WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives

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

Producer/Host: Sarah O’Malley Grackles

Producer/Host: Anu Dudley The Deer

Producer/Host: Jim Bahoosh Divide + Conquer

Producer/Host: Rob McCall Studio Engineer: Denis Howard Hunting season

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell About now, a lot of folks are thinking about firewood, and firewood, of course, comes from woodlots. Dave Weigl has some thoughts on good woodlot management on this edition of Hit the Dirt from the mid-90′s.

Producer/Host: Tim Hagney Exercise

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Segment 1: Maine’s mining laws are being rewritten. Legislation drafted by mining companies was presented to the Maine legislature last year with very little advance public notice, and revisions are still being drafted. A public hearing before the Board of Environmental Protection last week drew a crowd of more than 100 people last week, with the overwhelming majority of them speaking in opposition the new regulations, which loosen environmental protections. Clips from the March 2012 public hearing when the legislation was presented to the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, and an update on where things stand today, from Nick Bennett, Staff Scientist and Watersheds Policy for the Natural Resources Council of Maine (www.nrcm.org) Comments re the proposed changes can be sent to: Jeff Crawford 17 State House Station Augusta, Maine 04333-0017 207-287-7647 Segment 2: A few weeks ago we reported on TWAC, the Trans & Women’s Action Camp that was taking place in Maine. Yesterday the action camp wrapped up with participants visiting Irving headquarters in New Hampshire. One of the participants explains why:

Host: Michael Donahue Engineer: Amy Browne Program Topic: Blue Hill Concert Association Key Discussion Points: • History of group • Educational Outreach • Artists involved in programs • Current programs • Future of BHCA Guests: • Dee Knisley, President, Blue Hill Concert Assoc • Holly Winberg, Founder of outreach program, BHCA • Ron Stegall, Visual Artists & Featured Institutions coordinator, BHCA • Holbrook Williams, Board member, BHCA

Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger The Slow Economy

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

Producer/Host: Sarah O’Malley Fall Colors

Producer/Host: Anu Dudley Scorpio and the Transformational Self

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Audio recorded by John Greenman Nicholas Carnes is an assistant professor of public policy at Duke University. His research focuses on U.S. politics, legislative decision making, representation, social class, economic inequality, and state and local politics. Carnes’ upcoming book “White-Collar Government: The Hidden Role of Class in Economic Policy Making” examines how the shortage of people from the working class in American legislatures skews the policy-making process toward outcomes that are more in line with the upper class’s economic interests. He is a member of the Scholars Strategy Network, an organization that brings America’s leading scholars together to address public challenges on national, state and local levels. Nicholas Carnes spoke at the University of Maine earlier this month

Producer/Host: Rob McCall Studio Engineer: Denis Howard A Late Frost