by David Brooks | Mar 10, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
There’s no better measure of how New England’s winters are changing than this: February a bit colder than average in New Hampshire but it was a bit warmer than normal. Confused? Blame terminology – and climate change, of course. In this case, “average” is a comparison...
by David Brooks | Mar 10, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
A N.H. legislative committee has narrowly given a thumbs-down to a watered-down version of a “right-to-repair” law, continuing the trend of lawmakers in the Live Free or Die state saying people shouldn’t be free to fiddle with things they buy. The...
by David Brooks | Mar 10, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
The city of Dover has approved a development of 44 houses on 7 acres, each of them 384 square feet. They are called “cottage homes”. I’m not sure how that differentiates from a tiny house, which is usually defined as less than 400 square feet....
by David Brooks | Mar 8, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
UPDATE: I posted this on Reddit and my “best name” was promptly beaten: https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:865853,Bumfagging%20Hill The contest for Best Name of a Geographic Object in New Hampshire has a new champion, thanks to...
by David Brooks | Mar 5, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
A New Hampshire native is among the folks bringing climate change expertise to the White House after a four-year absence, and she’s a different sort of climate expert, according to E&E News. Her appointment signals a new approach to climate policy under...
by David Brooks | Mar 4, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
A Massachusetts start-up is trying to develop a wind turbine sized between the backyard ones that are mostly a flop and the huge ones that are great at generation but unpopular with neighbors. EnergyNews story is here. A New England startup is betting its small...