by David Brooks | Aug 1, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
I thought the future wasn’t settled yet for the HVDC line bringing Quebec hydropower into Maine, but the company has resumed work, according to this AP story. The cost of the project, originally estimated at around $1 billion, has grown to $1.5 billion as...
by David Brooks | Aug 1, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
I’m sure you’d like to hear a little bit of good news these days, so how about this: At a time when pedestrian deaths are soaring in this country, New Hampshire has the best record of any state by a pretty good margin. Don’t get too carried away with your high-fives;...
by David Brooks | Aug 1, 2023 | 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 July 30. *** Medical Pump DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Manchester,...
by David Brooks | Jul 31, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
The big two of renewable energy – solar and wind – are weather-dependent on a minute-by-minute basis and the other big one, hydropower, is dependent on it over the course of weeks and months. So it makes sense that ISO-New England, which runs the six-state...
by David Brooks | Jul 31, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
Perhaps my favorite of all the columns I’ve written in three decades concerns the visitor who complained that New Hampshire’s hiking trails were too rough and that we should smooth them out. Here it is from 2017. New Hampshire Bulletin, the excellent...
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