by David Brooks | Sep 19, 2025 | Newsletter
In a perfect example of government investment paying dividends, New Hampshire is getting very close to being the first state with 100% broadband access, as Gov. Ayotte mentioned in a press conference Wednesday. The UNH Broadband Mapping service (here) claims 98.5%...
by David Brooks | Sep 18, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
To find a Sun Day celebration near you, check Third Act. Thanks to Tesla, which launched as a high-end performance car and still defines electric vehicles for many, people shopping for lower-priced cars don’t think of looking at EVs and especially don’t think of used...
by David Brooks | Sep 17, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
When it comes to electric vehicles, it feels like our brains translate v-e-h-i-c-l-e as “car.” We shouldn’t. As they can tell you at Lancaster’s Transfer Station, removing an engine that spins by blowing up oxygenated aerosols and replacing...
by David Brooks | Sep 16, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
Per-capita emissions have fallen by 2/5 in New Hampshire over the past 20 years, better than the national average, according to estimates from the federal Energy Information Agency. (The report is here) Our biggest source of emissions is transportation, as is the case...
by David Brooks | Sep 15, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
Maine Public has a story (here it is) about efforts to save the Bicknell’s thrush, which nests in balsam fir trees on the alpine climate of the Northeast and winters down in the Caribbean. The population is declining about 4% a year, which is a lot. For reasons...
by David Brooks | Sep 15, 2025 | 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 Sept. 14. *** Powered Helmet Accessory Rail With Slot Interface WILCOX...
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