Talk of the Towns 12/11/10

Producer/Host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Sea Grant

Topic: Protection for Working Waterfronts

What is “working waterfront” and why is it important? What are the threats to Maine’s working waterfront? What is being done to protect them?

Guests: Jen Litteral, Policy Directory, Island Institute; Natalie Springuel, University of Maine Sea Grant; Gerry Cushman, President, Port Clyde Fisherman’s Co-op; Nick Battista, Congressman Pingree’s Office staff

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 12/2/10

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Here are the science web sites mentioned in today’s Electronic Cottage:

www.science.gov – gateway to information from 14 federal agencies

www.data.gov – raw data from federal agencies and tools to analyze it

www.PopSci.com – web site run by Popular Science magazine

www.cosmosmagazine.com – Australian science magazine site for “The Science
of Everything”

www.zooniverse.org – work on real science projects from home

Eurekafund.org, FundScience.org, Sciflies.org – all
sites that allow individuals to help fund science research they are
interested in.