Tri-state water wars fought on many fronts

Harris Blackwood - The Gainesville Times

Date: 11/30/2008

The 18-year-old dispute over water between Georgia, Florida and Alabama is a tangled web that includes seven federal lawsuits in three different court systems and a plethora of plaintiffs.There are six suits that have been moved to the Middle District of Florida, where a federal judge from Minnesota, Paul Magnuson, will… Read More

Ethanol Gasoline in Marine Engines

Lakes Online - LakesOnline.com

Date: 11/19/2008

Your boat’s greatest enemy may be its fuel. There are a number of reports in the press about the negative effects of ethanol in marine fuel tanks -- this is a concern for boat owners. The problem began when many areas began banning the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), replacing it with ethanol blends. This… Read More

Lake Thurlow to be lowered Nov. 17

Media Relations - Alabama Power

Date: 11/7/2008

TALLASSEE, Ala. - Nov. 7, 2008 - Lake Thurlow will be lowered approximately four feet for routine dam maintenance. Work at Thurlow Dam is expected to start Nov. 17 and be completed by Nov. 20. Alabama Power expects the lake to return to normal elevation Nov. 20. Lake elevations are always subject to change, depending… Read More

28-year-old Kim Bain - First Woman to fish Bassmaster Classic

Sam Eifling - ESPN Bassmaster

Date: 11/3/2008

The differences between the Bassmaster Classic in 1969 and in 2009 will be profound. The man who won that first Classic, Bobby Murray, remembers the weigh-in taking place on the roof of a floating dock on Lake Mead — a lake that none of the competitors had fished before, nor knew, until they were in the air en route… Read More

Alabama Power Company: Millions wasted

David Atchison - The Daily Home

Date: 11/2/2008

An Alabama Power Company official said millions of dollars were spent and hundreds of man-hours were logged in moving forward the re-licensing of the Coosa River hydroelectric project, but it appears the process is dead in the water.Willard Bowers, vice president of environmental affairs for APC, said that… Read More