I was so entranced with Maine's attempt to take over the electric utility that I missed a referendum about right-to-repair autos. It passed overwhelmingly (see here). It requires motor vehicle manufacturers to standardize on-board vehicle diagnostics and make access...

SEE Science Center in Manchester has been holding Science on Tap discussions for 11 years. On Tuesday November 14th the topic will be: Engineering for Equitable Health Care.   With growing awareness of the connection between wealth and health, join us to investigate...

Among the many global controversies that will be pondered by New Hampshire legislators this year is a surprising one: Should we eat kangaroos? Two bills regarding Australia’s iconic megafauna have been introduced. (You can find them via the search engine of...

UPDATE: The referendum was rejected roughly 2-1. Only the Portland area supported it, but just barely: the vote there rounds to 50-50. Maine, which leaped into the electoral unknown by adopting the first statewide embrace of ranked-choice voting, may soon leap into...

A publication called Electric Vehicles from a century ago (before gas-powered cars killed them off) has been digitized online. A reader on reddit point to this map, showing New England charging stations in 1915: I swear, New Hampshire looks better then than it does in...

A wasp-like critter from Russia's far east that lays eggs on the larvae of Emerald Ash Borer, producing its own larvae that eat the EAB, is proving a pretty good biocontrol in Michigan. A study from the US Forest Service (here) found: Life table analysis showed...

If you, dear reader, are annoyed that your sleep got messed up because you had to change clocks on Sunday, you can follow the greatest of New Hampshire traditions and blame Massachusetts. Daylight Saving Time was instituted in this country during World War I to save...

(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 Nov. 5. *** System and Method for Powering a Device DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED...

The Boston site for Axios news service has an article saying that Logan Airport has begun testing wastewater from incoming planes, looking for viruses. (Full story, although it's quite short, is here.) They'll look for "pathogens like the flu, RSV and COVID-19" just...

ISO-New England reports that for the first time since 1983, before air conditioning really took off in New England, the region saw its annual peak occur outside the three summer months: Consumer demand for electricity reached 24,016 MW on September 7, a reflection of...