by David Brooks | Jun 11, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
Note: I ran a quickie version of this story in the blog/newsletter on May 31. This expanded version ran in the Monitor on June 10: Mention the concept of “ice in” and “ice out” to a New Hampshirite and chances are we’ll think of Lake Winnipesaukee. Our biggest lake...
by David Brooks | Jun 10, 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 June 9. System, Method, and Apparatus for Infusing Fluid DEKA RESEARCH...
by David Brooks | Jun 10, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
All over the country – in much of the world, in fact – there’s a logjam of renewable-energy projects trying to get connected to the grid. Basically the problem is that the system in most countries was built for the old grid, where power went one way...
by David Brooks | Jun 10, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
Several readers have emailed me in the past week or two, asking why their pine trees look so crummy. This is the answer, from the state: White pine trees in New Hampshire have been dropping needles, but that is to be expected after last year’s rainy late spring and...
by David Brooks | Jun 7, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
An analysis of US births of babies conceived during the pandemic lockdown says births fell 3.7 percent, on average, across all states but fell an estimated 16% in New Hampshire, more than any other state. Notably, the report says that while births fell sharply as the...
by David Brooks | Jun 6, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
If you want to win a bar bet, try this question: Where’s the closest nuclear reactor? People will say Seabrook, of course, but depending on where you are in the state, the answer might actually be Lowell, Mass. (Check distances on a map before making the bet.) This...
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