by David Brooks | Jun 1, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
The original plan for today’s column was to dazzle the world by unveiling a magic elixir that solves a yucky environmental problem. Then I talked with David Neils, an aquatic biologist with the state. “This is not a magic elixir,” he said, flatly. Not even a little...
by David Brooks | Jun 1, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
By Targeted News Service The following patents were assigned in New Hampshire from May 23 to May 30. *** BAE Systems Information & Electronic Systems Integration Assigned Patent for Optimized Motion Compensation BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems...
by David Brooks | May 25, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
On my roof are some solar panels. They’re good for me but the question is, are they good for the power grid? Some people say no, that they destabilize the system providing electricity throughout New England by ruining the finances of “baseline” plants and leaving us...
by David Brooks | May 24, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
In light of stories about the Pentagon’s interesting in pilot’s “what was that?!?!” reports, I thought I’d dust off a piece I wrote almost a decade ago, in 2012. It’s still relevant: What would you say if an experienced Air Force...
by David Brooks | May 24, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
Coal, once the dominant fuel for heating buildings while driving industry in New England, has faded almost entirely from view. Julie Kinney can point to one remnant that she wishes would fade with it. “We have an ash pile right now. At some point we’ll have to talk...
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