A solar company called Ohm Analytics does a lot of number crunching. Above is their analysis of New Hampshire solar permits. We’re coming off a slow start but finally speeding up.
This is part of a national trend, as Canary Media reports. Here’s their national chart:
Of course, adding solar/renewables is fine but isn’t really the important part – the important part is reducing fossil fuel burning. That isn’t happening yet.
Return to the Concord Monitor
This in the Sunday Globe Jan 7, 2024:
It says that saving the planet is up to the Concord Monitor:
Local news climate
Even though Louisiana is one of the states most vulnerable to climate change, it seems to be less concerned about the problem than much of the rest of the country and less enthusiastic about policies to address it, at least according to polls. Given the polarized national political environment, political scientists wondered if local news is a better vehicle for changing views than national news. In survey experiments, Louisiana residents read an article about the risk of extreme weather events in the state; the article was attributed to either an in-state newspaper (The Advocate) or a national newspaper (The New York Times or USA Today). After reading the article attributed to the in-state paper, people who identify strongly as Republicans were more likely to report that climate change is happening, were more concerned about it, and were more willing to take action. This effect wasn’t seen with people who weakly identify as Republicans, with independents, or with Democrats.
Andrews, T. et al., “News From Home: How Local Media Shapes Climate Change Attitudes,’’ Public Opinion Quarterly (Winter 2023).