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Now on New Hampshire Outlook: Stocking Salmon in New Hampshire waters as the state issues another fish safety advisory. Is it cause for worry or just hype? Also ahead: |
| Preshow #2 Climate Return to index of stories... |
The problem of global warming. How scientists say it could impact fall foilage and what should be done. |
| Preshow #3 Millfoil Return to index of stories... |
Plus, taking aim at milfoil in state lakes and ponds. |
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But first: The fate of New Hampshire's Attorney General Peter Heed has been decided at an Executive Council meeting Wednesday. Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. Heed submitted his resignation last week after allegations he acted inappropriately at a state sponsored conference. The Executive Council needed a majority vote on whether to accept or deny his resignation request. |
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Despite a request from Heed to postpone a decision until an investigation of the allegations has been completed, the Executive Council voted 3-to-2 to accept his resignation. Heed says he's disappointed the council did NOT delay its decision -- but he accepts it and will move on. |
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Just last week the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department stocked 500 additional brood-stock Atlantic salmon in area rivers-- the last salmon slated for stocking during the spring. Initial stocking of the fish was held up because of testing for contaminants at the Federal hatcheries. In late May, the U-S Fish & Wildlife Service gave the green light to stock the fish, while the state department of health and human services weighed in with an advisory on how much salmon people should eat. What does this mean for the farm raised salmon we buy at the supermarket? Julie Donnelly reports. |
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One reassuring note - much of the farm raised salmon that we buy in New Hampshire actually comes from Chile, where P-C-B levels are thought to be lower than in North America. Health officials say removing the skin before cooking salmon can reduce the amount of P-C-B's you consume. For more information about fish safety and heart health, go to american-heart-dot-org. |
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Recently, a coalition of environmental advocates gave New Hampshire and Vermont a "D-Plus" for efforts to control global warming. That's the lowest grade in the region. The New Hampshire Climate Action Coalition says the rating means there's much room for improvement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for the state to catch up with other New England states that are doing a better job at controlling pollution. |
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The grades are designed to gauge progress toward a plan drawn up by New England governors and eastern Canadian premiers in 2001. |
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A follow-up conference on that report was held last week at the University of New Hampshire. The conference was centered on finding solutions. Chip Neal was there. |
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The College and University Climate Change Coalition plans to meet again in October. |
| Intro Millfoil Return to index of stories... |
A popular beach in New Hampshire will close tomorrow for a week to get rid of milfoil. The beach at Elm Brook Park in Hopkinton -- which is just outside of Concord-- will be closed until June 30-th while the Army Corps of Engineers applies herbicide to the milfoil plant. New Hampshire's boaters pay a 5-dollar registration fee which helps to pay for lake and pond monitoring, research and elmination programs. Some of the monitoring occurs underwater, where invasive species -- like milfoil-- are taking root. Chip Neal first brought us this story in 2002, as he went in search of the dreaded plant. |
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Since we first reported that story in 2002, the Lakes monitoring program has set up 64 sights on 50 lakes and ponds. Volunteers remove suspicious plant life and send it to the lab for analysis. Last year there was only 1 new infestation of milfoil, so their efforts seem to be helping. And so far the newest invasive plant species, Hydrilla, has not been detected in New Hampshire Lakes. It is, however, just on our doorstep in Maine. |
