by David Brooks | Jan 14, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
I wrote this two weeks ago but forgot to post it in the blog, so if it sounds like old news, it kind of is. The lingering effects of COVID-19 have driven an estimated 4,000 people out of New Hampshire’s workforce and led around 5,300 more to reduce their hours,...
by David Brooks | Jan 10, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
New Hampshire has received a $15 million federal grant to build more public charging locations of electric vehicles. The money is earmarked to build 199 charging ports – the EV equivalent of a pump at a gas station – in “both urban and rural areas.” That would...
by David Brooks | Jan 7, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
Beta Technologies of Burlington, Vermont, is trying to develop an electric-aviation ecosystem with both small planes and, importantly, charging infrastructure. It installed a charging station at Manchester airport last year (article here) and now says it has them at...
by David Brooks | Jan 7, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
What is a living forest worth in money? That’s a simple-sounding question which has flummoxed New Hampshire for a long time. We know what forests are worth when they are no longer alive, after they’re cut down and sold, but putting a dollar figure on keeping them...
by David Brooks | Jan 7, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
ADDENDUM: Republicans on the State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs committee recommended Feb. 7 that this silly bill be passed by the full house. 10-7 vote. Any parent knows how exhausting it is to have to cajole and drag along a toddler who doesn’t want...
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