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<title>New York and the US look to Canada for energy, raising big questions about the environment</title>
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<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: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: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>As Northeast looks to Hydro Quebec for power, thorny environmental questions remain</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 7, 2011) Northeast states are increasingly looking to Canada to meet a growing demand for low cost hydro electricity from renewable sources.But the energy imports are stirring controversy. In northern New Hampshire, local activists are fighting a power line that would send the electricity south. And questions are being raised about whether big hydro is really green. As part of a collaboration of Northeast stations John Dillon of Vermont Public Radio reports.Northeast environmental reporting is made possible, in part, by a grant from United Technologies.  Northeast environmental coverage is part of NPR&apos;s Local News Initiative. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17230/20110307/as-northeast-looks-to-hydro-quebec-for-power-thorny-environmental-questions-remain">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Northeast states are increasingly looking to Canada to meet a growing demand for low cost hydro electricity from renewable sources.But the energy imports are stirring controversy. In northern New Hampshire, local activists are fighting a power line that would send the electricity south. And questions are being raised about whether big hydro is really green. As part of a collaboration of Northeast stations John Dillon of Vermont Public Radio reports.Northeast environmental reporting is made possible, in part, by a grant from United Technologies.  Northeast environmental coverage is part of NPR&apos;s Local News Initiative. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17230/20110307/as-northeast-looks-to-hydro-quebec-for-power-thorny-environmental-questions-remain">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:keywords>environment, energy, canada, quebec, vermont, electricity, economy, hydropower, rivers, rupert river, photolead, hydrocree, cree, hydro quebec, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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