by David Brooks | Nov 7, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
Green Mountain Power in Vermont is a pretty small utility, as electric utilities go, but it’s pretty innovative. Its battery-storage program has drawn a lot of attention nationally, and this week’s surprisingly damaging storm gave it a test, as GreenTech...
by David Brooks | Nov 7, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
The long-stalled effort to bring fast internet to rural towns in New Hampshire is getting a new look these days. Make that a bunch of new looks. “Folks have finally realized that existing carriers are not going to give it to them. If they want something in their town...
by David Brooks | Nov 7, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
Here’s one way to think about the latest effort by New Hampshire Fish and Game to support pollinators: It’s the skinniest environmental program in the state. The target of the program, which just got a funding boost, are the rights-of-way that the...
by David Brooks | Nov 7, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
Today’s lesson about the reality of fighting pollution starts on the floor of my barn. For years I have bought compressed bags of sawdust from regional lumber mills as bedding for a few sheep. It is good bedding, uses a byproduct of New England industry, and makes...
by David Brooks | Nov 5, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
A long-running study at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest – where long-running studies are the norm – found that the population of beetles fell an incredible 83% between mid 1970s and mid 2010s. The most likely cause? Less snow. The finding indicates...
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