by David Brooks | Oct 31, 2022 | Blog, Newsletter
For the fourth time in its 50-year history, Concord’s piece of New Hampshire’s state university system is about to get a new name, part of a big change that should raise the profile of this often-overlooked institution but not alter its underlying mission. “Most...
by David Brooks | Oct 31, 2022 | Blog, Newsletter
Note: This is the sort of personal rumination that I would normally put on Twitter, but I’m pulling back on that excellent social site for obvious reasons. At least for the time being, Twitter remains an excellent way to learn about science and energy news....
by David Brooks | Oct 30, 2022 | Blog, Newsletter
Ticks often live in litter that falls to forest floors such as leaves and thrive in thick grass which protects them from drying out (a big danger for these flat beasts). Prescribed burning it seems like a reasonable tool to reduce both forest floor debris and...
by David Brooks | Oct 27, 2022 | Blog
Electric school buses make a ton of sense. There’s less tailpipe pollution while they’re idling in the schoolyard or waiting for a line of 7-year-olds to scramble aboard, operating costs are much less, and there are vehicle-to-grid possibilities with these...
by David Brooks | Oct 26, 2022 | Blog, Newsletter
The race for New Hampshire’s U.S. Senate seat will be decided by a different group of voters than when Sen. Maggie Hassan was first elected, because more than one-quarter of people eligible to cast ballots were either too young or didn’t live here in 2016. That’s the...
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