by David Brooks | Mar 19, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
This is town meeting season in New Hampshire, were people gather, usually in the cafeteria of the local elementary school, and vote on how much money their town or school district can spend in the upcoming year. They also vote on various other things, such as whether...
by David Brooks | Mar 18, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
A personal note: This week marked the 40th anniversary of my first staff newspaper byline, which ran in a now-defunct daily in Virginia. I’ve worked as a beat reporter – and for a couple years as a copy editor – in small daily newspapers ever since,...
by David Brooks | Mar 18, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
The Virginia Institute for Marine Science has launched a website with a series of “report cards” on sea level rise for 32 dozen U.S. coastal communities. It includes Boston and two Maine cities: Portland and Eastport (which is way up by Canada). Updated by...
by David Brooks | Mar 15, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
There’s been a lot of attention given to ARMI, the Advanced Regenerative Medicine Institute being established in the Manchester Millyard, partly because it’s cool but mostly out of hopes that it will be a tech niche where New Hampshire can dominate. Or...
by David Brooks | Mar 15, 2018 | Newsletter
It’s boring but true: Finance and policy are at least as important as technology when it comes to reshaping energy. So it’s a big deal that the IRS has said that batteries added to home solar systems are eligible for the 30% federal solar tax credit: The...
by David Brooks | Mar 15, 2018 | Newsletter
A small ski area in Plymouth called Tenney Mountain that shut in 2010 reopened last week. It is very weird to have a ski area opening day in March, when the season is winding down. Does this indicate some cool new technology? Nope. As I reported, it’s a business...