Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
Vermont looks favorably on ‘balcony solar’
VTDigger, the excellent independent news organization in Vermont, reports that a proposal bill would put Vermont in line to join Utah by allowing plug-in solar panels, a.k.a. "balcony solar." Full story is here. The bill would propose removing current requirements...
NH is thi-i-i-is close (thumb and finger almost touching) to 100% broadband
In a perfect example of government investment paying dividends, New Hampshire is getting very close to being the first state with 100% broadband access, as Gov. Ayotte mentioned in a press conference Wednesday. The UNH Broadband Mapping service (here) claims 98.5%...
If Tesla and Caterpillar had a love child …
When it comes to electric vehicles, it feels like our brains translate v-e-h-i-c-l-e as "car." We shouldn't. As they can tell you at Lancaster's Transfer Station, removing an engine that spins by blowing up oxygenated aerosols and replacing them with one that spins...
Per-capita emissions have fallen sharply here, thanks mostly to the near end of coal burning
Per-capita emissions have fallen by 2/5 in New Hampshire over the past 20 years, better than the national average, according to estimates from the federal Energy Information Agency. (The report is here) Our biggest source of emissions is transportation, as is the case...
Gender imbalance threatens a New England alpine songbird
Maine Public has a story (here it is) about efforts to save the Bicknell's thrush, which nests in balsam fir trees on the alpine climate of the Northeast and winters down in the Caribbean. The population is declining about 4% a year, which is a lot. For reasons...
NH patents through Sept. 14
(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. 14. *** Powered Helmet Accessory Rail With Slot Interface WILCOX...
All those dead ash trees are a danger to power lines
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...
Roads and wildlife don’t mix. Can anything help?
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....
NH patents through Sept. 7
(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...
The financial advantage for towns of composting is highest in NH (except for Alaska & Maine)
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 the only ones over $100 a...
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