by David Brooks | Aug 27, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
The news that the town of Boscawen has chosen a new town flag – you can read it here – reminded me of a couple things. One is that city and town official flags have no legal backing, as I reported when Boscawen was debating the issue. They’re just...
by David Brooks | Aug 27, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
(Links to each patent can be found here, using the patent number or inventor’s name.) By Targeted News Service WASHINGTON – The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire through Aug. 25 *** Push-Pull Multi Coax Connector Used for 5G Communication...
by David Brooks | Aug 26, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
Peak demand for electricity in New England will shift from summer to winter by the mid-2030s, largely because rooftop solar power is less in winter, and by 2050 the continuing variability in weather means peak demand could vary by as much a 20 GW between mild and...
by David Brooks | Aug 25, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
Warmer air holds more moisture, which means that storms can drop more rain than they used to. That’s been known since the earliest of worrying about climate change and it is happening already, with “extreme precipitation” becoming the norm. Huge...
by David Brooks | Aug 21, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government issued on Monday the nation’s first floating offshore wind research lease to the state of Maine, comprising about 23 square miles (60 square kilometers) in federal waters. The state requested the lease from the...
by David Brooks | Aug 20, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
Concord, N.H., celebrated the eventual arrival of electric school buses Wednesday thanks to federal programs designed to replace the diesel buses that have been polluting schoolyards and streets for decades. The key word, however, is “eventual.” The three buses...