by David Brooks | Nov 4, 2022 | Blog, Newsletter
In October I wrote about an interest experiment to see if reflecting heat upwards via mirrors could be a climate mitigation strategy. (The story is here.) Test patterns are being set near Plymouth State University and at NHTI, Concord’s community college, to see...
by David Brooks | Nov 4, 2022 | Blog, Newsletter
CNN reports: “A new study conducted in the UK found that 60% of products labeled as compostable do not fully break down in home compost.” And unlike conventional plastics, these alternatives are largely unregulated, despite their advertised...
by David Brooks | Nov 2, 2022 | Blog, Newsletter
Body Here’s a sentence I didn’t expect to hear during an interview: “That’s why, all of a sudden, people are talking about culverts.” This might be a bit of an exaggeration – OK, it’s a wild exaggeration – but the statement from Rachel Rouillard, director of...
by David Brooks | Nov 1, 2022 | Blog, Newsletter
Firearms deer season starts next week, so I get to rerun this piece from 2019. (I was reminded of it because Vermont just sent out a notice asking hunters to help collect deer teeth for their assessment program.) When it comes to corporate bragging points, it’s hard...
by David Brooks | Nov 1, 2022 | Blog, Newsletter
Election results may take longer than usual to be reported Tuesday night, and part of that could be deliberate. “There is this intent to muck up the election and set it up for failure,” said Natalie Tennant from the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University...
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