by David Brooks | Apr 22, 2021 | Newsletter
The FCC is encouraging people to use its internet speed mobile app to get accurate broadband data across the United States. As The Register notes (article is here): “For years, Big Cable has been manipulating the data it is obliged to send the FCC over the...
by David Brooks | Apr 22, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
A Maine town and an island are part of an interesting-looking federal Department of Energy program to help “remote and island” communities with the energy transition, mostly by figuring out renewable alternatives to shipping is tons of diesel for...
by David Brooks | Apr 22, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
A study in Northern Michigan (where the emerald ash borer first appeared in North American) looked at tree health and EAB numbers is some woods that been hit by the invasive bug for a decade found some white trees healthy and persisting. Abstract from the U.S. Forest...
by David Brooks | Apr 22, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
I don’t usually link to articles with no obvious New England connection, but this NY Times story (paywall, maybe) gives a terrific rule of thumb for deciding how to stay safe as COVID-19 eases: In every situation, she makes sure she’s meeting two out of three...
by David Brooks | Apr 22, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
When it comes to the “electrify everything” movement, a key part of reworking society so we stop turning the climate into a destructive beast, three technologies stand out for everyday life. Two of them you know: Solar panels and electric vehicles. But there’s a third...
by David Brooks | Apr 20, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
When ice storms or the arrival of a destructive insect kills a lot of trees at once, it’s not obvious how to respond: Cut them down quickly or let nature take its slow, messy course? Dead trees are a valuable part of the ecosystem, providing homes for bugs,...