by David Brooks | May 16, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
The Brattleboro Reformer reports that the decommissioning of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant is on budget and schedule: Daniels said that work on demolishing the large turbine building had begun, and that the first layer of outside paneling — a distinctive green —...
by David Brooks | May 16, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
A company called Brilliant has put together a video detailing how U.S. officials and scientists were alarmed about climate change as early as the 1970’s and then how a FUD (fear-uncertainty-doubt) campaign financed by various industries kept us from doing...
by David Brooks | May 16, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
From the Valley News: Dartmouth Health continues to see as many as 700 outpatients a day via telehealth, which became vital for maintaining access to care during the pandemic. That’s equivalent to about 12% of daily outpatient visits across the DH system and about 17%...
by David Brooks | May 15, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
More than two decades ago I was one of the reporters who got an early peek* at an eye-popping machine being developed by Dean Kamen: a motorized wheelchair that could stand up on two wheels, raising its occupant to eye level with standing adults, and also climb...
by David Brooks | May 15, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
Some whales blow bubbles to create a rising “curtain” that helps them trap fish. The folks doing the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm are looking into doing something similar during construction to reduce undersea noise. ReNews has the story. A bubble...
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