by David Brooks | Aug 28, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
New Hampshire Bulletin has an article about a “big, brown and baffling” bloom in the Gulf of Maine. Whole article is here. An unusually large bloom of brown algae in the Gulf of Maine has caught the attention of scientists from across New England. So much...
by David Brooks | Aug 26, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
In 2013, coal generated 175 times as much electricity as solar power in the US. Within a decade, in 2022, coal was generating less than 5 times as much electricity (incl. estimated rooftop solar). So far this year, coal has generated slightly more than twice as much...
by David Brooks | Aug 25, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
WMUR reports (here) that a medical flight from a motorcycle accident in New Ipswich stayed on the ground for 10 minutes because a drone was flying nearby. Officials said they believe the drone operator saw the helicopter land and then put the drone up to investigate. ...
by David Brooks | Aug 24, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
Kenzie Academy, an online boot-camp-style school for coding that was built to disrupt the stodgy old college model, has been disrupted by the next iteration of change in the field: A.I. Generative models like ChatGPT are pretty good at coding, at least superficially,...
by David Brooks | Aug 24, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
Vermont’s statewide utility Green Mountain Power has been given permission to life the cap on its home-battery program, reports Canary Media. Customers who opt for the Powerwall pay the utility $55 per month for use of the battery, with no money down. The...
by David Brooks | Aug 24, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
CleanTechnica is a well-respected news site that focuses on energy and climate. It used to have much of a Tesla fancruft but has gotten much more balanced. It runs occasional pieces by outsiders and today it’s got one titled “Climate—& A Cautionary...