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Fasten your seatbelts. Now put on your thinking caps; you’ll need ‘em. And while you’re at it, tie on those wings of unfettered imagination. We’re about to enter a different kind of twilight zone. This is not your biochem class nor a biotech lab. This is biomimcry, an emerging art and science of a very different kind that uses the evolutionary genius of nature to inspire new approaches to some of our most vexing problems.

Today on A World of Possibilities, “Designing with Nature.” We’ll explore how green design is being applied to environmental challenges ranging from toxic carpets to contaminated wastewater. What are the possibilities and constraints in applying these principles more broadly to help clean up both what we use and how it’s made?

Guests:

Host: Mark Sommer
Senior Producer: Gregg McVicar
Associate Producers: Naihma Deady, Matt Fidler
Production Engineer: Michael Schwartz
Field Engineers: Steven Short, Rori Gallagher, Kara Hochner
Music in this program:

“Desert Rose” – Daniel Lanois – Anti/Epitaph Records; “A United Earth I” – Alan Stivell and Youssou N’Dour – Putumayo World Music; “Wild Thing” – The Troggs – K-Tel Records; “Shells” – Keola Beamer – Windham Hill Records; “Green Rainbow” – Lunar Drive – Begges Banquet US; “Flight Of The Cosmic Hippo – Bela Fleck & the Flecktones – Warner Bros./Wea Records; “Mother Nature’s Son” – The Beatles – Apple Records.

This program was funded by The Park Foundation.

Duration: 55:00 minutes

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This week on American Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with Hank Herzing, Chancellor of Herzing University about the Obama Administration’s war on career colleges; Andy Roth of the Club for Growth has the Real Story behind the latest federal budget maneuvering; Adam Tragone of Human Events talks with the conservative newsweekly’s Tony Lee about developments in the race for the Republican Presidential Nomination; And, Colin Hanna of Let Freedom Ring, USA has an American Radio Journal commentary on the rise of Herman Cain.

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American Radio Journal is produced and distributed by the Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion Research, Inc. The Lincoln Institute is a 501c3 non-profit educational foundation based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Founded in 1993, the mission of the Lincoln Institute is: “To promote the ideals of free market economics, individual liberty, and limited government through the conduct of public opinion research and related educational programs.”

The Lincoln Institute accepts no government money and is completely funded by philanthropic grant making foundations, corporations, and individuals.

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On this weekly radio address to the nation, President Obama told the American people that it is time to raise the standards of our education system so that every classroom is a place of high expectations and high performance.  On Friday, the President announced that states will have greater flexibility to find innovative ways of improving the quality of learning and teaching, so that we can strengthen performance in our classrooms and ensure that teachers are helping students learn rather than teaching to the test.

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“Over the last few weeks, I’ve been making the case that we need to act now on the American Jobs Act, so we can put folks back to work and start building an economy that lasts into the future.

Education is an essential part of this economic agenda.  It is an undeniable fact that countries who out-educate us today will out-compete us tomorrow.  Businesses will hire wherever the highly-skilled, highly-trained workers are located.

But today, our students are sliding against their peers around the globe.  Today, our kids trail too many other countries in math, science, and reading.  As many as a quarter of our students aren’t even finishing high school.  And we’ve fallen to 16th in the proportion of our young people with a college degree, even though we know that sixty percent of new jobs in the coming decade will require more than a high school diploma.

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The Republican Weekly Address was delivered by Senator Susan Collins of Maine. Senator Collins discussed the burdens excessive regulations place on businesses and how they hurt job creation.

“I’m Senator Susan Collins from the Great State of Maine.

Last month, our nation produced no net new jobs. More than 14 million Americans could not find work.

I’ve asked employers what would it take to help them add more jobs. No matter the size of their business or the size of their workforce, they tell me that Washington must stop imposing crushing new regulations.

Some regulations are just plain silly. Last year, the federal government issued a warning to a company that sells packaged walnuts. Washington claimed that the walnuts were being marketed as a drug, so the government ordered the company to stop telling consumers about the health benefits of nuts.

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White House Week in Review

This week, President Obama signed patent reform into law with the America Invents Act, spoke to the American people on his common-sense proposal for deficit reduction and traveled to New York City to meet with world leaders and address the United Nations General Assembly before visiting Cincinnati to speak on jobs.

