The Grid and the Village

Living on Earth

In January 1998 a massive ice storm knocked out power in parts of northern New York, New England, and eastern Canada. Host Steve Curwood talks with Steven Doheny-Farina, a resident of Potsdam, New York, and author of the book “The Grid and the Village: Losing Electricity, Finding Community, Surviving Disaster.”

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