by David Brooks | Jun 28, 2024 | Blog
I’ve never been much of a fan of fireworks – boom, bang, flash, whatever. They create quite a mess, as well. The town of Sunapee will replace them this Fourth of July with a drone show, which is interesting. The Valley News has the story (here): Town...
by David Brooks | Jun 28, 2024 | Newsletter
There won’t be a Granite Geek newsletter next week, as I’ll be doing family stuff. To avoid withdrawal symptoms, I suggest scrolling through old posts on the blog. Either that, or send me money.
by David Brooks | Jun 26, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
Road salt runoff is a big problem in cold climates, killing all sorts of plants and making life tough for aquatic beasties. There are constant efforts to use less of it or find alternatives, like brine, but the reality is that we’re going to continue dumping it...
by David Brooks | Jun 26, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
The tornado that touched down in Dublin on Sunday was unusual but far from unique since New Hampshire generally sees one or two of the twisters each year. Sunday’s storm had 90 mph winds and was the lowest category of tornado, known as EF1 on a five-point scale....
by David Brooks | Jun 25, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
Vineyard Wind has snuck past South Fork Wind and is now the nation’s biggest offshore wind farm, at 136 MW capacity. (South Fork is 132). Story is here. It seems like the project is a little behind schedule; it won’t be up to full 800+ Mw by the end of the...
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