Wind Power... Foamhenge... Resistance Seeds... Refugee Cyclists... Sugary Drinks

WMRA | By Bob Leweke

Published June 19, 2016 at 6:00 AM EDT

On this week's Second Look... With the exception of Christopher Clymer Kurtz's preview of the June 22-23 Wind Symposium at JMU, this week's show is a repeat of the June 12 show, which was pre-empted by NPR coverage of the mass shooting in Orlando.

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