by David Brooks | Nov 23, 2016 | Blog, Newsletter
Ten years ago, then-PSNH began operating Northern Wood Power, replacing a 50-megawatt coal-burning boiler (one of three at the Schiller plant in Portsmouth) with one that burns wood chips and other wood byproducts, replacing some 130,000 tons of coal annually. I...
by David Brooks | Nov 23, 2016 | Newsletter
Alternative voting methods are in the news after Maine narrowly passed a ballot initiative allowing instant-runoff ballots in state and federal races, starting in 2018. Knowledgeable folks mention Arrow’s Theorem, which proved that there’s no perfect...
by David Brooks | Nov 22, 2016 | Newsletter
I’m a moderately regular guest on New Hampshire Public Radio, appearing most Tuesdays before 5 p.m. to talk about my Monitor column and occasionally appearing on The Exchange talk show. Much less often I appear on community access and local TV – most...
by David Brooks | Nov 15, 2016 | Blog, Newsletter
Wikipedia was created as an example of the openness-will-lead-to-goodness online world – an “encyclopedia that anyone can edit.” But as it has grown in size and importance, this philosophy (forward-looking and delightful or pitifully naive, depending...
by David Brooks | Nov 15, 2016 | Newsletter
New Hampshire is close to having a huge new hydroponic farm, Lef (pronounced “leaf”) Farms, a $10 million soil-free greenhouse being built in a former gravel pit in Loudon, with plans to provide fresh greens year round with largely automated systems....
by David Brooks | Nov 15, 2016 | Newsletter
“Ten years ago, the best-selling jacket at L.L. Bean was a heavily insulated parka rated for temperatures between 10 degrees and minus 40. Today, the top seller is an ultralight down jacket rated between 25 and minus 25. Coming on strong is a down sweater that...
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