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That is it for this edition of our program. For information and links to our guests and interviews, connect with us on-line at nhptv.org. Join our online discussion and tell us what's on your mind. You can also find streaming video of all our broadcasts. |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - The Democratic National Convention moves into Boston in about a month and hospitals are preparing for the possibility of a bio-terrorist attack. Tomorrow we'll find out what New Hampshire hospitals are doing to get ready for the convention and how they are also preparing for other emergencies. |
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That is it for this edition of our program. We leave you now with the sights from the 4-th annual Sand Sculpting Competition at Hampton Beach. 12 Masters of the Sand Sculpture Universe began competing for more than 10-thousand dollars in prize money last week. Some 250 tons of sand were imported and dropped on Hampton Beach for the contest. First prize went to a sand artist from Treasure Island, Florida. If you'd like to see the sand sculptures they'll be on display through Sunday, June 27-th at Hampton Beach. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook: Preparing for the worst. New Hamshire Hospital emergy plans. Tonight at 10:00 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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It should be safe to go into the water at Weirs beach this weekend. Signs were posted earlier this week warning of high bacteria levels in the water. While the beach wasn't closed, bathers were told to swim at their own risk. Beaches are monitored all over the state for strains of E. coli bacteria that can make you sick. We first told you a year ago about the state inspection process. Jacqui Pini has the story. |
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While the water may look clean and refreshing, your favorite swimming facility may not be as clean as you think. High bacteria levels have made many of New Hampshire's public pools and beaches unhealthy places to swim. Throughout the first week in July some people continued to swim in Weirs beach and Opechee Cove although they were posted with signs warning swimmers that tests revealed high levels of bacteria in the water. 1:07:08 IT IS NOT REALLY WORTH IT TO GO THROUGH A DIARRHEAL ILLNESS THAT ACTUALLY CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER PLACES TO SWIM WHERE THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE A PROBLEM Dr. Jean Horner is an emergency room doctor at Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia 1:13:00 A DIARRHEAL ILLNESS IS PROBABLY WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO SEE. THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF E. COLI While E. Coli is normally found in water, it is the amount and type of it that can really affect swimmers… 1:08:31 THERE IS DIFFERENT TYPES OF E. COLI. THIS HEMORRHAGIC E. COLI OR BLOODY DIARRHEA E. COLI GETS INTO THE INTESTINES, IT BREAKS DOWN THE STRUCTURE OF THE INTESTINES SO THEY START LEAKING A LOT OF WATER AND THEY ACTUALLY START LEAKING BLOOD And the complications from swimming in water containing high levels of bacteria do not stop there … 1:04:06 GIARDIA IS A PARASITE THAT CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA THAT CAN LAST A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME…. 1:05:17 WE SEE DUCK ITCH OR SWIMMERS ITCH WHICH IS AN ANNOYANCE TYPE THING THAT IS CAUSED BY A LARVA IN THE WATER THAT DOESN'T INFECT PEOPLE, BUT IT BURROWS INTO PEOPLES SKIN LOOKING FOR SNAILS AND THEN DIES AND THEN CAUSES THIS ALLERGIC REACTION. And while these parasites and bacterium can make anyone sick, children and elderly, along with people who have compromised immune systems have the highest risk for serious illness or even death. But the Department of Environmental Services is doing their part to inform the public which swimming facilities contain unhealthy water. 1:24: 38 I TEST THE FRESHWATER PUBLIC BEACHES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE FREE OF BACTERIA, MOSTLY E.COLI IS WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR, AND THEN I LOOK AROUND, I LOOK FOR BIRDS, I LOOK FOR SNAILS AND I MAKE SURE THE BATHROOM FACILITIES ARE ADEQUATE. How are you doing…good, I am Kim Blier the Beach Inspector……How have things been this year…good. Kim Blier is the freshwater beach and bathing inspector in New Hampshire. She travels to all of the 1:25:27 BASICALLY IN A BEACH LIKE THIS A BEACH THIS SIZE WE TAKE 3 SAMPLES. