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Representatives from 189 nations met earlier this month in Argentina.

They'd come to discuss global warming and devise strategies for lowering carbon dioxide emissions.

The talks were the latest round of the Kyoto Protocol, the international agreement to reduce greenhouse gases.

The United States has not signed the protocol.

But nine northeastern states, including New Hampshire, don't want to be left out.

They have banded together to try to come up with their own regional plan.

NHPR's David Darman reports.

Across Southern New Hampshire, towns have been looking for ways to slow development as thousands of people each year chose the Granite State as home.

Earlier this month, Milford officials approved a year's moratorium on permits for large subdivisions.

And last week, residents in Hollis voted to spend millions of dollars to buy an old orchard to protect it from developers.

State conservation groups say these are only hints of what's to come for the region.

New Hampshire Public Radio correspondent Avishay Artsy filed this report.

If you enjoy having birds visiting your yard, there are a number of things you can do to increase avian traffic.

Like much of southern New Hampshire, the town of Milford is worried it might be growing too fast.

And the town's planning board is considering its options, including limiting development.

It's a short term solution, but town officials want some breathing room to figure out how to solve what they see as a long term problem.

NHPR Correspondent Avishay Artsy has more.

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