RadioActive 5/07/09

Producers/Hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco and Amy Browne

Today we look to Augusta at a currently proposed amendment to a groundwater bill, which would consolidate power with the state concerning commercial water extraction. Yesterday the Department of Environmental Protection presented the 8 page amendment to the Natural Resources Committee, which would give the DEP the authority to govern commercial water extraction.
Today we speak with Emily Posner from the organization Defending Water In Maine, who is in Augusta right now.
Contact: www.defendingwaterinmaine.org, 930 5232.

Doing Business 5/07/09

Producer/Host: Jane Haskell, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne
Topic: Recordkeeping
Why do you keep business records? How do records help you run your business? What types of records do you keep in your businesses?
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
James McConnon, Business and Economics Specialist,
UMaine Cooperative Extension, Orono ME 04473-5741; 207-581-3165; jimm@umext.maine.edu

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 5/07/09

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

There’s lots of music available for download on the web – but free, legally cleared music is another matter. Today we look at two recent sites that are providing access to free and legal music. The free Music Archive (www.freemusicarchive.org) works directly with contemporary artists to provide music under some rights reserved licenses. Musopen (www.musopen.com), on the other hand, provides access to performances of classical music that are in the public domain, and provides a way fro people to join together to commission new performances of specific classical pieces that will be placed in the public domain forever.

Healthy Options 5/06/09

Producer/Host: Andree Bella
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne
Topic: New Forest Institute
What is permaculture? What programs does New Forest Institute offer to the public? What parts do agriculture, art, community and consciousness play in the mission of New Forest Institute?
Guests: Lauren Bugofsky, Garden Manager, Julia Yelton, Permaculture consultant & Kimberly, Board Member, all from New Forest Institute
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FMI: www.newforestinstitute.org, 207-722-3625