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Light Bulbs and Hazardous Waste

By Mark Bevis on Monday, January 14, 2008.

You may not know this but that compact flourescent light bulb you bought to save energy contains hazardous material.

Mercury.

And by law, effective on the first of the year, you can't throw those bulbs in the trash when they go out... or break.

They must be recycled....or treated as hazardous waste.

Stephanie D'Agostino, with the Department of Environmental Services lays out the new rules for NHPR's Mark Bevis.

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An Economic Update

By Laura Knoy on Monday, January 14, 2008.

As the national economy teeters on the edge of a downturn, how might New Hampshire weather the storm? Last week, three leading Granite State economists addressed that question before the legislature. We’ll review what they said and look at what tighter times might mean for New Hampshire.

Guests

  • Brian Gottlob, economist at PolEcon Research in Dover, a private consulting firm with a focus on economic and public policy issues
  • Dennis Delay, Deputy Director of the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies, former Special Projects Director for the Workforce Opportunity Council and former Senior Economist for PSNH
  • Ross Gittell, Professor of Management at UNH’s Whittemore School of Business and Economics and Vice President, Board Member and Forecast Chair for the New England Economic Partnership
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Folk Show Playlist 1.13.08

By Kate McNally on Sunday, January 13, 2008.

Artist/Song/Album/Label
Jonathan Edwards/Everybody Knows Her/Jonathan Edwards/Atco
Laura Cortese/The Green Wedding/Songs from Sing Out! . 50, #1/www.singout.org
Schooner Fare/Portland Town/The First Ten Years/Outer Green Records
Laurie Lewis/Who Will Watch The Homeplace/Rounder Radio Bluegrass Sampler/Rounder
Leon Redbone/Champagne Charlie/Champagne Charlie/Warner Brothers
Linda Thompson/Versatile Heart/Versatile Heart/Rounder
Jeff White/I Never Know/The White Album/Rounder
James Taylor/Fire and Rain/One Man Band/Hear Music
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