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Shea-Porter and Bradley Respond to Economic Bailout Bill

By Dan Gorenstein on Monday, September 29, 2008.

Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter helped defeat what promises to be the first of a couple financial bailout plans.

Congressman Hodes and Challenger Horn React to Bailout Bill Failure

By Amy Quinton on Monday, September 29, 2008.

Both Congressman Paul Hodes and his Republican challenger Jennifer Horn opposed the federal bailout bill, but for different reasons.

Controversial Radical Islam DVD Distributed in New Hampshire

By Shannon Mullen on Friday, September 26, 2008.

A controversial DVD is showing up in some residents’ mailboxes across the state.

The disc contains an hour long documentary about radical Islam.

And it was recently delivered to 28 million homes in election swing states inside dozens of newspapers, including two in New Hampshire.

Critics say group behind the film is trying to influence voters with hate-speech, but others call it free speech.

New Hampshire Public Radio correspondent Shannon Mullen reports.

Man and Goat Hikers Get the Boot

By Jon Greenberg on Friday, September 26, 2008.

About a month ago we told you the story of a young man who was hiking the Appalachian Trail in the company of a goat. The goat, Ali Baba, seemed to engender good will wherever he went. But man and goat drew a very different response from the people who manage the trail.

Earlier this week, the National Park Service said they’d have to hike someplace else. Goats are considered pack animals and pack animals are not allowed on the Appalachian Trail.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Jon Greenberg has this update.

Project to Help New Hampshire Coastal Communities Adapt to Climate Change

By Amy Quinton on Thursday, September 25, 2008.

A new project is underway to help estuaries and surrounding coastal communities adapt to climate change.

The low-lying areas are most at risk for damage caused by more severe storms, flooding and sea level rise.

The Environmental Protection Agency selected six estuaries to participate and serve as case studies for the rest of the nation.

New Hampshire’s Great Bay is one of them.

NHPR’s Amy Quinton reports.

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Begins Auction

By Amy Quinton on Wednesday, September 24, 2008.

Today power plants primarily in the Northeast will bid on the right to put carbon into the atmosphere.
An open auction takes place under rules set by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI.
The goal is to reduce carbon emissions and New Hampshire is one of ten states involved in the auction.
NHPR’s Amy Quinton explains.

Richmond Cemetery Offers Green Burials

By Donna Moxley on Wednesday, September 24, 2008.

The town of Richmond recently dedicated part of its cemetery to environmentally green burials.

Officials believe it is the first of its kind in New Hampshire and possibly New England.

It was the death of one local man that started to change the way some people think about how they bury their dead.

NHPR Correspondent Donna Moxley has the story.

Bankruptcies Are Up in New Hampshire

By David Darman on Tuesday, September 23, 2008.

Bankruptcies are up in New Hampshire, about 30 percent on average.

More and more people in the state are finding it hard to pay their bills, from mortgages to credit card balances.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman has more.

Airplane De-Icing Agents Challenge Merrimack River

By Jon Greenberg on Monday, September 22, 2008.

The air transportation industry and environmental agencies face a difficult challenge over deicing. From late fall to early spring, the only way to make planes safe to fly is to spray them with chemicals to remove frost and ice. The problem is, those chemicals can suck the oxygen out of the rivers and streams they run into.

At Manchester Boston Regional Airport, deicing agents run into the Merrimack River. According to the latest test results, the chemical load can be more than thirty times what it ought to be.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Jon Greenberg has more.