Talk of the Towns 3/28/08

Producer/Host: Ron Beard

Topic: Communities Going Green

Guests: Amanda Ravenhill, Cranberry Isle Sustainability Initiative;  Barb Fernald, Selectperson, Cranberry Isles;  Sharon Malm, Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce;  Leland Moore, College of the Atlantic;  Bob Shafto, Maine Association of Conservation Commissions

How did the Cranberry Isles Sustainability Initiative come about?  What collaborations have been made to reduce Bar Harbor’s carbon footprint?  What are Maine’s Conservation Commissions?

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 3/27/08

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

RFID is coming – in fact it’s already here in warehouses, hospitals, and other places where tracking goods is important for inventory control. But what is good in the warehouse may not be so good in your house. Here’s a short overview of the promise – and problems – posed by the widespread adoption of RFID technology.

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Indigenous Voices 3/18/08

Producer/Host: Rhonda Frey

Topic: Discussion of a recently published book: Wabanaki Homeland and the New State of Maine The 1820 Journal and Plans Survey of Joseph Treat, Edited & Introduction by Micah Pawling.  Who were Joseph Treat and John Neptune?  Does the survey include glimpses of Penobscot life and culture in 1820?  Why is the publication of Joseph Treat’s journal so important?

Guests: Micah Pawling, PhD candidate in History at the University of Maine;  Bonnie Newsom, Penobscot Nation Tribal Member and the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer.

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