Episodes
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May 17, 2012. Waldo County Maine LEPC gets grilled by citizens re DCP's LPG tank plan
On May 17 2012 the Waldo County Local Emergency Planning Committee held an open house in their facility in Belfast Maine that included this hour long question and answer period. Most of the questions concerned the ability of the Emergency Planning Committee to deal with a catastrophic event at…
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Marine Legislature's Marine Resources Committee: 2012 in Review. 40 minutes.
With the Maine Legislature's 2012 session approaching its end, WRFR Community Radio's Ron Huber asked Representative Ralph Chapman (Blue Hill, Brooksville, Castine, Penobscot, Sedgwick and Surry) who serves on the legislature's Marine Resources Committee, to sum up the committee's activities this...
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Thanks But No Tank's 2/8/12 special report on WERU community radio
On February 8, 2012, WERU Community Radio held a call-in show about the controversial DCP midstream proposal to build a 23 million gallon liquified petroleum gas tank in the Mack Point Forest near Route One. Guests included both opponents Astrig Tanguay and Peter Taber, along with Searsport...
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Maine Legislature rejects bill giving police & prosecutors enhanced anti-gang powers
Maine solidly rejected prison industry lobbyists promoting LD 1707 "An Act To Define, Prevent and Suppress Gang Activity in the State". The bill would have increased lock-em-up penalties for being in a "gang", sharply redefining "gang" to be any assembly or three or more people that might somehow...
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Camden officials briefed by town attorney on proposed windpower ordinance
January 19, 2011, Camden, Maine town attorney William Kelly describes and discusses windpower ordinance development issues with Camden's Planning Board and Select Board, and attending citizens in the audience. Friends of Ragged Mountain and the Town both want to draft a whole town, large and…
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