by David Brooks | Nov 11, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
There are so many ecological disasters these days that it’s nice to hear about an improvement, like the resurrection of the Trumpeter Swan, one of which returned to New Hampshire during migration this year for the first time in perhaps 200 years. By 1900, the...
by David Brooks | Nov 11, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
There are a lot of surprises in a new state report about solid waste, including the fact that other states are shipping tens of thousands of tons of trash to our landfills because it’s cheaper here, but perhaps the most surprising thing is that it really shouldn’t...
by David Brooks | Nov 7, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
Green Mountain Power in Vermont is a pretty small utility, as electric utilities go, but it’s pretty innovative. Its battery-storage program has drawn a lot of attention nationally, and this week’s surprisingly damaging storm gave it a test, as GreenTech...
by David Brooks | Nov 7, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
The long-stalled effort to bring fast internet to rural towns in New Hampshire is getting a new look these days. Make that a bunch of new looks. “Folks have finally realized that existing carriers are not going to give it to them. If they want something in their town...
by David Brooks | Nov 7, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
Here’s one way to think about the latest effort by New Hampshire Fish and Game to support pollinators: It’s the skinniest environmental program in the state. The target of the program, which just got a funding boost, are the rights-of-way that the...
by David Brooks | Nov 7, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
Today’s lesson about the reality of fighting pollution starts on the floor of my barn. For years I have bought compressed bags of sawdust from regional lumber mills as bedding for a few sheep. It is good bedding, uses a byproduct of New England industry, and makes...
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