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE ONE FROM THE LEFT, ONE FROM THE CENTER AND ONE FROM THE RIGHT. IT HELPS US TO GET A MORE ACCURATE PREDICTION OF WHETHER THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WHOLE BEACH IN GENERAL OR WHETHER THEIR WAS JUST ONE INCIDENT. And those samples are put on ice and taken back to the lab where they are tested at the limnology center SOT 8:00 WE DO A SERIES OF TESTS, WE LOOK AT NUTRIENTS IN THE WATER, WE TEST FOR PHYTOPLANKTON, ORAPLANKTON. WE CHECK TO SEE HOW SAFE IT IS BY CHECKING THE E.COLI BACTERIA AND THE ENTEROCOCCI BACTERIA IF IT IS SALT WATER When the samples arrive at the limnology center at the Department of Environmental Services in Concord they are each logged and given a #. The samples are then poured through a filter to strain the bacteria out of the water. The bacteria is put in an incubator were it grows in colonies. Within 24 to 48 hours those colonies are documented through microscopic observation and counted. If the E.Coli count is above 80 per 100 ml's in a freshwater sample or the entercocci count in a saltwater sample are above 84 per 100 milliliters the beach will be posted. 1:26:42 I WOULD INFORM THE TOWN…….AND NOTIFY THEM THAT THEIR BEACH TESTED HIGH FOR E.COLI. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE I RETURN AND POST SIGNS THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES HAS MADE WARNING PEOPLE THAT THERE ARE HIGH LEVELS OF BACTERIA IN THE WATER THAT CAN MAKE PEOPLE VERY SICK. AND THEN I DO A RETEST AND WHEN THE RESULTS OF THAT COME BACK EITHER THE SIGNS COME DOWN OR THEY STAY UP DEPENDING ON WHETHER THE BEACH CLEANED ITSELF OUT OR NOT SU JACQUI TESTING IS DONE ON NEW HAMPSHIRE'S BEACHES FROM MID-JUNE THROUGH AUGUST. THE FREQUENCY OF TESTING VARIES FROM WEEKLY TO MONTHLY BASED UPON THE BEACHES HISTORY OF PROBLEMS AND IT'S LOCATION…. ALTHOUGH, THESE BEACHES ARE NOT THE ONLY PUBLIC SWIMMING FACILITIES BEING TESTED IN NH 8:33 WE ALSO REGULATE OVER 1000 POOLS AND SPAS IN THE STATE. THEY ARE TESTED REGULARLY TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THE PROPER CHLORINE OR BROMINE DOSE AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE KILLING ANY BACTERIA THAT GET INTO THEM FROM PEOPLE USING THEM. THEY ARE ALSO SAMPLED FOR BACTERIA AND IF IT IS IN THE POOL THAN THE POOLS HAVE TO BE CLOSED Temperatures, pump rooms, occupational and safety records are among the many things checked to ensure the safety of public pools, spas and water parks by the Department of Environmental Services throughout the year. The water is also tested for levels of E.Coli and total coliform. 12:59 YOU'LL FIND E.COLI,…. PSEUDOMONAS IS THE MOST COMMON BACTERIA RELATED TO RASHES IN POOLS 1:10:40 WE CAN SEE A TYPE OF HOT TUB DERMATITIS, WHICH IS CAUSED BY A PSEUDOMONAS BACTERIUM If bacterium is found in such different types of swimming facilities, what is the source? 1:11:03 IF PEOPLE ARE GOING SWIMMING AND HAVE DIARRHEA, EVEN THOUGH THE POOLS ARE CHLORINATED IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE AN OUTBREAK IN A WATER PARK OR A PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL. 11:00 YOU HAVE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE SWIMMING IN A SMALL AREA…. SOME OF THESE BEACHES GO STAGNANT IF THERE IS NO WIND OR WAVE ACTIVITY THAT SETS UP A HIGH BACTERIA LEVEL. ALSO BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT OF WATERFOWL, DUCK AND GEESE THEY DO DEFECATE ON AVERAGE 28 TIMES A DAY. AND THEIR E.COLI IS MEASURED IN THE WATER AND THAT IS NOT A GOOD THING AND PEOPLE SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT THEY DON'T FEED WATERFOWL. According to the Center for Disease Control these are some ways you can keep bacteria levels low in your favorite swimming spot · Try your best not to get any of the swimming water in your mouth · Wash your hands thoroughly after using the toilet or changing a diaper · Change diapers in a bathroom and not near the swimming facility · Don't swim when you have diarrhea- You can spread the germs in the water and make other people sick While the water may appear clear, that does not necessarily mean what you are swimming in is clean! For New Hampshire Outlook, I am Jacqui Pini. |
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Anti-biotics are generally not effective in treating E. coli. If you experience any of the symptoms described in our story, call your doctor and don't go swimming. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 06/23/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 2:50 minutes Now on New Hampshire Outlook: Stocking Salmon in New Hampshire waters as the state issues another fish safety advisory. Is it cause for worry or just hype? Also ahead: The problem of global warming. How scientists say it could impact fall foilage and what should be done. Plus, taking aim at milfoil in state lakes and ponds. But first: The fate of New Hampshire's Attorney General Peter Heed has been decided at an Executive Council meeting Wednesday. Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. Heed submitted his resignation last week after allegations he acted inappropriately at a state sponsored conference. The Executive Council needed a majority vote on whether to accept or deny his resignation request. Despite a request from Heed to postpone a decision until an investigation of the allegations has been completed, the Executive Council voted 3-to-2 to accept his resignation. Heed says he's disappointed the council did NOT delay its decision -- but he accepts it and will move on. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Beth Carroll NAME OF PARTICIPANTS:Councilor Ruth Griffin\District 3 Councilor Raymond Burton\District 1 Councilor Peter Spaulding\District 2 |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 06/23/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 2:50 minutes Now on New Hampshire Outlook: Stocking Salmon in New Hampshire waters as the state issues another fish safety advisory. Is it cause for worry or just hype? Also ahead: The problem of global warming. How scientists say it could impact fall foilage and what should be done. Plus, taking aim at milfoil in state lakes and ponds. But first: The fate of New Hampshire's Attorney General Peter Heed has been decided at an Executive Council meeting Wednesday. Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. Heed submitted his resignation last week after allegations he acted inappropriately at a state sponsored conference. The Executive Council needed a majority vote on whether to accept or deny his resignation request. Despite a request from Heed to postpone a decision until an investigation of the allegations has been completed, the Executive Council voted 3-to-2 to accept his resignation. Heed says he's disappointed the council did NOT delay its decision -- but he accepts it and will move on. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Beth Carroll NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Councilor Ruth Griffin\District 3 Councilor Raymond Burton\District 1 Councilor Peter Spaulding\District 2 |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 06/23/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 5:40 minutes Now on New Hampshire Outlook: Stocking Salmon in New Hampshire waters as the state issues another fish safety advisory. Is it cause for worry or just hype? Also ahead: The problem of global warming. How scientists say it could impact fall foilage and what should be done. Plus, taking aim at milfoil in state lakes and ponds. Just last week the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department stocked 500 additional brood-stock Atlantic salmon in area rivers-- the last salmon slated for stocking during the spring. Initial stocking of the fish was held up because of testing for contaminants at the Federal hatcheries. In late May, the U-S Fish & Wildlife Service gave the green light to stock the fish, while the state department of health and human services weighed in with an advisory on how much salmon people should eat. What does this mean for the farm raised salmon we buy at the supermarket? Julie Donnelly reports. One reassuring note - much of the farm raised salmon that we buy in New Hampshire actually comes from Chile, where P-C-B levels are thought to be lower than in North America. Health officials say removing the skin before cooking salmon can reduce the amount of P-C-B's you consume. For more information about fish safety and heart health, go to american-heart-dot-org. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Julie Donnelly NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Joe McKeon\U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Julie Donnelly\NH Outlook |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 06/23/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 5:40 minutes Now on New Hampshire Outlook: Stocking Salmon in New Hampshire waters as the state issues another fish safety advisory. Is it cause for worry or just hype? Also ahead: The problem of global warming. How scientists say it could impact fall foilage and what should be done. Plus, taking aim at milfoil in state lakes and ponds. Just last week the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department stocked 500 additional brood-stock Atlantic salmon in area rivers-- the last salmon slated for stocking during the spring. Initial stocking of the fish was held up because of testing for contaminants at the Federal hatcheries. In late May, the U-S Fish & Wildlife Service gave the green light to stock the fish, while the state department of health and human services weighed in with an advisory on how much salmon people should eat. What does this mean for the farm raised salmon we buy at the supermarket? Julie Donnelly reports. One reassuring note - much of the farm raised salmon that we buy in New Hampshire actually comes from Chile, where P-C-B levels are thought to be lower than in North America. Health officials say removing the skin before cooking salmon can reduce the amount of P-C-B's you consume. For more information about fish safety and heart health, go to american-heart-dot-org. