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Saturday, the Fraser Papers pulp mill in Berlin closes its doors, leaving the North Country without a huge market for the area's low-grade wood. The dying paper manufacturing industry has many saying now is the time to start thinking about how the North Country can use their natural resources to develop a renewable energy industry. Already, Public Service of New Hampshire and several other electric companies are knocking on the North Country's door, eager to build a wood-burning power plant. Other ideas have been thrown out there too like producing fuel pellets made from sawdust and even ethanol. We'll look at whether the Fraser Papers pulp mill has a renewable future. Laura is joined by Barbara Tetreault, Reporter for the Berlin Daily Sun. We will also hear from Bob Danderson, Mayor of Berlin, Jasen Stock, Executive Director of the New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association, and Peter Riviere, Executive Director of the Coos Economic Development Corp.