by David Brooks | Apr 26, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
When I first started reporting, energy was a boring subject, dominated by ponderous utilities and stagnant technology – even the nuclear-power debate was largely settled (sorry, Clamshell Alliance). Then deregulation came along, and solar power, and climate...
by David Brooks | Apr 25, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
In 1993, which is a zillion years ago in technology time, a group of planners and designers in the city of Keene won a national award for their ideas of what local infrastructure was needed to get ready for electric vehicles. A quarter century later, they’re...
by David Brooks | Apr 24, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
From UNH News Service: University of New Hampshire researchers with the NH Agricultural Experiment Station have identified and described five new truffle species, including two that have been found only in New Hampshire.Although these “deer truffles” are not...
by David Brooks | Apr 20, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
I’m of two minds about the March for Science events happening Saturday. (Of the 500 or so events planned around the country I know of two in New Hampshire – in Concord at the Statehouse from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and in Portsmouth at Market Square from 1 to 3...
by David Brooks | Apr 20, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
UPDATE: This story was written Wednesday. The bill passed and will go to Gov. Sununu, who I image will sign it. Among the geekiest of potential new state laws – one that would exempt some types of bitcoin transactions from oversight by the state banking commission –...
by David Brooks | Apr 20, 2017 | Newsletter
This article will appear in the Monitor at some future date (it’s a “floater” – an article with no timeliness that can be held until we have room for a good presentation in print), but rather than wait, here’s an unedited version for you...
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