by David Brooks | Dec 14, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
(Oops; I forgot to post this yesterday – the Portland Press-Herald’s excellent energy reporter Tux Turkel did a story about it today) From ISO New England, the folks who run the six-state power grid: For the first time since at least 2000, and possibly...
by David Brooks | Dec 14, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
The National Weather station in Gray, Maine, which also covers most of New Hampshire, puts some interesting stuff on its Facebook page. This is from today (Dec. 14): Mount Washington isn’t that tall by global standards, or even U.S. standards, but its relative...
by David Brooks | Dec 13, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
I’ve seen loons a few times while kayaking around New Hampshire, but I’ve never seen one take off. I have, however, seen ducks take off from the water – and it’s a long, laborious process, whereas a robin can take leap right off the ground and...
by David Brooks | Dec 12, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
Tiny Charlemont, Mass. (population 1,250 or so) has rejected an offer from Comcast to provide broadband in town and will instead pursue a $1.4 million town-owned broadband system, reports the local paper. Community-owned Internet has long been a goal for a subset of...
by David Brooks | Dec 11, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
The Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE). a 300-mile underground high-voltage line carrying hydroelectricity from Quebec dams down to New York City, is finally moving ahead with construction likely to begin in 2020, reports the Canadian newspaper National Observer....
by David Brooks | Dec 11, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
Government awards given to state employees do not usually carry amusing titles. Unless you’re talking about de-icing technology in New Hampshire. Then you’ve got awards like “Salt-n-Peppa,” “Shaken Not Stirred” and “Salt of the Earth” – given out annually by the N.H....