by David Brooks | Feb 5, 2016 | Blog
If you wonder why companies and governments squabble so much, and spend so much money, over access to the broadcast spectrum, here’s why: KITTERY, Maine — If your garage door remote isn’t opening or closing the door even after changing the batteries, you’re...
by David Brooks | Feb 5, 2016 | Blog
If you’ve ever wondered about Jeb Bush’s real name, Chris Christie’s height, how many kids Carly Fiorina has or whether Marco Rubio is Canadian (yes, Marco Rubio), then you have lots of company, according to Google Trends. This arm of the search giant crunches data...
by David Brooks | Feb 4, 2016 | Blog
If you float due east from New Hampshire’s coast, what country will you land in? Unless you’re a geography geek, you probably guessed too far north. The answer is Spain, as shown by this map from the site relativelyinteresting.com. The Gulf Stream keeps...
by David Brooks | Feb 4, 2016 | Blog
One-third of the electricity produced in America last year came from burning coal (including from three plants in New Hampshire). That’s a lot, and it should be reduced – but on the glass-half-full side of things, it’s the lowest percentage since...
by David Brooks | Feb 3, 2016 | Blog
I’m looking through proposals for wind and solar projects (and transmission lines) to provide “clean energy” to southern New England, seeing if any of them are near me. The proposals are redacted – a fancy legal term meaning “we hid stuff...
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