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New Technology Turns Pollution into Power

By Great Lakes Rad... on Friday, February 10, 2006.

Air pollution from factories and other places might be dollars just going up in smoke.

But a promising new technology turns these ordinarily troublesome waste products into something that's especially
valuable these days: cheap electricity.

The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Julie Halpert has this report

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Warm Weather Melts Revenues

By Kerry Grens on Friday, February 10, 2006.

After a brief affair with spring, New Hampshire is back with winter.

Snow is predicted for the weekend and temperatures should remain below freezing for the next several days.

But spring didn’t go without leaving an impression.

She caused record high temperatures on Mount Washington, she ruined the Special Olympics in Waterville Valley, and she kicked a dent in many businesses’ revenues.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Kerry Grens has more.

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Andy Happel

By Liz Bulkley on Friday, February 10, 2006.

Composer and performer Andy Happel was the driving force behind the successful Seacoast band "Thanks to Gravity." He's worked with some big-name acts and recorded an album with Capitol records. Now Andy's got an independent solo album. He'll play both his guitar and his fiddle in the studio for us and talk about the big business of music.

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State Republicans Say They'll Regroup By Election Day

By Josh Rogers on Friday, February 10, 2006.

As candidates and political parties slowly begin to gear up for the 2006 election season, the state Republican party has some work to do. The party now lacks a Chairman, a plausible challenger for Governor, and much in the way of money.

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Childhood Web Dangers

By Laura Knoy on Friday, February 10, 2006.

Blogs, chat rooms, online journals, picture posting sites…the list of places children and teenagers visit on the Web is endless. Young people may share personal details of their lives with their computers, but not necessarily their parents. We’ll explore the dangers teens and preteens face on the Internet and learn what precautions educators, parents and adolescents take to help prevent Internet crimes and tragedies. Laura's guest is Brad Russ Director of Training and Technical Assistance at the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

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The Bald Eagle Population Keeps Growing

By Mark Bevis on Friday, February 10, 2006.

The New Hampshire Audubon announced some good news today (Thursday).

The number of bald eagles in the state has reached record levels since the bird was close to extinction nearly 50 years ago.

During what Audubon calls its survey days, volunteer bird counters noted 44 bald eagles in the state, up 38% from the year before.

Spokesman Iain McLeod tells NHPR's Mark Bevis, the trend continues to climb.

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