by David Brooks | Feb 27, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
If you’re a gamer, the next Science on Tap in Manchester, from the SEE Science Center, is for you. On March 10th the topic will be: Behind the Game. Games occur on fields, screens and boards, with challenges for our bodies, hearts and minds. How are...
by David Brooks | Feb 27, 2026 | Blog
Vineyard Wind is almost fully active, reports E&E News (paywalled here) with 60 of 62 turbines installed, the others almost ready, and 52 already cleared to produce power. Its capacity is 806 MW, about 20% less than Seabrook Station nuke plant (my favorite...
by David Brooks | Feb 27, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
A bill allowing “balcony solar” – solar panels you can plug into a normal socket – is advancing in New Hampshire, with an “ought to pass” recommendation from a House committee. And we’re not alone: Canary Media reports (here),...
by David Brooks | Feb 25, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
From New Hampshire Bulletin: The New Hampshire House of Representatives is considering a bill that would exempt some pets from booster shots intended to protect against rabies, but state veterinarians said the proposal was not founded on solid data. Rep. Keith Ammon,...
by David Brooks | Feb 25, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
They’re building a big new legislative parking garage in downtown Concord. Driving past it today I noticed that, like all parking garages, the walls are full of enormous wide-open windows so that fumes don’t build up and kill our retirement-age lawmakers...
by David Brooks | Feb 24, 2026 | Blog
Citizens Count, an online news source about New Hampshire lawmakers, has a roundup of proposed legislation concerning the esoteric topic of timber grades. (Story is here) I mentioned the bills in passing in a roundup of legislation a couple of months ago but...
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