by David Brooks | Jan 8, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
In 2016 I got to tour inside the iconic gasholder building in Concord, a handsome circular brick structure that once held gas made from coal that was used for lighting and heat in the city, in the days before natural gas pipelines showed up here. (Here’s that...
by David Brooks | Jan 8, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
ne of the mysteries of life for those of us who have achieved a certain age is why airplanes aren’t exciting any more. “This was like Silicon Valley, it was the hot technology,” is how Jeff Rapsis, the new executive director of the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire,...
by David Brooks | Jan 8, 2019 | Newsletter
Gov. Chris Sununu has joined governors in some neighboring states in seeking a federal study of offshore wind power, as a new study supports that technology’s ability to help New England cope with natural gas shortages during extreme cold spells. Sununu’s Jan. 2...
by David Brooks | Jan 4, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
Everybody agrees that composting food waste is a no-brainer – it creates useful soil-enhancing product and doesn’t take up landfill space. But actually collecting all the little bits of food that are discarded from kitchens and cafeterias all over the...
by David Brooks | Jan 4, 2019 | Newsletter
Science Cafe NH in Concord lost our venue suddenly due to renovation and will be moving to another bar/restaurant. As a result, the January event was cancelled – sorry about that. Science Cafe NH in Nashua wasn’t affected – its monthly event was...
by David Brooks | Jan 4, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
Vermont Public Radio reported on a counter-intuitive situation in that state which reflects how complicated energy markets are: (The whole story is here) Washington Electric Co-op, a small member-owned utility based in East Montpelier, Vermont, sells energy credits...
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