by David Brooks | May 27, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
If maple trees are growing in contaminated soil do they have contaminated sap? And if so, what happens to that contamination when the sap is boiled into syrup? That is a question I hadn’t thought of – but a Dartmouth Ph.D. student has, and is looking for...
by David Brooks | May 23, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
There’s a segment of the New Hampshire legislature that loves the idea of “small modular” nuclear reactions – the dream of techbros who love silver bullet solutions to big problems as long as they’re technically cutting edge and...
by David Brooks | May 21, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
ISO-New England’s forecast for future photovoltaic power in New England shows, not surprisingly, that New Hampshire will continue to be a laggard in large (over 1 MW) solar farms but rooftop solar, created by individual action rather than our always-feeble group...
by David Brooks | May 20, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
(“Clime” is a perfectly acceptable synonym for “climate” and is not a word I made up to fit the silly headline. Honest.) This is the time of year when that defining outdoor chore of homeownership, mowing the lawn, becomes a bit problematic. The...
by David Brooks | May 19, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
New Hampshire’s attorney general has joined his peers to tell Congress that they shouldn’t block state efforts to do what the federal government won’t do in terms of “protecting consumers from the harmful effects” of artificial intelligence. Attorney General John...
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