by David Brooks | Jun 23, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
The above map from the USGS streamflow site (waterdata.usgs.gov) tells the story of our dry conditions. Red means a water level lower than 10 percent of recordings for that moment over the past eight decades or so (measurement time scales differ for different sites)....
by David Brooks | Jun 23, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
By Targeted News Service The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire from June 14 to June 21. *** Parallel Wireless Assigned Patent for Dynamic Public Warning System for In-Vehicle eNodeB Parallel Wireless, Nashua, New Hampshire, has been assigned a...
by David Brooks | Jun 22, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
The Concord Monitor is keeping track of four measurements often cited as indicators of how the COVID-19 pandemic is progressing. This is our third weekly update. When all four measures are met consistently we’ll have a good argument that the pandemic is under...
by David Brooks | Jun 18, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
An effort to add broadband internet access to the official role of New Hampshire Electric Coop fell about two percentage points short in an election among members, but backers are still hopeful. “Because it came so close and because of strong advocates elected to the...
by David Brooks | Jun 18, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
Climate change is bringing more incidences of heavy rains – not necessarily more precipitation overall, just more concentrated downpours. That’s a problem for dams built under the assumption that past rainfall patterns will continue. I’ve got a story...
by David Brooks | Jun 17, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
There’s a bill in the N.H. legislature that seems to support at-home, behind-the-meter battery storage. I say “seems” because the devil is in the detais and when lawmaking and utility regulation overlap, the details get too detailed for me to be sure...
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