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The U.S. relies heavily on middle eastern oil for its energy needs. Some say America needs to find more oil and natural gas within its own borders, while others say conservation and is the key. Laura?s guests are Charli Coon, Senior Energy and Environment Policy Analyst for the Heritage Foundation www.heritage.org , and Richard Kennelly, Staff Attorney with the Conservation Law Foundation www.clf.org

State Safety Commissioner Richard Flynn is seeking to boost patrols on waterways and seacoast bridges.
He has asked permission to accept federal funds for the seacoast security unit.
The unit would include three new marine patrol officers.
Meanwhile, the Governor?s Commission on Preparedness and Security has completed its first week of work.
Fire Marshall Don Bliss heads the Commission?.he spoke with NHPR?s Trish Anderton.

One hundred years ago this year, a handful of New Hampshire leaders met one evening in Concord to discuss what could be done to prevent the whole-sale destruction of New Hampshire�s forests. By that time, 80-percent of the state had been clear cut. That night, the group founded a new organization with to two goals: to improve forestry practices, and to conserve forest land.
This year, as �The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests� celebrates its centennial, much of the group�s success can be traced to its ability to hang onto that dual mission. N-H-P-R�s Doug MacPherson reports.