by David Brooks | Apr 10, 2026 | Newsletter
If you’ve been forwarded this newsletter and want to subscribe, add your email at the Granite Geek blog: granitegeek.concordmonitor.com Suggestions or comments? Drop me a line: dbrooks@cmonitor.com I’m on Bluesky and Mastodon (the newsie.social server) these...
by David Brooks | Apr 9, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
Estimated rooftop solar in New England topped 7 GW yesterday (Wednesday) for the first time, one year after it topped 6 GW for the first time. Utility solar is creeping up toward 1 GW (992 MW today). 7 GW (7000 MW or 7 million KW or 7 billion watts) is equal to the...
by David Brooks | Apr 7, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
I was delighted to hear Gov. Ayotte and other New England governors recently push for ways to strengthen our energy independence through increasing use of modern technology. Because we do need more solar, wind, batteries and non-wire alternatives to keep New Hampshire...
by David Brooks | Apr 7, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
From University of Vermont. The original research paper can be accessed here. Why Do Trees Fall in the Forest? The Answer is Changing. New research suggests that in just 15 years, the causes of most tree loss have flipped from human hands to a handful of natural...
by David Brooks | Apr 7, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
Firefighters in Merrimack spent Monday pouring 60,000 gallons of water on the car involved in last Wednesday’s fiery accident at the Bedford tolls, demonstrating the biggest downside of electric vehicles: After a crash their batteries can re-ignite without much...
by David Brooks | Apr 6, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
Lobstermen are more like farmers than hunter/gatherers, in the sense that they return regularly to the same patch of the world to harvest a crop, while fishermen roam the high seas seeking prey. More or less. So it makes sense to use lobster traps to gather...
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