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Ellen Rocco just wrote about small, off-beat museums and points of interest. Here’s a snippet of news from one of the bigger players on the visitor scene.
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Our wiz-bang gadgets are making the miraculous seem commonplace these days.
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3:43pm. And hello again! Natasha Haverty is back now from Massena, working on a story to air Monday morning on the 8 O’clock Hour. I asked her to tell me a little about Sen. Gillibrand’s appearance.
As expected, Gillibrand used the...
Are you someone who doesn’t stop at farmstands, because you’ll feel obligated to buy something, even if it’s not what you want? Or hasn’t signed up for a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture program) because you’re...
Early this morning, an economy-car-sized robot called Curiosity began sending back messages from a wasteland as distant and remote as any in our mythology: the cold, windswept desert of Mars.
Last night, an integrated network of machines, working...
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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's Snowpod in action.
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
Still No Price Spike Protection for NYS Energy Market
Jun 27, 2001 — Officials at New York's power grid still haven't obtained permission they say is needed to prevent generators from manipulating the market. Go to full article
Watching the Summer Stars
Jun 20, 2001 — The summer solstice and watching the stars--Martha Foley talks with St. Lawrence University astronomer Dr. Aileen O'Donoghue. Go to full article
Readers & Writers: Neuromancer by William Gibson
Jun 07, 2001 — With Neuromancer guest William Gibson did more than launch a highly successful and disturbing novel of science fiction, he launched an entire sub-genre now known as "cyberpunk"--dystopian, noir, and bleeding-edge in its technological speculations. Ellen Rocco and Chris Robinson co-host. Go to full article
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