by David Brooks | Jul 19, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
From today’s New Hampshire Bulletin (full story here): Last year, Apparel Impact, a for-profit company, diverted 10 million pounds of textiles from landfills in New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New York. At its Hooksett headquarters, bloated...
by David Brooks | Jul 18, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
For years I have written enthusiastically about programs to remove the thousands of outdated dams in New England, freeing up rivers to let fish swim free and ecosystems recover. But then came the recent floods and the promise (or should I say threat?) of much more to...
by David Brooks | Jul 18, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
Vermont has long been an escapist fantasy in sci-fi – the vampires won’t get you there! – but it has become something of a real-world escapist goal for people who realize the reality of the climate crisis – as in this CNBC report, titled...
by David Brooks | Jul 17, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
ISO-NE, the folks who run the six-state power grid, say the wildfire smoke that makes the air unpleasant on some days makes forecasting power demand more complicated. (The whole release is here) Smoke from wildfires in Canada has traveled to New England, significantly...
by David Brooks | Jul 17, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
On Thursday July 20, at 7 p.m., Dartmouth College grad student Matthew Maclay will be speaking at the Museum of the White Mountains in Plymouth about the factors that led to rapid erosion at Cannon Cliff, and how bedrock weathering and frequent rockfalls over the...
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