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Major Watershed Plan Aims to Keep Newfound Lake Clean
By Amy Quinton on Tuesday, September 29, 2009.Residents of nine towns near Newfound Lake had their last chance to hear about a plan to protect it.
The Newfound Lake Watershed Master plan is designed to guide surrounding communities on how to manage growth to avoid damaging one of the state’s cleanest lakes.
New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports.
Secret World of Sound
By Delaney Hall on Tuesday, September 29, 2009.
Chris Watson is one of the leading nature field recordists in the world. That means he spends a lot of time traveling to remote parts of the planet to record sounds you might never hear otherwise, like cheetahs purring, glaciers melting, or the capercaillie’s elaborate mating display.
Keene Wood Stove Exchange Program Aims to Clear the Air
By Amy Quinton on Monday, September 28, 2009.Air pollution in Keene could put the city at risk of violating federal air quality standards.
The culprit: smoke from old wood stoves in the winter time.
Both the state and the city have teamed up in hopes of preventing the problem.
As New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports, Keene residents will soon have a big incentive to buy cleaner more efficient wood stoves.
Kazakhstan's Shrinking Lake
By Robin Forrestie... on Monday, September 28, 2009.
Lake Balkhash in Kazakhstan is the largest body of water in Asia, after the Caspian Sea. Now researchers there are worried that the shallow lake appears to be drying out. The BBC's Robin Forrestier-Walker goes out with scientists sampling the lake to find out whether it’s changing volume is a result of natural fluctuations, or human behavior.
Listen here at the BBC's Science In Action.
Are honeybees still disappearing?
By EarthTalk on Sunday, September 27, 2009.
EarthTalk®
From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine
How can hair salons be more eco-friendly?
By EarthTalk on Sunday, September 27, 2009.
EarthTalk®
From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine
The Inner Fall Foliage
By Dave Anderson on Thursday, September 24, 2009.Foliage changes more than the leaves.
The Silence of the Electric Car
By Avishay Artsy on Thursday, September 24, 2009.
For decades, the auto industry has labored to make cars quieter. Now safety advocates worry that electric cars travelling at low speeds are too quiet and pose a threat to pedestrians, who might not hear them coming.
Stimulus for Enviro Clean-Up and Londonderry Fire Dept.
By Jon Greenberg on Thursday, September 24, 2009.From Carol Shea-Porter's office, we read that NH Dept. of Environmental Services will get $1.8 million for a revolving load fund to deal with what are generally called brownfields. These are older industrial sites that need to be cleaned up before they can be redeveloped.
Design For Social Good
By Virginia Prescott on Thursday, September 24, 2009.
A well designed-product can be aesthetically appealing and fulfill a necessary function. But should it make the world a better place? A growing movement thinks so. Design activists have identified a need for humanitarian-minded design, and believe designers have an obligation to create products that improve all people’s lives, not just those who can afford to consume more stuff.
Last year, Emily Pilloton founded Project H Design with a laptop and a thousand dollars in savings. The group seeks to empower people to create simple solutions to daily problems. Project H has grown quickly to include more than 300 members and nine chapters around the world. Emily’s new book Design Revolution profiles more than one hundred innovative design products, from safer baby bottles to low-cost prosthetics for landmine victims. Emily Pilloton joins us from San Rafael, California as part of our “next green thing” series.
