BoatTalk 11/8/11

Program Name:boattalk
Broadcast Date:nov 08/11
Broadcast Time:10am
Program Topic:marine related dribble
Key Discussion Points:
a)what’s new with marine electronics
b)ever hear of ais?
c)how much has navigation changed?
Guests by name and affiliation:
A)ben ellison
B)giffy full

Call In Program: it rings a bell
Political Broadcast:not today
Hosts: alan sprague/mike joyce
Engineer:downtown amy browne

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Common Ground Radio 11/4/11

Issue: Farm and Food Policy
Program Name: Common Ground
Broadcast Date: 11.4.11
Broadcast Time: 10-11 am
Program Topic: Farm & Food Policy
Key Discussion Points:
a) Local Foods Act, HR 3286
b) Farm insurance
c) Building local markets for food
Guests by name and affiliation:
A) Congresswoman Chellie Pingree
B) Brian Snyder, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture
C ) Katie Green, Cheryl Wixson, Russell Libby
Call In Program: Yes
Political Broadcast: No
Host: Russell Libby
Engineer: Amy Browne

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RadioActive 11/3/11

Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco

Program Topic: Casella Waste Systems’ proposed expansion of Juniper Ridge landfill in Old Town, and opposition to it by Occupy Augusta and general public

Key Discussion Points:
Casella’s claim that the waste is not from “out of state”
Public’s environmental and health concerns
Occupy Augusta’s recognition of this case as an a example of corporate sway over politics, and how profit seeking corporations attempt to disguise the negative aspects of their proposed projects.

Guest:
Hillary Lister, waste activist

**NOTE: A 2nd audio file featuring a presentation about the University of Maine’s relationship with the Juniper Ridge Dump is included. Audio was recorded by John Greenman. Presentation was part of the University of Maine’s Marxist and Socialist Lecture Series

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