Maine Currents 4/13/16

Producer/Editor/Host: Amy Browne
Audio recorded by Natalie Springuel

Hundreds of people gathered in Northport last weekend for the Penobscot Watershed Conference which focused on heritage, challenges and the future of the watershed. WERU volunteer Natalie Springuel , host of Coastal Conversations, works for Maine Sea Grant, one of the conference sponsors. For those of you who were unable to attend the conference, she recorded the welcoming remarks by Chief Kirk Francis of the Penobscot Nation; Curt Spaulding, a regional EPA administrator; and US Representative Chellie Pingree, and the keynote presentation by UMaine Marine Sciences Professor Bob Steneck. Paul Anderson was the emcee.

Power for the People 4/13/16

Producer/Host: Steve Kahl
Engineer: Amy Browne

Issue: Renewable energy

Program Topic: Solar, wind, inverters, and energy storage

Key Discussion Points:
a) solar bill pending in legislature
b) residential wind power
c) storage of renewable energy

Guests by name and affiliation:
Hans Albee, Revision Energy
Chip Means, Pika Energy