Audio Archives from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine

Nature’s Remedies 2/19/15

Producer/Host: Tim Hagney

Echinacea

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 2/19/15

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

The Internet of Things is on its way, whether we like it or not. While its supporters promise great benefits in terms of convenience and new capabilities, there is also the other side to consider. With everything connected to the web, piles of personal information will be passing back and forth among “smart” objects ranging from our cars, our TVs, our clothes, and b even our bathroom scales. As we know, nothing is really safe on the web, so what will the availability of all that information mean for our personal lives as the Internet of Things grows over the coming years?

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Wabanaki Windows 2/17/15

Producer/Host: Donna Loring
Engineer: Amy Browne

Issue: Environmental/Allies/River (EAR)

Program Topic: Land Claims compare and contrasting Media then and now

Key Discussion Points:
a) Media environment existing around the Land Claims in the 60’s and 70’s
b) Media environment existing today
c) Importance of Allies in educating and the public and advocating for issues

Guest: Maria Girouard

PPH Article:

Maine Voices: State should drop lawsuit that would grab river from Penobscot Nation

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Outside the Box 2/17/15

Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger

Protect and Serve?

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Esoterica 2/17/15

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Pet Sounds 2/15/15

Producer/Host: Dr. John Hunt

“How Do Dogs Say ‘Hi’?”

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Talk of the Towns 2/13/15

Host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Issue: Community concerns and opportunities

Program Topic: The Abundance Cycle—A new lens for developing sustainable businesses

Key Discussion Points:

Jay Friedlander:
• A college economics text book from the 1970s was called “Scarcity Challenged”… we have scarce resources and our various economic systems are designed to allocate those resources based on various values or beliefs. How does your concept of “abundance” connect with classic economics?
• How does “abundance” relate to the concept that we could be doing “business” differently, sustainably, with benefit to the business owners, employees, communities and the natural systems on which we all rely?
• How did you come to understand “abundance” as a guiding principle in sustainable business development… reference your work with O’Naturals.
• What drew you to College of the Atlantic and how have you introduced both sustainable business and “abundance” to undergraduates?

Steve Schafer:
• How did you and Kate Schafer create Black Dinah Chocolatiers in the tiny community of Isle au Haut and how were and how some of the abundance cycle concepts that you applied?
• What factors went into your decision to expand, locating production and shipping to the Portland area…, and what does it mean for the future of the company.
• Looking back, are there any lessons you would like to share with other existing and potential small business people in our audience.

Lisa Bjerke:
• John Gardiner, founder of Common Cause, said: “This is the time of breathtaking opportunities disguised as unsolvable problems.” Based on your recent Watson Fellowship, traveling to Germany, India, China and Japan to explore how people viewed “waste”… are there any “breathtaking opportunities” buried under that pile of trash?
• What resources or leads can you share with listeners who are interested in solving our solid waste problems—consumers, local town officials, business owners?

Guests:
Jay Friedlander, Sharpe-McNally Chair of Green and Socially Responsible
Steve Schafer, Black Dinah Chocolatiers
Lisa Bjerke, graduate student, College of the Atlantic
Business, College of the Atlantic

FMI:
blackdinahchocolatiers.com/
www.abundancecycle.com/
www.coa.edu/thehatchery.htm
Individuals: