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Governor Benson Stump Speech

By NHPR Staff on Tuesday, July 27, 2004.

This week New Hampshire public radio is airing stump speeches by candidates for Governor. Today we hear from Republican Governor Craig Benson. Benson spoke last week at a candidates' forum hosted by the New Hampshire Farm bureau and the New Hampshire Timberland owners association.

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Birds and Bugs and Butterflies

By John Walters on Tuesday, July 27, 2004.

There's a lot to see in the sky during the summer, especially if you know where to look. Bryan Pfeiffer does. He's a naturalist, writer, and photographer. He's also the founder of a nature touring company called Vermont Bird Tours. Lately he's been focusing his attention on butterflies, dragonflies, and fireflies. We'll talk with him about all his projects, including his work with the Vermont Butterfly Survey. We'll also check-in with our local birding expert Iain MacLeod to find out who's occupying New Hampshire's skies these days. Iain is the director of center operations for the Audubon Society of New Hampshire. He's also co-host of NHPR's Something Wild.

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Air Check!

By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, July 27, 2004.

This month, hundreds of scientists from around the world are in New Hampshire? sniffing for signs of trouble. It?s the largest air-quality study ever and it will tell us a lot about the air we breathe and what kind of standards we?ll set for future research. Laura?s guests are Cameron Wake, Research Assistant Professor at the University of New Hampshire Climate Change Research Center
at the Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space
and David Parrish, Research Chemist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration?s Aeronomy Laboratoryin Boulder, Colorado. Click here
here to check out a press release regarding the Air Quality/Climate Study

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