by David Brooks | May 7, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
The collapse of the American recycling industry has made me face what has been true all along: Recycling is a band-aid at best and a distraction at worst. This is depressing because I’ve been something of a recycling rock star and feeling very impressed with...
by David Brooks | May 6, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
From UNH News Service: A distinct strain of canine distemper virus, which is a widespread virus of importance to wildlife and domesticated dogs, has been identified in wild animals in New Hampshire and Vermont, according to pathologists with the New Hampshire...
by David Brooks | May 6, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
A citizen-science study based in Plymouth has found what appears the be New Hampshire’s first case of a new tick-borne disease and also produced some unwanted news: Tick bites are dangerous all year round. The first year of research by the nonprofit BeBop Labs has...
by David Brooks | May 3, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
I’ve written a lot lately about the state’s housing crunch and the possibility that alternative buildings can help. (I think the most recent story – read it here – is the most interesting, because it tries to find causes for a housing shortfall...
by David Brooks | May 3, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
The National Weather Service says that Concord – the site of its official weather station – had “measurable precipitation” on 19 of April’s 30 days, the most on record. Previously, the biggest number of rainy days in the month of April was 17 – and that...
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