RadioActive 6/04/09

Producers/Hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco & Amy Browne

1) We talk about Maine efforts to organize against the escalating war in Afghanistan, including increasing pressure on Congress.
2) Bisphenol-A, is an endocrine disrupting chemical used in the polycarbonate plastic found in multiple consumer products, including baby bottles and baby toys. The Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine talks about the need to get it out off retail shelves now. We also discuss Maine’s new “Act to Protect Children’s Health and the Environment from Toxic Chemicals in Toys and Children’s Products”, which requires the state to identify chemicals of high concern, requires manufacturers of products sold within the state to disclose the use of chemicals on the list, and authorizes the state to require that alternative chemicals be used if they exist. Today the Alliance emphasized the need for decisive action and federal policy.
Guests: Lisa Savage, local Maine coordinator for Code Pink
Mike Belliveau, executive director Environmental Health Strategy Center. www.preventharm.org , www.cleanandhealthyme.org

Doing Business 6/04/09

Producer/Host: Jane E. Haskell, University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Topic: Doing Business with an Artisans’ Coop

Guests:
PAMELA HANSBERRY, owner, Maine-ly Cats
86 Muskrat Farm Rd., Stockton Springs, ME 04981; (207) 567-3249
lotuscats@aol.com; www.Maine-lyCats.com

HAZEL LITTLEFIELD, owner, Shards Glass Studio
PO Box 218, Brooks, ME 04921; (207)722-3653
haluna@fairpoint.net

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 6/04/09

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

First a little trivia: at five minutes and six second after 4 a.m. On July 8, 2009, the time will be (in the U.S. convention for representing time)
04:05:06 07/08/09. This will never happen again in our lifetimes.

Meanwhile, if you are thinking of taking a trip to the UK, it might be wise to be really careful not to get arrested, even for picking flowers, lest your DNA wind up in the world’s biggest DNA database and stay there practically forever.

Healthy Options 6/03/09

Producer/Host: Rhonda Feiman
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne
Topic: Domestic Violence
How to identify abusive behavior. What resources are available in the state of Maine? What to do if you are– or know someone who is– in an abusive relationship. What is a healthy relationship?
Guest: Tina Tucker, Community Educator for New Hope for Women

Contact numbers for more information
New Hope for Women: 1-800-522-3304
State Hotline: 1-866-834-4357