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ArchivesFederal regulators to hear controversial electric planBy David Darman on Monday, September 19, 2005.The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, is scheduled to hold a hearing tomorrow on a controversial plan to add more power plants in New England. The Locational Installed Capacity Proposal, or LICAP, could cost the region's ratepayers as much as 13 billion dollars. New Hampshire Regulators have criticized the plan for being too expensive and a potential boondoggle. But a new group made up of power plant owners has recently formed to breathe new life into LICAP. New Hampshire Public Radio's David Darman has more. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Skimming: Or What I Did With My Snowmobile This SummerBy Keith Shields on Monday, September 19, 2005.New Hampshire nights are getting a little crisper this time of year. It won't be long before the first frost...and then snow. But months before even the most northern part of the state has any snow to enjoy, some snowmobilers are already using their machines. Exchange Executive Producer, Keith Shields, recently witnessed a competition called skimming....and he brought back this audio postcard. listen:
  Fish Farming in the Open OceanBy Kerry Grens on Monday, September 19, 2005.The seafood industry is constantly under pressure to meet more demand. But limits on wild fish catch and challenges to near shore fish farms create hurdles to getting more domestic fish on the plate. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire think they’ve got the solution. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Kerry Grens reports on a fish harvest at a farm out in the open ocean. listen:
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