Talk of the Towns 3/14/08

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

Topic: Paper or Plastic—-what are the issues, what are the choices?

Guests: Maine State Representative Ted Koffman; Senator Feargal Quinn, SuperQuinn Grocery chain, Ireland; Megan Hellstead, Environmental Sustainability Manager, Hannaford;  Suzette Bergeron, Bulletin Bags;  Mindy Veichiniki, Bar Harbor Whale Museum; Kathryn Arbach, A&B Naturals, Bar Harbor

Call in show

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RadioActive 3/13/08

Producer/host: Amy Browne

Audio for Segment 1 recorded by Steve Votey of the UU Church of Ellsworth and Matt Murphy of WERU

Topics:

Segment 1: Jim Fisher, Hancock County Planning Commission speaking at the “Hancock County Focuses on Climate Change Conference” at the Unitarian-Universalist Church in Ellsworth in February 2008, on the topic of smart growth planning to address greenhouse emissions.  Recorded by Steve Votey and Matt Murphy, edited by Amy Browne

Jim Fisher is also the host of Common Health, a call-in show that airs on WERU the 1st Wednesday of each month at 10a.m.

Segment 2:  Phil Bailey interviews Jim Hightower about his new book, his visit to Maine for a Common Cause event this weekend, and campaign finance reform.

Phil Bailey is also the host of the short feature EarthSense that airs on WERU every Wednesday morning at 7:30

FMI:  Segment 1: www.smartgrowth.org   Segment 2: Jim Hightower will be speaking, along with Bob Edgar, President of Common Cause, in Portland, Maine Sunday evening March 16th.  Information at: www.commoncause.org

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 3/13/08

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

It’s Sunshine Week all across the country from March 16-22, and that is not meant to be a week to think about the weather. Instead, it’s a time to think about citizen access to government information, because, as many wise observers have noted throughout our history, government in the open is likely to be better and more responsive government. With Federal and state Freedom of Information laws, we’re on the right road but, like Maine roads in the spring, there are still plenty of bumps in the pavement.

Some websites mentioned today:
– www.maine.gov – the web site of Maine state government

– www.usa.gov – gateway to many federal agencies and information

– public.resource.org – a site which has posted much government information that would otherwise be difficult for citizens to access
– libremap.org – a site that contains much map and geodata information purchased from the government and posted for anyone to use

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