http://archives.weru.org Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill (weru.org) Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 Copyright © WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives 2011 archives@weru.org (WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives) archives@weru.org (WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives) 1440 http://weru.org/sites/all/themes/marinelli/weru/img/WERU-podcast-small-20110628.png http://archives.weru.org 144 144 Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, ME 99.9 Bangor (weru.org) WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-4711 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-4711#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:00:17 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7438 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-4711/feed 0 0:28:38 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Today we discuss five pesticide bills before the Maine legislature’s Joint Standing Committee Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Two bills being considered would essentially erase recently passed legisl[...] Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Today we discuss five pesticide bills before the Maine legislature’s Joint Standing Committee Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Two bills being considered would essentially erase recently passed legislation. One would repeal the pesticide registry, which requires landowners to inform residents, within a certain distance, at the beginning of the season, that they can get on a list for aerial and air carrier pesticide spray notification. The second, would severely limit the distance within which landowners would be required to observe notification wishes, cutting it from a quarter mile to 100 feet. Another bill before the committee seeks to restrict the use of herbicides and pesticides on the grounds of schools and childcare facilities. This News Just In: The Maine Superior Court has just ruled to vacate the Land Use Regulatory Commission’s decision to grant Plum Creek’s development plan for the Moosehead Lake region. Attorney Phil Worden represented the Forest Ecology Network and RESTORE: The North Woods in this challenge to LURC’s decision. Chief Justice Humphrey called LURC’s action an “unauthorized, ad hoc procedure,” and concluded that the public was denied its legal rights to speak out on the final version of Plum Creek’s plan. RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-31011 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-31011#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:00:13 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7420 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-31011/feed 0 0:28:01 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Today we examine the court challenge to the Plum Creek Development plan. We talk with Phil Worden. He is the attorney for Forest Ecology Network and RESTORE: The Maine Woods, who are fighting to repeal the Land Us[...] Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Today we examine the court challenge to the Plum Creek Development plan. We talk with Phil Worden. He is the attorney for Forest Ecology Network and RESTORE: The Maine Woods, who are fighting to repeal the Land Use Regulatory Commission’s approval of the massive development plan in the Moosehead Lake region, which would include 1000 house lots and 2 large resorts. The development required the rezoning of close to 16,000 acres. Included in the proposal is the setting aside of approximately 600,000 acres for so-called conservation, though commercial logging and gravel and water extraction would be allowed there. Initially, the Land Use Regulatory Commission was not satisfied with Plum Creek’s plan, and made changes before they approved it. They did not, however, re-open the new plan to the public adjudicatory hearing, which allowed interested parties to cross examine and present their own arguments. This is one of the main points of the suit. On February 24th, the Maine Superior Court heard final arguments on the merits of the case. RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-52010 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-52010#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 20:00:06 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=6112 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-52010/feed 0 0:29:50 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Plum Creek in court Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Plum Creek in court RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-21810 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-21810#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:00:22 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=5679 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-21810/feed 0 0:27:10 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Topics: Executive bonuses at Fraser Papers while workers got pay cuts and company filed for bankruptcy,  in 2009.    Legislation to ban toxic DECA in plastic pallets and other pending environmental legislation.  A[...] Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Topics: Executive bonuses at Fraser Papers while workers got pay cuts and company filed for bankruptcy,  in 2009.    Legislation to ban toxic DECA in plastic pallets and other pending environmental legislation.  An update on Plum Creek’s massive development plans in the Maine woods. Guests:  Duane Lugdon, Union Rep. for Maine’s United Steelworkers;  Judy Berke, Natural Resources Council of Maine (www.nrcm.org) RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/voices/voices-60209 http://archives.weru.org/voices/voices-60209#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:00:04 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=4548 http://archives.weru.org/voices/voices-60209/feed 0 0:28:46 Producer/Host: Amy Browne Contributor: Matt Murphy Segment 1: Natural Resources Council of Maine & Maine Audubon’s press conference this morning in Bangor, where the Land Use Regulatory Commission was meeting for final deliberations on Pl[...] Producer/Host: Amy Browne Contributor: Matt Murphy Segment 1: Natural Resources Council of Maine & Maine Audubon’s press conference this morning in Bangor, where the Land Use Regulatory Commission was meeting for final deliberations on Plum Creek’s proposal for the largest development in the state’s history. Both groups have serious concerns about the proposal. FMI: www.nrcm.org Segment 2: An interview with Bonny Myers, director of a production of “Nickel and Dimed” that will be held at the Grand in Ellsworth this coming Friday, Saturday and Sunday. FMI: www.grandonline.org archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-21209 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-21209#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:00:37 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=4077 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-21209/feed 0 0:30:15 