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<title>Clearcut logging plan sparks blistering APA debate</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 15, 2013) A plan by the Adirondack Park Agency to streamline permit applications for large-scale clearcut logging sparked fierce debate yesterday.Supporters of the plan say it will encourage loggers and landowners to adopt better harvesting practices. At the APA&apos;s monthly meeting in Ray Brook, some commissioners spoke passionately in favor of the change.   But others expressed deep skepticism about the plan. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21450/20130215/clearcut-logging-plan-sparks-blistering-apa-debate">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>NY State praises Ticonderoga company for switching to natural gas</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 18, 2012) State officials in New York are praising International Paper for converting the company&apos;s mill in Ticonderoga from oil to natural gas.IP plans to use natural gas supplied by a company in Vermont, using a pipeline that will be laid under the water of Lake Champlain.In a statement issued yesterday, Empire State Development Commissioner Ken Adams called the move a &quot;very important step toward securing the company&apos;s presence in the region and retaining hundreds of jobs in the North Country.&quot;Natural gas is cheaper than oil and produces fewer emissions. The pipeline under Lake Champlain will require approval by regulatory agencies. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20693/20121018/ny-state-praises-ticonderoga-company-for-switching-to-natural-gas">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Glens Falls:  Finch, Pruyn sees 80 percent rise in pollution</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 20, 2010) A new report issued on Friday by the Environmental Protection Agency says the Finch, Pruyn paper mill in Glens Falls generates the most pollution of any manufacturing plant in New York state.Other top polluters in the North Country include Alcoa, Fort Drum, and International Paper.  Brian Mann has details. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16854/20101220/glens-falls-finch-pruyn-sees-80-percent-rise-in-pollution">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>A new media question: paper, or digital?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 10, 2010) We make personal choices everyday that affect the environment. At the grocery store: paper, or plastic? Going out the front door: car, or bicycle? Pay bills by check, or online? And, at the office: print it, or save to the hard drive?As Martha Foley discovers, those last two, the paper or digital choice, is just as complicated as all the rest. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15580/20100510/a-new-media-question-paper-or-digital">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>No paperless office yet</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 9, 2010) When the computer-age took off in the 1990s, lots of people thought we&apos;d use a lot less paper. But that hasn&apos;t happened. Julie Grant reports on why environmentalists are so concerned about all the paper we&apos;re still using in our offices and homes. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15201/20100209/no-paperless-office-yet">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Rep. Murphy visit Ticonderoga and finds a debate over energy &amp; climate change</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 30, 2009) Congressman Scott Murphy (D-Glens Falls) traveled to Ticonderoga yesterday.  His visit came on the heels of last week’s House vote on historic climate-change legislation. Murphy, who took office less than two months ago, voted in favor of the bill.  As Brian Mann reports, that decision was met with questions, criticism and praise. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/13860/20090630/rep-murphy-visit-ticonderoga-and-finds-a-debate-over-energy-amp-climate-change">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>McHugh addresses milk prices in Canton</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 28, 2009) North County Congressman John McHugh fielded a range of issues at town hall meetings yesterday in Ogdensburg and Canton.  He listened to border concerns and worries over a wind project in Hammond.  There was also some talk of new economic potential in Massena and Newton Falls.  A group of farmers came for help with near-record low milk prices.  David Sommerstein reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/13626/20090528/mchugh-addresses-milk-prices-in-canton">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Ti paper mill sets furlough</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 3, 2009) Officials at International Paper&apos;s Ticonderoga mill announced yesterday they&apos;ve scheduled two weeks of &quot;downtime&quot; in May due to declining orders.  David Sommerstein reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/13289/20090403/ti-paper-mill-sets-furlough">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>APA gets Finch-Pruyn update</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 16, 2009) The head of the Adirondack Nature Conservancy says he thinks it’ll be at least three years before his group completes a series of transactions with the state that will protect tens of thousands of acres of former Finch-Pruyn timberlands.  Martha Foley has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12995/20090216/apa-gets-finch-pruyn-update">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>The quicker, oily picker-upper</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 9, 2008) Researchers say they&apos;ve created a special material that could be used to clean up oil spills someday. Rebecca Williams has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/11543/20080609/the-quicker-oily-picker-upper">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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