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Newport Community Emergency Radio Network
In March, 2007 the moderator of the KnowingNewport.com civic blog and ham radio enthusiast, Mike Cullen, informed ALN members of a citizen friendly backup radio system called the Newport Community Emergency Radio Network. This Network leverages the estimated 100 million low cost FRS radios now in service. When combined with an “umbrella” network of higher power radios run by ham radio operators and GMRS owners, a neighborhood could field a rudimentary emergency communication system using FRS Channel 1 that could operate without relying on a public, hi-tech infrastructure. The scheme has been used successfully in Washington DC , Hartford , CT and San Diego County .
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The Economic Cost of Bad Roads
Rough Roads impose a hidden tax on motorist in wear and tear, depreciation, and higher fuel costs that can add 20 cents a mile over the cost of driving on smooth surfaces according to Lynne Irwin, Associate professor of Cornell University ’s Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering.
See http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/news/engineering-magazine/archives/cem-summer-2006/upload/CEM_summer2006.pdf
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Clean Water
In May, 2007, Christopher A. D’Ovidio, an environmental scientist and attorney, gave a presentation on the application of the Clean Water Act in Rhode Island and discussed how residents can participate in its enforcement.
Click here to read Christopher’s article on this topic
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