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Midday Newscast: July 2, 2008
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Green Mountain Power promotes solar system usage; a contingent of Vermonters is in Quebec City to help commemorate the 400th anniversary of its founding. Vermonters can apply for emergency unemployment benefits soon; the Douglas administration says it can cut 150 government positions without harming public programs.Vermont Edition
America’s Hidden History
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Historian Kenneth Davis shares stories about the early years of the United States from his new book, "America’s Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation."Vermont Edition
My Vermont Project: Electricity Sources
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VPR continues the My Vermont series with a special week devoted to challenges and concerns of listeners. Today we ask the question: As Vermont faces critical decisions on where to get its electricity, how do we balance cost with environmental impact?VPR News
GMP offering incentives to ‘go solar’
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Green Mountain Power plans to offer a big incentive for people thinking about installing solar panels to generate electricity. The company wants to pay a bonus to customers who sell electricity back to the grid.Vermont Edition
Vermont Yankee Decommissioning Fund
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The House has given final approval to a bill that says the owners of Vermont Yankee would have to make sure there’s enough money available to cover the full cost of dismantling the plant when it eventually ceases operation. Also in the program, VPR’s John Dillon joins Bob Kinzel to analyze the top stories at the Statehouse, and we listen back to the some of the voices in the news this week.VPR News