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Governor Lynch Has Plan to Bring Low Cost Insurance to Small Businesses
By Dianne Finch on Friday, April 4, 2008.Small businesses in the state may soon have access to discounted health plans with comprehensive coverage.
The governor is promoting a bill that would require insurers to provide such plans for an average monthly premium of $262 dollars.
Enrollees would have to do their part by following some rules meant to improve their health and lower medical costs overall.
As NHPR's Dianne Finch reports, a similar plan is already up and running in Rhode Island - with mixed reviews.
Sunflower Season
By Rosemary Conroy on Thursday, April 3, 2008.We are entering the season, during which bird feeders are a danger to our bears. And Rosemary suggests an alternative to keep the songbirds in your yard.
Peak Oil
By Laura Knoy on Thursday, April 3, 2008.Most people believe we will eventually reach a “maximum rate of global petroleum production” after which the world’s supply will go into a terminal decline. This point is known at being at “peak oil”. Some say we’re close to that point already; others believe peak oil is still decades away despite more people than ever are consuming oil. We’ll explore the idea of peak oil; what it means, if we’re there yet and what we need to do if or when we get there.
Guest
- Matthew Simmons, a banking and investment advisor to the oil industry for more than 35 years, and author of Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Oil Shock and the World Economy.
We'll also hear from
- John Felmy, Chief Economist at the American Petroleum Institute
