Personal & Political

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June 6, 2011
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Stephanie Fraser, Readings about Fukushima and Vermont Yankee


Stephanie Fraser, producer and host of Personal and Political reading a few articles on Fukushima. The show begins with a piece produced by Fairewinds Associates, featuring Arnie Gunderson talking about the Code of Federal Regulations part 10 governing nuclear power plants. He also discusses Fukushima and evacuation plans around nuclear plants in the United States.

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June 6, 2011
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Cecile Johnston on the CVCAC’s Micro Business Development program


Cecile Johnston of the Central Vermont Community Action Councill’s Micro Business Development project discusses the programs that the CVCAC sponsors in support of people wanting to start businesses.

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June 6, 2011
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Marian Miller and Mia Roethlein on CVSWMD hazardous waste collection events


Marian Miller and Mia Roethlein of the Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District discuss the upcoming summer of hazardous waste collection events. This Saturday at Goddard College is the next one. For more information you can go to CVSWMD.

Here’s a direct link to the 2011 Hazardous Collection Events around Central Vermont sponsored by the CVSWMD.

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May 23, 2011
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Deb Katz on Vermont Yankee


Deb Katz is Executive Director of the Citizen’s Awareness Network.

The topic is Vermont Yankee and the recent lawsuit filed by Entergy Nuclear to keep Vermont Yankee open past its life span.

For more information about the Citizen’s Awareness Network, go to Nukebusters.org.

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April 18, 2011
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Fundraising with Audrey

WGDR is a non-commercial radio station and twice a year conducts fundraising drives.

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August 16, 2010
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Colin Flood on Mountaintop Removal of Coal


Colin Flood is an activist from Vermont who recently was arrested trying to stop mountaintop removal of coal in West Virginia.

There is a lot of information online about the mountaintop removal of coal. You can watch a video on YouTube.com by clicking here: Lockdown to Highwall Miner.

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March 1, 2010
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Richard Rhodes on History of Nuclear Weapons


Richard Rhodes is an author and historian. His book, “The Making of the Atomic Bomb” is a comprensive and well-researched history of the origins of the atomic bomb programs. Currently, he is writing a biography of Hedy Lamarr.

His website is RichardRhodes.com.

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March 1, 2010
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Maggie Gunderson on Vermont Yankee


Maggie Gunderson is president of Fairewinds Associates.

This interview addresses a wide range of topics around nuclear power: Vermont Yankee, Entergy, decommissioning, waste disposal, and much more.