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Engineers of the New Millennium: The Energy Revolution
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4/3/10
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New York
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N.Y.
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4/10/10
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New York
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N.Y.
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4/10/10
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Winston Salem
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N.C.
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Sun
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4/11/10
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New York
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N.Y.
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4/11/10
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West Palm Beach
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Fla.
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WXEL—90.7 FM
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4/18/10
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Chapel Hill/Durham
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WUNC—91.5 FM
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4/18/10
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Springfield
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Mass.
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WNNZ—640 AM
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Sun
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4/18/10
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Buxton
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N.C.
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WBUX—90.5 FM
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4/18/10
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Rocky Mount
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N.C.
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WRQM—90.9 FM
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4/18/10
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Elizabeth City
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N.C.
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WUND—88.9 FM
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4/18/10
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Manteo
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N.C.
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WURI—90.9 FM
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4/18/10
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Richmond/Lexington
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Ky.
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WEKU—88.9 FM
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Mon
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4/19/10
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Hazard
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Ky.
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WSKG—90.9 FM
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4/19/10
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Corbin
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Ky.
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WSKG—88.5 FM
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4/19/10
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Richmond/Lexington
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Ky.
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WEKU—88.9 FM
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4/20/10
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Hazard
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WSKG—90.9 FM
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4/20/10
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Corbin
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Ky.
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WSKG—88.5 FM
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4/20/10
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Binghamton
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WSKG—89.3 FM
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4/20/10
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1:00 p.m.
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Ithaca
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WSQG—90.9 FM
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4/20/10
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Oneonta
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WSQC—91.7 FM
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4/20/10
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1:00 p.m.
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Corning/Elmira
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N.Y.
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WSQE—91.1 FM
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Tue
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4/20/10
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1:00 p.m.
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Hornell/Alfred
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WSQA—88.7 FM
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4/20/10
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1:00 p.m.
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Buffalo
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N.Y.
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WNED—970 AM
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Wed
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4/21/10
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1:00 p.m.
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Norfolk
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WHRV—89.5 FM
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Wed
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4/21/10
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1:00 p.m.
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Washington
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D.C.
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WAMU—88.5 F M
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Thu
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4/22/10
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Buffalo
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N.Y.
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WNED—970 AM
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Fri
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4/23/10
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1:00 p.m.
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Sister Bay
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WHDI—91.9 FM
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4/24/10
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3:00 p.m.
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Highland
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WHHI—91.3 FM
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4/24/10
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LaCrosse
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WHLA—90.3 FM
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4/24/10
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Menomonie
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WHWC—88.3 FM
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4/24/10
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Auburndale
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WLBL—930 FM
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4/24/10
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Wausau
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WLBL—91.9 FM
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4/24/10
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3:00 p.m.
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Appleton
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Wis.
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WLFM—91.1 FM
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4/24/10
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River Falls
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WRFW—88.7 FM
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4/24/10
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Oshkosh
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WRST—90.3 FM
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Sat
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4/24/10
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Sheboygan
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Wis.
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WSHS—91.7 FM
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4/24/10
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3:00 p.m.
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Middleton
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Wis.
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WAQ—90.9 FM
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Sat
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4/24/10
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3:00 p.m.
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Ashland
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Wis.
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WAF—102.9 FM
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Sat
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4/24/10
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3:00 p.m.
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Central Madison
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Wis.
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WBM—107.9 FM
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Sat
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4/24/10
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3:00 p.m.
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Park Falls
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Wis.
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WHBM—90.3 FM
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Sat
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4/24/10
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3:00 p.m.
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Madison
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Wis.
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WHA—90.7 AM
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Sat
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4/24/10
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3:00 p.m.
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Milwaukee
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Wis.
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WFPL—89.3 FM
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Sat
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4/24/10
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3:00 p.m.
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Louisville
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Ky.
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WHAD—90.7 FM
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Sat
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4/24/10
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9:00 p.m.
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Heathsville
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Va.
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WCNV—89.1 FM
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Sun
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4/25/10
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6:00 p.m.
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Chase City
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Va.
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WMVE—90.1 FM
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4/25/10
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6:00 p.m.
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Richmond
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Va.
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WCVE—88.9 FM
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4/25/10
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6:00 p.m.
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“Engineers of the New Millennium: The Energy Revolution” is a coproduction of IEEE Spectrum magazine and the Directorate for Engineering of the National Science Foundation.
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