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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>Electricity glut threatens North Country&apos;s green power industry</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19442/20120307/electricity-glut-threatens-north-country-apos-s-green-power-industry</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 7, 2012) Yesterday, we reported on New York&apos;s growing reliance on electricity produced Canada. A new project now in the works would pipe enough energy from hydro dams in Quebec to power a million homes in New York City.The North Country has also seen a boom in energy production in recent years, with new wind farms, wood pellet plants, and biomass. But with more and more competition, and the lingering economic downturn, electric rates have plummeted.That&apos;s putting pressure on small-scale producers of electricity, including companies trying to generate green, carbon-free energy. A biomass plant in Chateaugay, in Clinton County, laid off 13 workers last month. And many of the region&apos;s small hydro dams are also struggling. This morning, Brian Mann profiles one dam operator in the Adirondacks who says without big regulatory changes, some green energy producers won&apos;t survive. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19442/20120307/electricity-glut-threatens-north-country-apos-s-green-power-industry">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Yesterday, we reported on New York&apos;s growing reliance on electricity produced Canada. A new project now in the works would pipe enough energy from hydro dams in Quebec to power a million homes in New York City.The North Country has also seen a boom in energy production in recent years, with new wind farms, wood pellet plants, and biomass. But with more and more competition, and the lingering economic downturn, electric rates have plummeted.That&apos;s putting pressure on small-scale producers of electricity, including companies trying to generate green, carbon-free energy. A biomass plant in Chateaugay, in Clinton County, laid off 13 workers last month. And many of the region&apos;s small hydro dams are also struggling. This morning, Brian Mann profiles one dam operator in the Adirondacks who says without big regulatory changes, some green energy producers won&apos;t survive. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19442/20120307/electricity-glut-threatens-north-country-apos-s-green-power-industry">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:10</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, environment, economy, hydro, energy, rivers, hydrofracking,  [loc:44.2297734 -73.4604070], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>New York and the US look to Canada for energy, raising big questions about the environment</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19434/20120306/new-york-and-the-us-look-to-canada-for-energy-raising-big-questions-about-the-environment</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 6, 2012) North Country congressman Bill Owens is praising a Canadian company for its plan to move forward with construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.  Owens&apos; backing for the controversial pipeline comes at a time when New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is also pushing a plan to import more hydro-electric power from Quebec. Canada is already the biggest foreign supplier of energy to the US.  And across the political spectrum, American leaders see Canada as a safer alternative to energy suppliers in the Middle East and Central America.But there are growing questions about the environmental costs to Canada&apos;s energy boom and the debate is causing some Canadians to rethink their country&apos;s image as one of the world&apos;s most environmentally friendly societies.  Brian Mann has our story. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19434/20120306/new-york-and-the-us-look-to-canada-for-energy-raising-big-questions-about-the-environment">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[North Country congressman Bill Owens is praising a Canadian company for its plan to move forward with construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.  Owens&apos; backing for the controversial pipeline comes at a time when New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is also pushing a plan to import more hydro-electric power from Quebec. Canada is already the biggest foreign supplier of energy to the US.  And across the political spectrum, American leaders see Canada as a safer alternative to energy suppliers in the Middle East and Central America.But there are growing questions about the environmental costs to Canada&apos;s energy boom and the debate is causing some Canadians to rethink their country&apos;s image as one of the world&apos;s most environmentally friendly societies.  Brian Mann has our story. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19434/20120306/new-york-and-the-us-look-to-canada-for-energy-raising-big-questions-about-the-environment">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:40</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, economy, environment, canada, border, energy, hydro, rupert river, cuomo, keystone, keystone xl, mckibben, climate, global warming, tar sands, [loc:45.4215296 -75.6971931], [loc:45.4215296 -75.6971931], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Water levels uncertain down the Raquette</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17577/20110502/water-levels-uncertain-down-the-raquette</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 2, 2011) The company that manages the hydroelectric dams downstream from Tupper Lake along the Raquette River says it&apos;s starting to see water levels go down. But with more rain in the forecast, it&apos;s not clear if that trend will hold. David Sommerstein reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17577/20110502/water-levels-uncertain-down-the-raquette">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The company that manages the hydroelectric dams downstream from Tupper Lake along the Raquette River says it&apos;s starting to see water levels go down. But with more rain in the forecast, it&apos;s not clear if that trend will hold. David Sommerstein reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17577/20110502/water-levels-uncertain-down-the-raquette">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:22</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>environment, adirondacks, outdoor recreation, spring, emergency, weather, flood, flooding, energy, hydro, colton, piercefield, brookfield renewable power, [loc:40.7143528 -74.0059731], photolead, stlv, st. lawrence county, potsdam, norwood, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Story 2.0:  Power for the US, a changed river for the Cree</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 7, 2011) As we’ve been hearing in John Dillon&apos;s report, there is a debate raging over the future of Hydro Quebec’s power projects and their impact on the environment.  Brian Mann has traveled repeatedly to Cree Crounty in northern Quebec, talking with local leaders about the way industrial power projects are changing their villages and the landscape.This morning as part of our series Story 2.0, we’ll revisit his report from 2007. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17262/20110307/story-2-0-power-for-the-us-a-changed-river-for-the-cree">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[As we’ve been hearing in John Dillon&apos;s report, there is a debate raging over the future of Hydro Quebec’s power projects and their impact on the environment.  Brian Mann has traveled repeatedly to Cree Crounty in northern Quebec, talking with local leaders about the way industrial power projects are changing their villages and the landscape.This morning as part of our series Story 2.0, we’ll revisit his report from 2007. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17262/20110307/story-2-0-power-for-the-us-a-changed-river-for-the-cree">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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