WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives

Producer/Host: Tim Hagney Rhus tox

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell On this edition of Hear Again, we get to hear from special visitors from over the years – musicians who have stopped by and lent their voices to the WERU airwaves by making station IDs, and having fun while they did. Listen up – and send a contribution to support WERU.

Producer/Host: Amy Browne 31 Maine Legislators have signed onto a letter to the US Army Corps of Engineers, requesting a Comprehensive Environmental Impact Statement or “at the very least a Supplemental Environmental Assessment” for the controversial Searsport Harbor dredging project. If completed, the project would allow access for larger ships. It would also result in the need to dispose of what has been estimated to be close to 1 million cubic yards of sediment – sediment from an area that has seen more than 100 years of chemical companies, industrial spills and questionable disposal of waste along the shoreline. The dredged material would then be dumped elsewhere in Penobscot Bay, possibly in a dump site between Belfast and Islesboro. This has raised serious concerns about the potential impacts on the environment and the fisheries in the area. State legislators and representatives from the Maine Chapter of the Sierra Club and Islesboro Island Trust held a press conference at the Belfast Boathouse this morning, to explain their concerns. (Coverage of the press conference, and interviews with Marietta Ramsdell of “Friends of Sears Island”, and Ron Huber of “Friends of Penobscot Bay”

Producer/Host: Andree Bella Engineer: Joel Mann Issue: The interface of spirituality and healthcare Program Topic: Interview with Joseph Pierce Farrell, author of “Manifesting Michelangelo” Key Discussion Points: a) What is the difference between mind-body medicine and consciousness-based health care? b) How did you discover your ability to achieve tangible health benefits in both soft and hard tissue through the use of intention? c) What kinds of case studies have you documented? d) What are some of the obstacles you are facing in getting the word out about this method of healing? e) What are the reactions of the medical doctors who have witnessed rapid wound healing? f) How do you extend your consciousness into the body of the person seeking help? g) Is this ability unique to you, or can others learn how to do this too? h) What is the connection between meditation, spiritual practice and healing? i) What are you currently working on at the Institute for Spirituality and Healthcare in Princeton, New Jersey? j) What are the ramifications of your research? What changes in healthcare do you think we will see in the future? Guest: Joseph Pierce Farrell, Director of the Institute of Spirituality and Healthcare

Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger Dead is dead

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Engineer: Allison Watters

Producer/Host: Anu Dudley The Element of Spirit

Producer/Host: Rob McCall Studio Engineer: Denis Howard Mouse hunt

Producer/Host: Jim Bahoosh LA Eco

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Happy Halloween! How about some digital treats? Alas, there are a lot more digital tricks these days so let’s look at couple of them first – then a couple of new treats for our online lives!

Producer/Host: Tim Hagney Silica

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Audio recorded by John Greenman We’ve reported extensively on the re-write of Maine’s mining laws that is presently underway, and also on the situation in El Salvador, where those who resist mining have been threatened, jailed and even killed. US and Canadian-based mining companies are suing tiny, impoverished El Salvador for hundreds of millions of dollars, claiming their rights, granted by “free trade” agreements, have been violated by El Salvador’s attempts to protect their environment. Here in Maine, one of the giant Canadian Irving Corporation’s spin off companies and their lawyers, authored the new mining legislation- that was originally introduced in 2012—consisting of their wish list of changes to Maine’s mining laws. The company wants new regulations that would allow metallic mineral mining on Bald Mountain in Aroostook County, and elsewhere. They have the support of the LePage administration. Stefano Tijerina is a Professor of History and Economics at UMaine and Husson University, and has worked in banking in the past. He has researched mining and free trade agreements in the US, Canada and Latin America. In a recent talk at the university, he focused on Canada’s role, and how it impacts us here in Maine: (Professor Stefano Tijerina, with a segment of his presentation last week at UMaine, titled “Canada’s ‘Goodwill’ Revised—Mining, Capitalism, and Imperialism”. The talk was sponsored by the university’s Marxist and Socialist Studies lecture series, and was recorded by WERU’s John Greenman.)

Artist/activist Robert Shetterly talks with Ai-jen Poo, one of the subjects of his “Americans Who Tell the Truth” portrait series ( www.americanswhotellthetruth.org )

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Audio recorded by John Greenman Efforts are underway at the University of Maine, to become the 3rd Maine college–following Unity College and College of the Atlantic–in divesting from the fossil fuel industry. Churches, universities, cities and organizations around the world are taking part in the quickly expanding fossil fuel divestment movement. Here in Maine, in addition to Unity College and COA, the First Unitarian Church of Pittsfield, is also taking part. The Fossil Free Campaign was started by 350.org. According to their website, “200 publicly-traded companies hold the vast majority of the world’s proven coal, oil and gas reserves.” And their demands are that those companies: stop exploring for new hydrocarbons, stop lobbying for “special breaks”, and pledge to keep 80% of their current reserves underground forever. Speakers include: UMaine alum Karen Marysdaughter, she’s with 350.org’s Maine chapter, and is working with students at the university; students Samantha Perez, President of the UMaine Green Team; Audrey Maddocks and Jonathan McCullem; and Misa Saros, former Campus Sustainability Coordinator at UMaine. Related links: FB: http://www.facebook.com/divest.umaine http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/oct/29/fossil-fuels-divestment-campaign-gather-momentum http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/oct/27/fossil-fuel-divestment-campaign-uk http://www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/research/stranded-assets/SAP-divestment-report-final.pdf http://gofossilfree.org/commitments/ http://www.carbontracker.org/investors-challenge-fossil-fuel-companies https://www.ceres.org/files/car-mats/car-release/carbon-asset-risk-initiative-investor-signatories-as-of-october-2013/at_download/file http://www.ceres.org/press/press-clips/wall-street-demands-answers-from-fossil-fuel-producers-on-unburnable-carbon https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/809416-bp-letter-9-9-13.html http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303902404579151580498275194 http://environment.yale.edu/climate-communication/projects/research/climate-change-in-the-american-mind

Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger Wasting Finite Resources