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<itunes:summary>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</itunes:summary>
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<title>BP hears more push back on Cape Vincent wind farm</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21031/20121207/bp-hears-more-push-back-on-cape-vincent-wind-farm</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 7, 2012) BP Energy was in Cape Vincent last week to give a presentation on New York State&apos;s Article X process for siting power generation projects. It was another contentious encounter between local anti-wind power activists and BP representatives over the proposed Cape Vincent Wind Farm. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21031/20121207/bp-hears-more-push-back-on-cape-vincent-wind-farm">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Joanna Richards</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[BP Energy was in Cape Vincent last week to give a presentation on New York State&apos;s Article X process for siting power generation projects. It was another contentious encounter between local anti-wind power activists and BP representatives over the proposed Cape Vincent Wind Farm. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21031/20121207/bp-hears-more-push-back-on-cape-vincent-wind-farm">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:keywords>photolead, environment, energy, alternative energy, tijf, wind, wind farm [loc:44.1278299 -76.3330006], politics, economy, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Governor praises coal-to-biomass plant conversion at Fort Drum</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20268/20120807/governor-praises-coal-to-biomass-plant-conversion-at-fort-drum</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 7, 2012) Governor Andrew Cuomo was at Fort Drum yesterday, where he toured an idled coal plant that is being converted to produce power using wood biomass. He met with the press afterward. As Joanna Richards reports, the governor announced he would send a letter to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta urging the Defense Department to draw up a contract with the plant to provide energy to Fort Drum. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20268/20120807/governor-praises-coal-to-biomass-plant-conversion-at-fort-drum">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Joanna Richards</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Governor Andrew Cuomo was at Fort Drum yesterday, where he toured an idled coal plant that is being converted to produce power using wood biomass. He met with the press afterward. As Joanna Richards reports, the governor announced he would send a letter to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta urging the Defense Department to draw up a contract with the plant to provide energy to Fort Drum. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20268/20120807/governor-praises-coal-to-biomass-plant-conversion-at-fort-drum">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:15</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords> economy, energy, [loc:44.0423320 -75.7581630], photolead, fort drum, tijf, military, alternative energy, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Massena pellet mill at the forefront of renewable energy industry</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20122/20120711/massena-pellet-mill-at-the-forefront-of-renewable-energy-industry</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 11, 2012) This week, North Country Public Radio has been taking another look at how renewable and local energy might reshape the region&apos;s economy.State and local leaders are making big investments in everything from hydro to biomass.  And more and more families and businesses are slowly converting away from fossil fuels, adding solar panels or small wind turbines. But big hurdles remain.  Start-up costs for green energy technology are steep.  Government incentives can be confusing.  Many consumers are sticking with natural gas and oil, at least for the time being.One of the men on the front line of this turbulent energy revolution is Pat Curran.  He opened Curran Renewable Energy in Massena three years ago with $11 million in support from the St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency. He makes burnable wood pellets, supplying some big institutions, including Clarkson University in Potsdam and the Wild Center in Tupper Lake.Wood pellets are cheaper than fuel oil and much better for the environment.  But Curran has struggled to find enough customers to keep his plant operating.  Jasmine Wallace has our profile. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20122/20120711/massena-pellet-mill-at-the-forefront-of-renewable-energy-industry">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Jasmine Wallace</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, North Country Public Radio has been taking another look at how renewable and local energy might reshape the region&apos;s economy.State and local leaders are making big investments in everything from hydro to biomass.  And more and more families and businesses are slowly converting away from fossil fuels, adding solar panels or small wind turbines. But big hurdles remain.  Start-up costs for green energy technology are steep.  Government incentives can be confusing.  Many consumers are sticking with natural gas and oil, at least for the time being.One of the men on the front line of this turbulent energy revolution is Pat Curran.  He opened Curran Renewable Energy in Massena three years ago with $11 million in support from the St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency. He makes burnable wood pellets, supplying some big institutions, including Clarkson University in Potsdam and the Wild Center in Tupper Lake.Wood pellets are cheaper than fuel oil and much better for the environment.  But Curran has struggled to find enough customers to keep his plant operating.  Jasmine Wallace has our profile. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20122/20120711/massena-pellet-mill-at-the-forefront-of-renewable-energy-industry">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>07:24</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, adirondacks, biofuel, economy, stlv, energy, alternative energy, environment, [loc:44.9281049 -74.8918650], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Energy Secretary gives a nod to state&apos;s broad-based policy</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19916/20120601/energy-secretary-gives-a-nod-to-state-apos-s-broad-based-policy</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 1, 2012) U.S. Energy Sectretary Dr. Steven Chu was in Albany recently, just a few weeks after President Barack Obama visited the capitol.Chu told The Innovation Trail&apos;s Marie Cusick New York is on the right track with its broad energy policy. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19916/20120601/energy-secretary-gives-a-nod-to-state-apos-s-broad-based-policy">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Innovation Trail</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[U.S. Energy Sectretary Dr. Steven Chu was in Albany recently, just a few weeks after President Barack Obama visited the capitol.Chu told The Innovation Trail&apos;s Marie Cusick New York is on the right track with its broad energy policy. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19916/20120601/energy-secretary-gives-a-nod-to-state-apos-s-broad-based-policy">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:17</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>economy, politics, albany, energy, alternative energy, topstory, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317], photolead</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Federal support for renewables in question</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news.php?getnewsfordate=1&amp;mm=05&amp;dd=19&amp;yyyy=2013#19299</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 13, 2012) The U.S. government supports renewable energy with money for research and tax breaks. But as the Innovation Trail’s Matt Richmond reports, that backing has come under political fire, and the industry is already feeling the effects. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19299/20120213/federal-support-for-renewables-in-question">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: NCPR Online</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The U.S. government supports renewable energy with money for research and tax breaks. But as the Innovation Trail’s Matt Richmond reports, that backing has come under political fire, and the industry is already feeling the effects. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19299/20120213/federal-support-for-renewables-in-question">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:06</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, economy, environment, energy, alternative energy, solar, wind power, science, technology, innovation trail, [loc:38.8951118 -77.0363658], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Green jobs results mixed</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17957/20110704/green-jobs-results-mixed</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 4, 2011) New York&apos;s Labor Department says the transition to an economy more reliant on green jobs make look a little different than expected and take a little longer. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17957/20110704/green-jobs-results-mixed">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: NCPR News</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[New York&apos;s Labor Department says the transition to an economy more reliant on green jobs make look a little different than expected and take a little longer. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17957/20110704/green-jobs-results-mixed">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:37</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, economy, technology, alternative energy, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Wood-based biofuel coming to a car near you</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17711/20110525/wood-based-biofuel-coming-to-a-car-near-you</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 25, 2011) As summer driving season gets underway, researchers at SUNY’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry continue work on a greener alternative to power your car. Emma Jacobs took a bio-fueled test drive for the Innovation Trail. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17711/20110525/wood-based-biofuel-coming-to-a-car-near-you">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: NCPR News</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[As summer driving season gets underway, researchers at SUNY’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry continue work on a greener alternative to power your car. Emma Jacobs took a bio-fueled test drive for the Innovation Trail. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17711/20110525/wood-based-biofuel-coming-to-a-car-near-you">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:49</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, environment, jobs, energy, technology, science, forest, alternative energy, suny esf, [loc:43.0481221 -76.1474244], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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