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There's an old idea in education- don't just give students facts to memorize, give them experience to use those facts. That's exactly what the high school competition Envirothon does. The program gives students from around the country a real life environmental problem to solve. Coming up with a solution requires students understand both the complexities of science and the politics of natural resource decision making. Some New Hampshire students are taking part in the competition. NHPR's Dan Gorenstein joined them and filed this report.