by David Brooks | Sep 11, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
Eversource, by far New Hampshire’s biggest electric utility, has begun a big problem to cut down dead and dying ash trees near power lines. The trees, of course, are being wiped out by the invasive insect emerald ash borer. From the press release: The work will...
by David Brooks | Sep 9, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
Pretty much everybody who has ever driven in New Hampshire has accidentally hit and killed something at one time or another. Usually, the casualty is a chipmunk or squirrel or frog, but more than 1,000 people face a bigger problem every year because they hit a deer....
by David Brooks | Sep 8, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
(Links to each patent can be found here, using the patent number or inventor’s name.) By Targeted News Service WASHINGTON – The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire through Sept. 7. Controlling Multiple Eversion-Based Actuators ELECTRONICS FOR...
by David Brooks | Sep 8, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
The composting firm Green Mountain Technologies has a site (OK, it’s an ad for themselves) listing what it says are average “tipping costs” – the cost to haul a ton of trash to a landfill – for every state. The three highest averages, and...
by David Brooks | Sep 4, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
August has disappeared, and thoughts are turning to leaf-peeping season, which means it is time for the annual New Hampshire tradition of everybody asking “Why are the trees changing color so early this year?” The answer is that they aren’t, mostly....
by David Brooks | Sep 3, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
The independent Maine Monitor has a story how the Maine Space Corporation, which lawmakers recently voted to make a nonprofit, is looking into sea-based launch platforms. It is in talks with The Spaceport Company, a Virginia-based startup that focuses on mobile...
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