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Thinking Inside The Box
By Ari Zeiger on Tuesday, March 31, 2009.Last summer I traveled Central America by bus. Local entrepreneurs were constantly boarding the bus and selling almost anything that could be carried down the aisle. The most welcome ad-hoc items on those sweltering afternoons were little plastic baggies filled with water. Using a straw to pierce the bag (Capri Sun-style), you’d have instant refreshment - and all for the equivalent price of a nickel or two.
Nature's Second Chance
By Virginia Prescott on Tuesday, March 31, 2009.
The towns and cities we live in bear little resemblance to the pristine fields they replaced. Even in New Hampshire, unprotected natural land has largely given way to commercial and residential development. That’s progress… or is it? For an answer, we turn to an ecologist who has spent the last 30 years trying to revive natural landscapes and bring back indigenous species. His first test site was his own home in Wisconsin, an eighty-acre plot called Stone Prairie Farm. After years of painstaking care, the farm is now a successful habitat for native plants and animals. In his new book, Nature’s Second Chance, Steven Apfelbaum describes the process of transforming a scarred agricultural plot into a thriving prairie. He joins us to talk about his work and his book.
Steven Apfelbaum's company, Applied Ecological Services
Steven Apfelbaum in the Beacon Broadside: "The Turning To Warmth on Stone Prairie Farm"
Is it harmful to live near a gas station?
By EarthTalk on Monday, March 30, 2009.
Gas stations can pose significant hazards, such as carbon monoxide from car exhaust, groundwater pollution from oil and gas leaking into the ground or from leaking underground storage tanks. (Getty Images)
Do zoos help to protect endangered species?
By EarthTalk on Sunday, March 29, 2009.
The Nature Conservancy
By Deborah Schachter on Saturday, March 28, 2009.Anne Filson and her siblings spent summers with their grandparents in Madison, when the Ossipee Pine Barrens were abundant blueberry-picking grounds. Anne jumped at the chance to help The Nature Conservancy conserve this area.
New Hampshire to Get $12.5 Million for Energy Efficiency and Conservation
By Mark Bevis on Thursday, March 26, 2009.The US Department of Energy has announced it is releasing $3.2 billion for energy efficiency and conservation projects across the country.
It's part of what's known as the economic stimulus package.
New Hampshire stands to get about 12 and a half million of it.
About 75 percent is coming to the state for its own projects and also to be distributed to smaller towns.
Some 3 million dollars of it is going directly to the state's ten largest municipalities.
As part of our ongoing series Working it Out, NHPR's Mark Bevis checks in with Eric Steltzer at the Office of Energy and Planning to find out what projects are likely to get funded.
A Climate Action Plan for New Hampshire
By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, March 25, 2009.In December 2007, Governor John Lynch established a Climate Change Policy Task Force and asked them to develop a Climate Action Plan for New Hampshire. The report was released on Wednesday. We'll look at the state of New Hampshire’s climate, what the report recommends and how we might act on those recommendations given today’s economic struggles.
Guests
- Tom Burack, commissioner of the Department of Environmental Services
- Cameron Wake, Research Associate Professor at the Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space at the University of New Hampshire, Director of Carbon Solutions New England and member of the New Hampshire's Climate Change Task Force
- Gary Long, president of Public Service of New Hampshire
Governor's Climate Change Task Force Releases Plan
By Amy Quinton on Wednesday, March 25, 2009.The Governor’s Climate Change Task Force released their final plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase renewable energy use in the state. It includes 67 different recommendations with the long term goal of achieving an 80-percent reduction in emissions below 1990 levels by the year 2050.
As New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports, the Governor also announced a new committee to implement the recommendations.
Haiti's Sustainable Charcoal
By Amelia Shaw on Wednesday, March 25, 2009.
The island nation of Haiti has come up with an ingenious way of cleaning up slums and solving their energy problem at the same time. The country uses trees to make charcoal, but has cut down so many that the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic can be clearly seen from space. Their solution? A new method of charcoal making that's not only saving trees, it's cleaning up neighborhoods.
The Public Gets Its Say on Wind Farm
By Chris Jensen on Monday, March 23, 2009.The state's public hearings on a wind farm proposal in Northern Coos County are coming to a close.
The state's Site Evaluation Committee is expected to rule this spring whether the project can move forward.
But on Monday night, in Lancaster, local county residents got a chance to tell state officials what they think of the plan.
NHPR Correspondent Chris Jensen has the story.