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Julie Donnelly NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Joe McKeon\U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Julie Donnelly\NH Outlook |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 06/23/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 1 minute Now on New Hampshire Outlook: Stocking Salmon in New Hampshire waters as the state issues another fish safety advisory. Is it cause for worry or just hype? Also ahead: The problem of global warming. How scientists say it could impact fall foilage and what should be done. Plus, taking aim at milfoil in state lakes and ponds. Recently, a coalition of environmental advocates gave New Hampshire and Vermont a "D-Plus" for efforts to control global warming. That's the lowest grade in the region. The New Hampshire Climate Action Coalition says the rating means there's much room for improvement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for the state to catch up with other New England states that are doing a better job at controlling pollution. The grades are designed to gauge progress toward a plan drawn up by New England governors and eastern Canadian premiers in 2001. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Beth Carroll NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Doug Bogen\NH Program Director, Clean Water Action |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 06/23/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 7:20 minutes Now on New Hampshire Outlook: Stocking Salmon in New Hampshire waters as the state issues another fish safety advisory. Is it cause for worry or just hype? Also ahead: The problem of global warming. How scientists say it could impact fall foilage and what should be done. Plus, taking aim at milfoil in state lakes and ponds. A follow-up conference on that report was held last week at the University of New Hampshire. The conference was centered on finding solutions. Chip Neal was there. The College and University Climate Change Coalition plans to meet again in October. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Chip Neal NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: John Shea\New England Governors Conference Kenneth Colburn\Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use ManagementSonia Hamel\MA Commonwealth Development Tom Kelly\UNH Dir. Sustainability Programs Jim Dombrosk\UNH Energy Manager Ann Weaver Hart\President University of New Hampshire |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 06/23/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 7:00 minutes Now on New Hampshire Outlook: Stocking Salmon in New Hampshire waters as the state issues another fish safety advisory. Is it cause for worry or just hype? Also ahead: The problem of global warming. How scientists say it could impact fall foilage and what should be done. Plus, taking aim at milfoil in state lakes and ponds. A popular beach in New Hampshire will close tomorrow for a week to get rid of milfoil. The beach at Elm Brook Park in Hopkinton -- which is just outside of Concord-- will be closed until June 30-th while the Army Corps of Engineers applies herbicide to the milfoil plant. New Hampshire's boaters pay a 5-dollar registration fee which helps to pay for lake and pond monitoring, research and elmination programs. Some of the monitoring occurs underwater, where invasive species -- like milfoil-- are taking root. Chip Neal first brought us this story in 2002, as he went in search of the dreaded plant. Since we first reported that story in 2002, the Lakes monitoring program has set up 64 sights on 50 lakes and ponds. Volunteers remove suspicious plant life and send it to the lab for analysis. Last year there was only 1 new infestation of milfoil, so their efforts seem to be helping. And so far the newest invasive plant species, Hydrilla, has not been detected in New Hampshire Lakes. It is, however, just on our doorstep in Maine. PRODUCER/REPORTER: NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Chip Neal\NH Outlook Amy Smagula\Dept of Environmental Services Jeff Schloss\UNH Extension - Water Quality David Schaarsmith\NH Lakes Association |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. . Tonight at 10pm on New Hampshire Public Television. |
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Wednesday, June 23, 2004: We were slightly delayed in taping as we waited for everyone to get ready. But we began just before 5:30 and finished before 6pm. |