experts had believed they could, yet another r...

Over the Cliff: Not a Happy New Year for Illinois' Environment

Jack Darin | Posted 12.29.2012 | Green
Jack Darin

Past the cliff comes what, the abyss? Wherever the metaphors and rhetoric are headed as the stalemate in Congress continues, here in the real world the stakes are high for our health and the quality of our land, air and water.

David Lohr

FAIL: Fish Scares The Carp Out Of TV Reporter

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 12.10.2012 | Weird News

The online bio for Carley Gordon of Channel 4 News in Nashville says the Arkansas native is not afraid of "dirt, sweat or hard work, especially if it ...

Battling Asian Carp With Swords And Football Helmets

Posted 09.24.2012 | Green

From Mother Nature Network's Melissa Breyer: One of the more vexing of invasive species, Asian carp were imported into the Southern United States t...

Research Remains Murky On Danger Of Asian Carp Invasion

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 09.11.2012 | Chicago

HAVANA, Ill. — As scientists aboard a research boat activate an electric current, the calm Illinois River transforms into a roiling, silvery mas...

One Food Will Be Free At Taste, But Will Guests Be Brave Enough To Try It?

Posted 07.11.2012 | Chicago

Would controlling the growing Asian carp population be easier if they were tasty? That's part of the logic behind an initiative organized by the Il...

Asian Carp: Feds' Slick PR Is Not the Solution

Henry Henderson | Posted 07.15.2012 | Chicago
Henry Henderson

Last week must have looked like a dismal week for the folks overseeing the efforts to keep invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes.

'Green News Report' - May 15, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 07.15.2012 | Green
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Ominous s...

'Green News Report' - May 10, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 07.10.2012 | Green
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: The deepe...

WATCH: An Invasive Species That's Threatening America's Rivers

Daniel Klein | Posted 07.08.2012 | Home
Daniel Klein

We met with a fisherman on the Peoria River who was tackling the very fish who could soon be invading your nearest river.

Feds To Propose Asian Carp Fix.. Next Year

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 07.08.2012 | Detroit

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The Obama administration's promise Tuesday to quicken its search for a way to shield the Great Lakes from Asian carp and ...

Invasive Species Must Love This

AP | LISA RATHKE | Posted 06.29.2012 | Green

BETHEL, Vt. (AP) — Last year's hurricanes and flooding not only engulfed homes and carried away roads and bridges in hard-hit areas of the country, ...

'Green News Report' - March 20, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.20.2012 | Green
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Obama moc...

No News and No Movement Is Good News in Asian Carp Debate

Mark Biel | Posted 05.19.2012 | Chicago
Mark Biel

Nobody wants to see the Asian carp spread further, but a solution won't be found in a courtroom. If we work collaboratively to protect the Great Lakes, everyone is better off.

Court Won't Force Chicago To Close Shipping Locks To Fight Asian Carp

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 04.28.2012 | Chicago

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to order emergency measures that might prevent Asian carp from reaching the Great L...

Feds Spend $50 Million To Fight This Bizarrely Destructive Force

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 04.24.2012 | Green

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Obama administration will spend $51.5 million this year to shield the Great Lakes from greedy Asian carp, including ...

Lawmaker: Want To Stop Asian Carp? Shoot 'Em

Posted 02.13.2012 | Chicago

As the Great Lakes region continues to look for ways to stop plankton-gobbling Asian Carp from infesting our lakes and rivers, the Illinois General As...

'Green News Report' - February 2, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.03.2012 | Green
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. Listen online here, or Download MP...

What To Do With Invasive Species?

Daniel Klein | Posted 04.03.2012 | Home
Daniel Klein

If you havent heard, invasive species are huge these days: both in the consciousness of sustainable food fans, and in the way they are ruining everything we've come to love.

Should The U.S. Spend Billions To Protect Lakes, Rivers From Invasive Species?

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 03.31.2012 | Green

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Groups representing states and cities in the Great Lakes region on Tuesday proposed spending up to $9.5 billion on a mass...

PHOTOS: A Look At Invasive Species Threatening North America

The Huffington Post | Ashley Smith | Posted 01.25.2012 | Green

With the advent of globalization, people sometimes forget that it is often best for animal and plant species to remain in their original habitats. ...

Chicago River: President's Hometown Joke Underscores Choice Between Dead Zone or Clean Waterway Future

Henry Henderson | Posted 03.17.2012 | Chicago
Henry Henderson

Given the withering and unfair attacks launched at the EPA from those who would undo the protections that Americans have come to rely on for their health and safety, it was good to see the President recently take a stand.

Reverse Effect: A Genius Solution to the Chicago River and Asian Carp From Jeanne Gang

Henry Henderson | Posted 01.04.2012 | Chicago
Henry Henderson

No single solution can be immediately deployed that will address the many ills of the Chicago River -- or those in most of our urban waterways. What is required is steady, thoughtful and determined work.

'Time Is Running Out For The Great Lakes'

AP | By JOHN FLESHER | Posted 12.27.2011 | Green

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Five states asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to hear their plea for quicker federal action to prevent Asian carp and ...