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“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” This most famous phrase from the U.S. Declaration of Independence places happiness at the front and center of the role of government. Today we’ll hear from the Minister of Happiness in the Royal Kingdom of Bhutan, where Gross National Happiness, rather than Gross National Product, is the preferred measure used to guide national policy. We also hear from a Seattle city councilman who’s been inspired by Bhutan’s example to propose similar indices to shape policies for his prosperous high-tech hometown.

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This week on American Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with Andrew Moylan of the National Taxpayers Union about how NTU found common ground with the Left on proposed federal budget cuts; Andy Roth of the Club for Growth has the Real Story on skirmishes in congress as the federal budget deadline looms; Adam Tragone of Human Events has an Off The Cuff talk with Kate O’Hare, blogger for the Los Angeles Times about the recent California state Republican Party convention; And, Col. Frank Ryan, USMC (Ret.) takes on Warren Buffet and taxes on his Amerian Radio Journal commentary.

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American Radio Journal is produced and distributed by the Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion Research, Inc. The Lincoln Institute is a 501c3 non-profit educational foundation based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Founded in 1993, the mission of the Lincoln Institute is: “To promote the ideals of free market economics, individual liberty, and limited government through the conduct of public opinion research and related educational programs.”

The Lincoln Institute accepts no government money and is completely funded by philanthropic grant making foundations, corporations, and individuals.

To listen to the broadcast click here.

On this weekly radio address to the nation, President Obama called on Congress to do what it has done seven times over the past two years and pass a clean extension of the transportation bill.  Failure of Congress to act would be disastrous for the economy, costing nearly one million workers their jobs over the next year and almost $1 billion in highway funding after the first ten days alone.

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“At the end of September, if Congress doesn’t act, funding for our roads and bridges will expire.  This would put a stop to highway construction, bridge repair, mass transit systems and other important projects that keep our country moving quickly and safely.  And it would affect thousands of construction workers and their families who depend on the jobs created by these projects to make ends meet.

Usually, renewing this transportation bill is a no-brainer.  In fact, Congress has renewed it seven times over the last two years.  But thanks to political posturing in Washington, they haven’t been able to extend it this time – and the clock is running out.

Allowing this bill to expire would be a disaster for our infrastructure and our economy.  Right away, over 4,000 workers would be furloughed without pay.  If it’s delayed for just 10 days, we will lose nearly $1 billion in highway funding that we can never get back.  And if we wait even longer, almost 1 million workers could be in danger of losing their jobs over the next year.

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The Republican Weekly Address was delivered by Representative Bob Goodlatte of Virgina. Congressman Goodlatte maked the case for how a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution would provide greater certainty about our nation’s fiscal trajectory over the long haul, helping private-sector small-business people plan, invest and get back to creating jobs.

“Hello, I’m Congressman Bob Goodlatte from the Commonwealth of Virginia. It’s a pleasure to speak with you on Labor Day weekend as we honor the ingenuity and perseverance of America’s workers.

“Of course, ours are the best workers in the world, and given a level playing field, they can compete and win against anyone.

“Except we don’t have a level playing field. Our employers face some of the highest tax rates in the world. Endless red tape makes it harder to plan and invest. Our national debt – much of which is owed to China – is on track to exceed the size of our entire economy.

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This week on American Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with U.S. Senator Jim DeMint about his new book The Great American Awakening: Two Years that Changed America, Washington and Me; Andy Roth of the Club for Growth has an overview of the 2012 Presidential and Congressional races; Adam Tragone of Human Events has an Off The Cuff interview with Matt Lewis author of The Quotable Rogue: The Ideals of Sarah Palin; And, Col Frank Ryan, USMC (Ret.) has an American Radio Journal commentary on why “taxing the rich” won’t get America out of its debt crisis.

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American Radio Journal is produced and distributed by the Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion Research, Inc. The Lincoln Institute is a 501c3 non-profit educational foundation based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Founded in 1993, the mission of the Lincoln Institute is: “To promote the ideals of free market economics, individual liberty, and limited government through the conduct of public opinion research and related educational programs.”

The Lincoln Institute accepts no government money and is completely funded by philanthropic grant making foundations, corporations, and individuals.

To listen to the broadcast click here.