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Schools Will Have Priority for New North Fiberoptic Link
Sep 24, 2001 — David Sommerstein reports school districts in Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties will be the first customers for a fiberoptics line that will bring high speed telecommunications to the North Country. Go to full article
Great Lakes "Fishcam" Gets You to the Bottom of Things
Sep 04, 2001 — If you've ever been curious about what goes on at the bottom of the world's largest lake, you can take a look for yourself--and you don't even have to get wet.
A device called the "fishcam" is sitting under 35 feet of water in Lake Superior and it's now sending pictures to the Internet. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Chris Julin has the story. Go to full article
A device called the "fishcam" is sitting under 35 feet of water in Lake Superior and it's now sending pictures to the Internet. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Chris Julin has the story. Go to full article
Clean Energy Business Park Planned
Sep 04, 2001 — Upstate New York will soon be the home of a clean energy business park. It'll be one of the first business parks in the U.S. specifically designed for companies that develop clean energy technology. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Mark Brodie has more. Go to full article
Regional Effects of Global Warming
Aug 29, 2001 — Some scientists in the Great Lakes basin are looking at how global warming might be affecting the region.The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Lester Graham reports. Go to full article
Ag Department Using More Farm Grown Fuels
Aug 24, 2001 — The Department of Agriculture is expanding its use of alternative fuels generated by farms. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Lester Graham reports. Go to full article
Mobility Engineering Helps the Physically-Disabled To Go Where None Have Gone Before
Aug 24, 2001 — David Sommerstein talks with Peter Rieke, founder of Mobility Engineering, a business that builds adaptive mobility devices for people with physical disabilities. Rieke was the first wheelchair user to scale Mount Rainier. He's in Potsdam today to collaborate with grad students at Clarkson University. Go to full article
GM Works on Home Fuel Cell Technology
Aug 14, 2001 — GM is working on a new, environmentally friendly way to power homes. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Bill Poorman reports. Go to full article
New Pollution Monitoring Equipment Better and Cheaper
Aug 13, 2001 — Industry and regulatory agencies are often using decades-old technology to monitor pollution. But a new government report indicates a much better job could be done--often for less money. Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Lester Graham reports. Go to full article
Improved Ethanol Production Technique Could Be Boon to Farm Economy
Aug 13, 2001 — Government researchers may have found a cheaper way to produce ethanol. That could become a major boon to Midwest farmers. Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Jonathan Ahl reports. Go to full article
Power Grid Groans Under Heat Wave Load
Aug 08, 2001 — New York's power supply is expected to break a new record peak level today as the hot weather saps energy from the power grid. Karen DeWitt reports. Go to full article
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