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Loggers Worry That Wood Energy Plants Will Close

By David Darman on Friday, August 3, 2001.

Loggers, sawmill operators and others in New Hampshire’s forest industry are concerned about the sale of two wood energy plants in the state to energy conglomerate AES Corporation. The loggers fear AES will close the plants, depriving them of a profitable way to dispose of “low grade wood”.

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Artic Drilling Splits New Hampshire Lawmakers

By Dan Gorenstein on Friday, August 3, 2001.

A bill that would allow drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge passed in the US House of Representatives earlier this week. The New Hampshire delegation was split, with Representative Sununu in favor of the president’s plan, and Representative Bass opposed. But the measure still needs to pass the US Senate where, as NHPR’s Dan Gorenstein reports, the future of the 40-year old Alaskan refuge remains unclear.

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What's Happening in Keene? Editor's Interview

By John Walters on Friday, August 3, 2001.

Continuing our weekly visit to newspapers across the state, we stop off in Keene for a visit with The Sentinel's Editor Tom Carney. NHPR's John Walters talks with Carney about recent news there including the smoking ban, a milfoil infestation, and high school baseball.

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