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Solar energy expert Alex Jarvis talks about his work with the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, how solar energy works and how the average person can use it, and how the solar industry is in the shadow of the coal lobby. Jarvis also takes a look the electricity bill of WFHB's Keith Vogelsang in a Firehouse exclusive. EcoReport is a weekly program providing independent media coverage of environmental and ecological issues with a focus on local, state and regional people, issues, and events in order to foster open discussion of human relationships with nature and the Earth and to encourage you to take personal responsibility for the world in which we live. Each program features timely eco-related headline news, a feature interview or event recording, and a calendar of events of interest to the environmentally conscious.

Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Elders (SAGE) director of advocacy and training Karen Taylor discusses issues related to the aging queer community and highlights options that exist between full independence and nursing home residency. Australian/South African singer-songwriter and activist Mignon shares insight into her career and creative inspiration, and we feature the track “Refugee” from her new album “Gathering the Tribes". Commentator Lylanne Musselman concludes her “Summer of 1997” tale with part two “Women Only and Lillith Fair” on a new edition of "L Words". bloomingOUT also features the latest in national and international queer headline news and a community calendar highlighting local and regional events of interest to the queer community and our allies. Hosted by Helen Harrell and Sean Lemieux.

Indiana has its first victim of West Nile Virus this year; Monroe County Council president Vic Kelson explains why the current hiring freeze will be lifted after September budget hearings; the DNR releases a Notice of Sale for 111 acres of the backcountry area of the Morgan-Monroe and Yellowwood State Forests despite public protest; an Indiana University expert is doubtful whether healthcare reform legislation will stem the industry's rising costs; Indiana University unveils a new plan for handling traffic on game days that extends beyond Bloomington to include retimed stoplights on State Road 37; July's cool weather was great for Indiana crops, predicted to bring in higher yields this year.
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