On Cape Cod and the South Coast, where offshore wind is becoming part of the local economy, supporters and opponents are talking about what the order will mean.
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As this throwback winter plods on, with ice fishers on the ponds and ice floes on the bay, one of the most common questions us bird folks get is “how do birds survive these brutal temperatures?”
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I spent many years as an objective observer of this place. An academic, a historian, a researcher. On my better days, an anthropologist or some kind of gonzo documentarian, snapping pictures and recording my observations on the yellow legal pads I took everywhere, even the beach. N
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C.L. started the hour with Warren Leach from Tranquil Lake Nursery. They talked about his winter garden book and the nursery itself. C.L. also took questions from callers.
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The parties now say they expect to reach an agreement by March 31, more than two months after the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed to halt offshore wind.
The Point
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How can the judgment calls we make in everyday life create or help eradicate social inequality?
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This week: New rules to slow down large boats have now been scrapped — whale advocates are upset, but many coastal communities are relieved. Also: the fate of one million gallons of radioactive water could rest with an appeals decision just getting underway. And, Monday’s inauguration will have impacts for the Cape Coast and islands.
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An interview with Chris German, a marine geochemist who's recently also involved with astrobiology.
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