Wed 07/03/13 7pm & 12noon If you love thunderstorms, then you've probably loved this summer so far. We'll check in on how all this wet weather is affecting the state. Tell us how it's affecting you: vermontedition@vpr.net.
We'll talk with Bob Paquin, from the USDA Farm Service Agency; Brian Searles , Secretary of the Agency of Transportation; and Jen Butson, from the Department of Tourism and Marketing.
Help cheer us up! Post your favorite rainy day activities below. Or tell us your favorite rainy day music! Write us a damp haiku!
Also on the show: in our rush to use renewable sources for energy in place of oil and coal, it would help to have solid science as a basis for that decision. When it comes to burning wood, Dartmouth College Professor of Environmental Studies Andy Friedland says we need to look at all of the consequences of harvesting that timber. His new study delves into the impact on carbon stored in our mineral soil.