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...
by David Brooks | Dec 31, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
The upcoming year may or may not turn out to be a good one but one thing is certain: It will see an uptick in New Hampshire’s geek status. How do I know? Because my quest to publicly acknowledge the Granite State as the birthplace of the BASIC computer language has...
by David Brooks | Dec 27, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
In geekdom there are certain phrases which carry a magical aura. “Municipal broadband” is one of them. The idea of a community banding together to spread high-speed internet brings warm and fuzzy feelings to many a techie, especially those with gray hair and fading...
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