Category Archives: Environment
Coal to the rescue as record cold grips the East.
Coal to the rescue as record cold grips the East. That’s right – the natural resource that Obama declared war against (his promise to bankrupt any new coal fired electrical plant) from before his first inauguration. |More at GraniteGrok.com
Hanover on Top of a Volcano?
In an article entitled Huge Bubble of Hot Rock May Be Rising Under New England, National Geographic Magazine says that “the discovery is a sign that it may be time to rethink the region’s geology.” We’ll enter the headline in the … Continue reading
Eversource Serves Cease & Desist Letter on the Environmental Defense Fund
Eversource Energy today put the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) on notice that the company will pursue legal action if EDF doesn’t halt its false and defamatory statements regarding Eversource’s gas purchasing practices. | More at InDepthNH
Forget Paris, the Agenda Marches On
According to this article from Forbes, The U.S. May Never Leave The Paris Climate Accorddespite the fact that President Trump vowed to get us out. According to the report… “Donald Trump may have vowed to take the United States out of … Continue reading
Concord Gets its Day in Northern Pass Court on Thursday
A panel of Concord officials will testify as a group on Thursday at the state Site Evaluation Committee’s hearings on the Northern Pass Transmission Project. Members of the panel have pre-filed testimony and will be cross-examined by the committee, other intervening parties … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Environment, Local NH Politics
Tagged Concord, Northern Pass, Testimony
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Storm Update: At its Height, More than 450k Lost Power in 4th Largest Power Outage in NH History
CONCORD – 3:30 p.m. The New Hampshire Division of Homeland Security Emergency Management says a little over 232,000 people are still without power, many of could remain in the dark for days. The last time New Hampshire had this many … Continue reading
Got Power?
No power, no internet, no phone. Updates will be spotty for a bit. With that in mind… MANCHESTER, N.H. —Pounding rain and damaging winds left behind a trail of destruction Monday in New Hampshire, where hundreds of thousands of homes … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Environment, New Hampshire News
Tagged Electricity, Power, Power outage, WMUR
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New Hampshire won’t join Clean Power plan suit – at least not yet
New Hampshire is not rushing to join several neighboring states in threatening to sue the federal government over the Environmental Protection Agency’s announced its intention to repeal the Clean Power Plan. “We are moderating the rulemaking process, looking at what … Continue reading
Bug off! N.H. sees invasion of western conifer seed bug
Many homeowners have reported what appears to be an invasion as the bugs with long legs and antennas search for openings to crawl inside warm homes to hang out for the winter months. The western conifer seed bug can emit … Continue reading
Posted in Around New England, Environment, New Hampshire News
Tagged Stink Bugs, Western Conifer Seed Bug
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PUC Sides With Public’s Right-to-know On Eversource $100 Million Question
In an order issued Tuesday, the state’s Public Utilities Commission rejected Eversource’s request to keep secret how much extra consumers are paying for electricity from a biomass plant in Berlin. “We find the public’s interest in reviewing the information outweighs the interests … Continue reading
The New Media Militia 