by David Brooks | Dec 28, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
A big Maine biochar plant has gotten a $5 million investment that puts it on the road to producing 160 tons (950 cubic yards) a month, reports Mainebiz (full article here). I wrote about the plant back in Feb. 2022. Biochar, a charcoal-like material, is produced by...
by David Brooks | Dec 26, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
(Links to each patent can be found here, using the patent number or inventor’s name.) By Targeted News Service WASHINGTON – The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire through Dec. 24. *** *** Trailer for Autonomous Delivery DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED...
by David Brooks | Dec 24, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
The Washington Post takes a deep dive into why the American Chestnut Foundation is no longer supporting the GMO trees (as I noted a couple weeks ago). They argue that trials show the trees aren’t growing well enough to be distributed. You can read the story...
by David Brooks | Dec 21, 2023 | Newsletter
After all, it’s the week between Christmas and New Year’s. Plus, my entire family is visiting (hooray!). So you’ll have to do without my sterling prose until 2024.
by David Brooks | Dec 20, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
From Ken Johnson, UNH’s demographics guru: All six New England states gained population between July of 2022 and July of 2023, according to new CensusBureau estimates. This contrasts with the four preceding years, when at least one state lost population in...
by David Brooks | Dec 18, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
In my career, I’ve encountered several non-traditional ways to build a home, from stacking hay bales to rolling out plastic tubes to using 3D-printed concrete. They’ve been fun to talk about but never made the slightest dent in the industry. The labor-intensive...
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