Vermont Public Radio: chris recchia
We look into the pros and cons of burning wood for energy, and we discuss a recent study that looked at the long term effects of using biomass. Also we learn why Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center recently canceled an aid trip to Haiti, and we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hitchcock's Psycho.
VPR's Jane Lindholm talks with Montpelier's City Manager and the Exec. Dir. of the Biomass Energy Resource Center about heating and generating downtown buildings with wood chips.
The city of Montpelier hopes to heat and help power downtown buildings with wood chips. Could it work for other cities? Also, a talk with the Danish Ambassador and we visit a Vermont flutemaker.