Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
Coal-fired plant in NH says transition to solar is still on, despite Trump’s efforts
As the Trump administration goes all-in with efforts to reinvigorate the nation’s use of coal, the owners of the region’s last coal-fired power plant say they still plan to eventually replace the Bow facility with solar panels and batteries. In a statement released...
It takes a village to keep invasive bugs at bay
You don’t have to tell Alan Cattabriga that the invasive spotted lanternfly is a real pain. The senior manager at Millikan Nursery in Chichester has been out in the rain looking for the nasty bugs’ egg masses on imported plants more times than he cares to remember....
State-owned dams have a deterioration problem
Interesting look at New Hampshire's dam situation from New Hampshire Bulletin (story is here), talking about a long-running problem: it costs money to keep dams in shape, we don't want to spend the money so lots of dams are in bad shape, and most of them serve no...
Good news, please? Lake trout have returned to Lake Champlain
VTDigger reports: "Native lake trout has returned to thrive in Lake Champlain. Severely affected by overfishing and habitat destruction in the 1800s, the lake trout in the lake have benefited from a restoration program that cooperating fish and wildlife agencies have...
Issues with NH patent list because – well, you know why
The weekly list of New Hampshire patents gathered by Targeted News Service is facing problems. This appears, I'm told, to be related to gutting the Patent Office along with all the other valuable government agencies decimated by the push to make government small...
Record number of flu fatalities in N.H. this season
More people have died in New Hampshire from the flu this season than in any other season on record, according to the state. There have been 71 deaths attributed to influenza this season, one of them a child, according to the weekly report from the Department of Health...
N.H. has become majority male for first time in decades
ADDENDUM: This article's data is from the state economic analysis; Ken Johnson, UNH's demographics guru, says federal Census Bureau estimates indicate we're still slightly (50.1%) female - that's a lower percentage than any other New England state or the country as a...
Helping the planet – yay! Less odiferous kitchen – super yay!
Helping to save the planet is all well and good, but if it’s going to inconvenience us, I’d like some immediate benefit. So how about this: My trash doesn’t stink. That is what got me into composting. At my house, all the peels, fat, coffee grounds and other organic...
Climate “realism” or just business as usual?
I've learned to be very suspicious of claims that loudly proclaim themselves to be "pragmatic" or "realistic". More often than not, those are code words for "we don't want anything to change so we'll block all reform, pretending that it's useless." I get that vibe...
Science Cafe NH to discuss drug development
Science Cafe NH in Nashua is discussing drug development at its Tuesday, April 15 meeting: The journey from lab bench to the pharmacy shelf for new drugs is typically long (>10 years) and costly (hundreds of millions of $ or more). This discussion highlight some of...
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