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In 2004, according to Maine's Department of Environmental Protection, biomass boilers in that state burned more than 300 thousand tons of construction and demolition debris, or C and D.

In 2005, nearly 150 thousand tons of C and D lumber were sent to Maine for burning from other parts of New England, including New Hampshire.

The businesses that turn the waste into watts say they are making green electricty from wood that would otherwise rot in a landfill.

Opponents of burning c and d argue the process releases toxic chemicals into the air and water.

To find out how the waste is handled, Maine Public Radio's Sara Nics recently visited a sorting and burning site and she filed this report.

From Nashua's earliest days in the 17th century, the city's rivers drove its economy.

They carried fur boats downstream.

And later they powered mills and factories.

Over the past several decades, Nashua has been looking away from its rivers for commercial development.

But that focus is changing again.

The City of Nashua has embarked on its largest redevelopment project ever.

And it's taking place along the river.

NHPR Correspondent Sheryl Rich Kern reports..

An engineering firm has released its proposed five-year master plan of the state's new ATV park in Berlin.

The park officially opened this summer with 14 miles of trails on 72 hundred acres near Jericho Lake.

But if development goes through as proposed, those miles of trails will multiply nearly tenfold attracting several hundred riders a day.

And in the end, officials hope the park will become a powerful economic engine for the North Country.

NHPR correspondent Todd Wellington has the story.

UNH may soon begin using a renewable energy source to power its campus.

Plans are in the works to build a pipeline to pump methane gas from a landfill in Rochester to Durham.

University officials say the project would not only cut down on greenhouse gas emissions, but save UNH millions of dollars in the long run.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports.

An unusually warm November has New Hampshire Ski areas pushing back their opening dates.

And last weekend one could have counted the number of opened ski slopes on one hand.....on one finger.

Still, businesses up north are quietly waiting for the white stuff to fall.

NHPR Correspondent Todd Wellington has the story.