On September 18, 2008, High Country News sponsored a panel discussion at Boise State University. Senior editor Ray Ring led distinguished politicians and environmentalists in a lively conversation about the problems and successes, trends and surprises in the greening state of Idaho.

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Audio: Politics on planet Idaho

by Ray Ring, High Country News
October 7, 2008

<h1>Audio: Politics on planet Idaho</h1> <p class="byline">by Ray Ring, High Country News <br />October 7, 2008</p> <p>On September 18, 2008, High Country News sponsored a panel discussion at Boise State University. Senior editor Ray Ring led distinguished politicians and environmentalists in a lively conversation about the problems and successes, trends and surprises in the greening state of Idaho.</p> <p><strong>Part 1</strong></p> <p> AudioPlayer.setup("http://s3.amazonaws.com/hcn-media/player.swf", {<br /> width: 290<br /> }); </p> <p id="audioplayer_1">To listen to the audio interview you need to have the Adobe Flash Player installed and Javascript enabled.</p> <p> AudioPlayer.embed("audioplayer_1", {soundFile: "http://s3.amazonaws.com/hcn-media/IdahoPart1.mp3"}); </p> <p><strong>Part 2</strong></p> <p> AudioPlayer.setup("http://s3.amazonaws.com/hcn-media/player.swf", {<br /> width: 290<br /> }); </p> <p id="audioplayer_2">To listen to the audio interview you need to have the Adobe Flash Player installed and Javascript enabled.</p> <p> AudioPlayer.embed("audioplayer_2", {soundFile: "http://s3.amazonaws.com/hcn-media/IdahoPart2.mp3"}); </p> <p><strong>Part 3</strong></p> <p> AudioPlayer.setup("http://s3.amazonaws.com/hcn-media/player.swf", {<br /> width: 290<br /> }); </p> <p id="audioplayer_3">To listen to the audio interview you need to have the Adobe Flash Player installed and Javascript enabled.</p> <p> AudioPlayer.embed("audioplayer_3", {soundFile: "http://s3.amazonaws.com/hcn-media/IdahoPart3.mp3"}); </p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Speakers</h2> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignleft"><img src="https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cecil.jpg?fit=722%2C722&amp;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-68947" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignleft"><img src="https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/brad.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-68946" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignleft"><img src="https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/rick.jpg?fit=661%2C661&amp;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-68952" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignleft"><img src="https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/laird.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-68950" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignleft"><img src="https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Maria.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-68945" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignleft"><img src="https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/john.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-68949" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignleft"><img src="https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ray.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-68951" /></figure> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/audio-politics-on-planet-idaho/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.hcn.org">High Country News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-HCN_Logo-Monogram_White_Sq-2.png?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://www.hcn.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=94404&amp;ga4=G-0NS3WVPPTN" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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