by David Brooks | Nov 11, 2015 | Blog
One of the skills that seems to have deteriorated with age, for me at least, is wayfinding. I used to have a quite good internal compass and could wander through strange cities without getting lost. These days, however, I get turned around pretty easily, and it takes...
by David Brooks | Nov 10, 2015 | Blog
A giant Danish energy firm with a name to delight all 13-year-olds (DONG Energy) wants to build a huge wind farm – 100 turbines, as much as 1 gigawatt of output – 15 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard. The U.S. is ridiculously behind in offshore wind,...
by David Brooks | Nov 10, 2015 | Blog
A new law in Vermont is encouraging people to think about “green burials,” which have no casket, embalming fluid or even cemetery, says the Burlington Free Press: A state law passed this year releases public cemeteries from constraints such as fencing and...
by David Brooks | Nov 9, 2015 | Blog
I have a story in the Monitor today about a trio of auto-related LSRs, the larval phase of bills – that is, they will metamorphisize into possible bills when the Legislature returns to session, although the bills may emerge from committees to see the light of...
by David Brooks | Nov 6, 2015 | Blog
Efforts by NBC to resurrect Steven Spielberg’s Twilight Zone-inspired TV show seem poised to boost Steve Davidson’s effort to resurrect something entirely different: The original science fiction magazine, Amazing Stories. In the process, he hopes writers can scoop up...
by David Brooks | Nov 5, 2015 | Blog
A startling statement from ISO-New England, the folks who oversee the six-state New England electricpower grid: With growing levels of photovoltaic (PV) and energy-efficiency (EE) resources, the 10-year forecast of demand shows the summer peak growing at 0.6% per year...
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