Producers/Hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco and Amy Browne Topics: Plum Creek, logging deeryard, mining, mudslide, banning public,  LURC/CLUP, State Police refusal to release records on local activists Guests: Hillary Lister, Lynne Williams, Emily Posner Producers/Hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco and Amy Browne Topics: Plum Creek, logging deeryard, mining, mudslide, banning public,  LURC/CLUP, State Police refusal to release records on local activists Guests: Hillary Lister, Lynne Williams, Emily Posner RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-12909 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-12909#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:00:42 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=3989 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-12909/feed 0 0:30:58 Producers/Hosts: Amy Browne & Meredith DeFrancesco Segment 1: Maureen Drouin from Maine Conservation Voters talks about Maine’s Environmental Priorities Coalition– 27 environmental, conservation and public health organizations that h[...] Producers/Hosts: Amy Browne & Meredith DeFrancesco Segment 1: Maureen Drouin from Maine Conservation Voters talks about Maine’s Environmental Priorities Coalition– 27 environmental, conservation and public health organizations that have come together to set priorities for legislation to address climate change, mercury, pesticides, energy efficiency and protection of Maine’s land and rivers. (FMI: www.protectmaine.org) Segment 2: Landowners and hunters in the Greenville area are reporting that Plum Creek Corporation is cutting near important winter deer yards, threatening the deer population in the area.  Charlie Baker’s family has lived in the area for generations.  We spoke with him by phone earlier today from his home in Shirley, Maine. Segment 3: Concerned local landowners and hunters have approached the environmental group, Native Forest Network, hoping to find a way to prevent further destruction.   Ryan Clarke of the Native Forest Network joins us to talk about what that group is doing about the situation.  (FMI:  nfnmaine@gmail.com) RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-100208 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-100208#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:00:30 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://shows.weru.org/archives/?p=1716 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-100208/feed 0 0:00:01 Producers/Hosts: Amy Browne & Meredith DeFrancesco Topic: Land Use Regulatory Commission (LURC) approval of Plum Creek development plan; Financial BailOut, Jack McKay, Rep. Mike Michaud Producers/Hosts: Amy Browne & Meredith DeFrancesco Topic: Land Use Regulatory Commission (LURC) approval of Plum Creek development plan; Financial BailOut, Jack McKay, Rep. Mike Michaud RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-92608 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-92608#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:00:25 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://shows.weru.org/archives/?p=1703 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-92608/feed 0 0:30:14 Producers/Hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco & Amy Browne Topics: Maine state Land Use Regulatory Commission (LURC) endorses Plum Creek development plan *Maine Civil Liberties Union opposes motion to dismiss telecom cases *Maine Civil Liberties Union o[...] Producers/Hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco & Amy Browne Topics: Maine state Land Use Regulatory Commission (LURC) endorses Plum Creek development plan *Maine Civil Liberties Union opposes motion to dismiss telecom cases *Maine Civil Liberties Union opposes federal legislation that could limit healthcare services for birth control, abortion,end of life care and HIV treatment Today we cover two stories that illicit reflection on how democracy works in our country and in our state. We talk with the Maine Civil Liberties Union about challenging the National Security Agency’s right to use the Verizon phone company to gather information from Maine residents, regardless of the new national amendment to the FISA law. But first, we go to the largest development plan this state has seen. It’s timber giant and now developer Plum Creek’s plan to rezone nearly 16,000 acres in the Moosehead Lake region for 975 house lots and two large resorts. Yesterday  Maine’s Land Use Regulatory Commission (LURC) endorsed that plan. On Tuesday and Wednesday LURC heard closing comments from the many organizations, businesses and others who have been opposing or supporting the Plum Creek plan. But LURC already had it’s mind made up, or had been advised by it’s consultants what it should decide. Yesterday LURC endorsed Plum Creek’s development plan. GUESTS: 1.Wendy Weiger, coordinator of Moosehead Region Futures Committee www.mooseheadfutures.org 2. Zachary Heiden, Legal Director, Maine Civil Liberties Union www.mclu.org RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-61208 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-61208#comments Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:00:47 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://shows.weru.org/archives/?p=1500 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-61208/feed 0 0:28:40 Producer/Host: Amy Browne Topic: The last time we reported on Plum Creek’s proposal for a massive development in the Moosehead Lake region, the Land Use Regulatory Commission (LURC)—which oversees the unorganized territories of Maine— ha[...] Producer/Host: Amy Browne Topic: The last time we reported on Plum Creek’s proposal for a massive development in the Moosehead Lake region, the Land Use Regulatory Commission (LURC)—which oversees the unorganized territories of Maine— had just concluded a series of public hearings.    The next step was for LURC to take the comments and new information into account as they considered whether they would give their approval to Plum Creek’s plans.  Since that time they have come back with some recommendations for changes, and opened another comment period.    And today the Natural Resources Council of Maine, and Maine Audubon released suggestions for changes to help protect the Lily Bay area. Logan Perkins and Ryan Clarke of the Native Forest Network join me in the studio, and Alan Bray, a resident of Sangerville, joins us by phone, with an update on Plum Creek’s development scheme for the Moosehead Lake Region. Where is the Big Wilson old growth and how does it figure into Plum Creek’s plans? Describe the area and what would be lost if it was logged or developed.  How can people join a hiking tour of the area? What is the Native Forest Network’s  position— do LURC’s proposed changes address any of the concerns your group has about Plum Creek’s proposal? What is the response to NRCM and Audubon’s Lily Bay proposal, released earlier today? FMI: Logan Perkins, 207-615-5158; nfnmaine@gmail.com; savebigwilsonoldgrowth@blogspot.com; www.nrcm.org RadioActive archives@weru.org no no