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Equal Time with Carl Etnier: Senator Ginny Lyons on Vermont's Cutting-Edge Energy Policy (June 15, 2009) - Part 2

Rob Williams — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:00:24 -0700

State Senator Ginny Lyons, chair of the Natural Resources and Energy
Committee, has been telling her colleagues around the country about
Vermont’s cutting-edge energy policy. Carl Etnier hosts.

Equal Time with Carl Etnier: Community Action for our Energy Emergency (June 15, 2009)

Rob Williams — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:56:05 -0700

Barry Simpson, an energy efficiency entrepreneur in Warren, says
private enterprise isn’t enough for the present energy emergency: We
need more community action. Carl Etnier hosts.

Equal Time with Carl Etnier: Move Over, Michelle Obama - On Vermont's Public Veggie Garden (May 18, 2009)

Rob Williams — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:26:39 -0700

May 18, 2009 Part 2
Last week, Vermont became the first state in the nation to plant a
vegetable garden on its State House lawn. We'll talk with JoAnn
Darling, the head gardner for the State House vegetable garden. Also, Roger Doiron, founding director of Kitchen Gardeners International,
talks about his organization's "Eat the View" campaign to encourage
edible public landscapes at the White House and beyond. Carl Etnier
hosts.

Equal Time with Carl Etnier: The Future of Small Family Farms (May 4, 2009)

Rob Williams — Wed, 6 May 2009 07:12:30 -0700

Join Carl Etnier in a conversation with Carl Russell, member of the Rural Vermont board of directors and Randolph-based farmer.

Equal Time with Carl Etnier: Barbarina Heyerdahl on Cuba After Peak Oil (April 27, 2009)

Rob Williams — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:27:12 -0700

Cuba went through an early "peak oil experience" in the 1990s, when the Soviet Union collapsed and stopped supplying it with subsidized oil. They rapidly converted to a much more local, renewable economy. Shelburne resident Barbarina Heyerdahl visited Cuba in February to see for herself. Carl Etnier hosts.

Equal Time: "The Best Way To Rob A Bank Is To Own One" (Senator Sanders discussion - April 16, 2009)

Rob Williams — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:26:47 -0700

Professor Bill Black, author of "The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One." joining Senator Sanders for a discussion April 16th on the Economic Crisis – Where Do We Go From Here?

Equal Time with Carl Etnier: Herbal Medicine for Cancer Support and Treatment (April 13, 2009)

Rob Williams — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:42:35 -0700

April 13, 2009 Part 1

How can herbal medicine be used to prevent cancer and support
treatment? Herbalist Guido Mase teaches a class on Herbal Research and
Strategies for Cancer Support in Montpelier . He talks about herbs for
cancer support plus other activities of the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism. Carl Etnier hosts.

Free Vermont Radio: Author Antonia Juhasz and the Tyranny of Oil (April 7, 2009)

Rob Williams — Tue, 7 Apr 2009 11:26:58 -0700

Join us live in the 95.1 WMRW FM studio in Mad River Valley, Vermont, as we talk with author, researcher and citizen activist Antonia Juhasz about her new book The Tyranny Of Oil.

Equal Time with Carl Etnier: Seeds as a Recession-Proof Vermont Business (March 30, 2009)

Rob Williams — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:33:02 -0700

Tom Stearns, president of High Mowing Organic Seeds
in Hardwick, talks about how the jump in demand for gardening seeds has
affected them, and what they're seeing as other places around the
country try to catch up to Vermont in building local food systems. Carl
Etnier hosts.

Equal Time with Carl Etnier: Why Is Gov. Douglas Cutting Food Safety Watchdogs? (March 30, 2009)

Rob Williams — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:04:44 -0700

Jim Douglas has proposed cutting all but two of the state's meat inspectors.

What would this do to plans
to strengthen Vermont's agricultural economy?