by David Brooks | May 4, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
Six months ago I noted that UNH was pursuing a unique certification mark for New England’s white oak wood. Well, they got it! Here’s the story from UNH News Service: The University of New Hampshire has been issued a registered certification mark from the...
by David Brooks | May 4, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
Plymouth State University is launching a new cybersecurity certificate course in partnership with a private company, a first for the school that reflects how colleges are figuring out how they can adapt to a host of challenges and changes. “It’s important for any...
by David Brooks | May 4, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
As a general rule when there’s a state-by-state ranking of useful services, you don’t want to be alongside Mississippi or West Virginia. But they’re the company that New Hampshire keeps in a recent ranking of public (i.e., not in people’s...
by David Brooks | May 3, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
From Dartmouth News: In the early 19th century in North America, parasitic infections were quite common in urban areas due in part to population growth and urbanization. Prior research has found that poor sanitation, unsanitary privy (outhouse) conditions, and...
by David Brooks | May 3, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
From the Vermont/N.H. chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation: (For background, check my story from last July) On May 1, 2021, 24 volunteers and local school students worked with the Southeast Land Trust (SELT) and the VT/NH Chapter of the American Chestnut...
by David Brooks | May 3, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
In New Hampshire we ecowarriors like to tut-tut about those wasteful southerners with their air conditioning, but the hard fact is that heating a home comfortably up here usually takes more energy than cooling it comfortably down there. That makes sense from sheer...