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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>Adk town tries &quot;white space&quot; approach to broadband</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21894/20130501/adk-town-tries-quot-white-space-quot-approach-to-broadband</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 1, 2013) New York state and private companies investing tens of millions of dollars in the North Country in an effort to bring broadband internet connections to some of the region&apos;s most remote, rural areas.In March, the state announced that $200,000 will go to the town of Thurman in Warren County to help develop a kind of far-reaching wi-fi connection known as &quot;white space.&quot;Evelyn Wood, town supervisor in Thurman, and David Salway, head of New York&apos;s Broadband Program Office, appeared yesterday on the public radio program Capitol Pressroom to talk about the project.They spoke with host Curtis Schick. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21894/20130501/adk-town-tries-quot-white-space-quot-approach-to-broadband">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Capitol Pressroom</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[New York state and private companies investing tens of millions of dollars in the North Country in an effort to bring broadband internet connections to some of the region&apos;s most remote, rural areas.In March, the state announced that $200,000 will go to the town of Thurman in Warren County to help develop a kind of far-reaching wi-fi connection known as &quot;white space.&quot;Evelyn Wood, town supervisor in Thurman, and David Salway, head of New York&apos;s Broadband Program Office, appeared yesterday on the public radio program Capitol Pressroom to talk about the project.They spoke with host Curtis Schick. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21894/20130501/adk-town-tries-quot-white-space-quot-approach-to-broadband">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:51</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, economy, broadband, communications, technology, adirondacks, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>From milk to beer: Dairy family switches to hops</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21856/20130429/from-milk-to-beer-dairy-family-switches-to-hops</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 29, 2013) Agriculture in the North Country is changing - and the evidence is everywhere. For the Goodmans, a longtime dairy family in Fort Ann, in Washington County, it&apos;s time to get out of the business. But Erica and Les Goodman are trying something new on their land: growing hops. And they&apos;re using social media to do it. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21856/20130429/from-milk-to-beer-dairy-family-switches-to-hops">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Agriculture in the North Country is changing - and the evidence is everywhere. For the Goodmans, a longtime dairy family in Fort Ann, in Washington County, it&apos;s time to get out of the business. But Erica and Les Goodman are trying something new on their land: growing hops. And they&apos;re using social media to do it. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21856/20130429/from-milk-to-beer-dairy-family-switches-to-hops">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>05:37</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>agriculture, dairy, economy, sadk, technology, nc identity, food, [loc: ], photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Can green tech be competitive with NYS &quot;green bank?&quot; </title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21647/20130320/can-green-tech-be-competitive-with-nys-quot-green-bank-quot</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 20, 2013) Late last year, the Cuomo administration laid out its agenda to address New York&apos;s future energy requirements. The plan needs to address a range of issues including energy security, pricing and the role of renewables. This week, reporters from the Innovation Trail are putting different parts of that complex energy puzzle under the microscope. Part of that agenda is a $1 billion &quot;green energy bank&quot; to leverage public dollars to boost the clean technology economy. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21647/20130320/can-green-tech-be-competitive-with-nys-quot-green-bank-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Ryan Delaney</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Late last year, the Cuomo administration laid out its agenda to address New York&apos;s future energy requirements. The plan needs to address a range of issues including energy security, pricing and the role of renewables. This week, reporters from the Innovation Trail are putting different parts of that complex energy puzzle under the microscope. Part of that agenda is a $1 billion &quot;green energy bank&quot; to leverage public dollars to boost the clean technology economy. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21647/20130320/can-green-tech-be-competitive-with-nys-quot-green-bank-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, economy, cuomo, energy, education, science, technology , [loc:43.0481221 -76.1474244], ITenergy, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>How New York could benefit from drones</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21604/20130313/how-new-york-could-benefit-from-drones</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 13, 2013) New York stands to be one of the country&apos;s biggest beneficiaries of the growth in the civilian drone industry expected over the next decade. A new study places the state in the top 10 list for the sector&apos;s expected economic impact. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21604/20130313/how-new-york-could-benefit-from-drones">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Ryan Delaney</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[New York stands to be one of the country&apos;s biggest beneficiaries of the growth in the civilian drone industry expected over the next decade. A new study places the state in the top 10 list for the sector&apos;s expected economic impact. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21604/20130313/how-new-york-could-benefit-from-drones">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:30</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, technology, drones, [loc:43.0481221 -76.1474244], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Adk town to use new &quot;white space&quot; broadband tech</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21592/20130311/adk-town-to-use-new-quot-white-space-quot-broadband-tech</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 11, 2013) The North Country is in line to receive a big chunk of the $25 million that state officials are spending to bring broadband internet to more parts of rural New York.One of the projects in the Adirondacks will use a technology called &quot;white space&quot; to bring broadband to remote homes in the Warren County town of Thurman. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21592/20130311/adk-town-to-use-new-quot-white-space-quot-broadband-tech">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The North Country is in line to receive a big chunk of the $25 million that state officials are spending to bring broadband internet to more parts of rural New York.One of the projects in the Adirondacks will use a technology called &quot;white space&quot; to bring broadband to remote homes in the Warren County town of Thurman. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21592/20130311/adk-town-to-use-new-quot-white-space-quot-broadband-tech">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:57</itunes:duration>
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<title>NYS, IBM partner for science and tech education program</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21523/20130228/nys-ibm-partner-for-science-and-tech-education-program</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 28, 2013) Governor Andrew Cuomo announced earlier this week that IBM and New York state are teaming up to provide science and technology education, or STEM, to high schoolers. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21523/20130228/nys-ibm-partner-for-science-and-tech-education-program">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Governor Andrew Cuomo announced earlier this week that IBM and New York state are teaming up to provide science and technology education, or STEM, to high schoolers. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21523/20130228/nys-ibm-partner-for-science-and-tech-education-program">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:23</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>education, technology, stem<br />[loc:42.6765424 -73.7857262], photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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