Talk of the Towns 4/11/08

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

Topic: Maine Towns Take Action on Global Warming

How are towns and organizations taking action on global warming? What are some of the projects that are making a difference? What advice do those involved have for anyone thinking of starting a similar project?

Guests: Ann D. Burt, Maine Council of Churches; Deb Avalone-King, Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Air Bureau; Pam Person, Bucksport Environment and Energy Committee; Andrew Carpenter, City of Belfast Energy and Climate Committee; Julie Balistreri, University of Southern Maine, Lewiston-Auburn; Barbara DiBiase, Intern, Carbon Emissions, Falmouth

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RadioActive 4/10/08

Producer/Host: Amy Browne

Topic: Colin Woodard, author of “The Lobster Coast: The Cultural History of Coastal Maine”, as well as other maritime related books, speaking on “The Triumph of the Commons: How Maine’s Lobstering Community Built a Sustainable Fishery”, at the 2008 Maine Water Symposium: Who Owns Maine’s Water?

The symposium was sponsored by The Alliance for Democracy and The Water for Life Campaign, and co-sponsored by Maine Fair Trade Campaign and Maine’s Chapter of the Women’s League for Peace and Freedom, and was held at Bates College on 3/29/08

FMI: www.defendingwaterinmaine.org, www.colinwoodard.com

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 4/10/08

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Every now and again a listener will say something like: “The world seems to be changing so fast – all this new technology, and globalization, and climate change and all the rest. What kind of world are our kids going to live in – and more important, what kind of skills will they need to survive?”

Good question. Happily, Howard Gardner has stepped forward to offer at least one answer in his book “Five Minds for the Future.” Here are some highlights.

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