Category Archives: Environment

The War On Plastic Drinking Straws – Do You Really Need Them?

Nearly every chain restaurant and coffee shop offers straws. They’re in just about every movie theater and sit-down restaurant. Theme parks and corner stores and ice cream shops and school cafeterias freely hand them out. But they are starting to … Continue reading

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Northern Pass Clears Another Regulatory Hurdle

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission has given permission for a 192-mile high-voltage transmission line to cross 61 parcels, finding it would be safe and wouldn’t infringe on the public’s use. The Northern Pass project cleared … Continue reading

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Cyanobacteria Advisory​ Issued For Elm Brook Park

CONCORD, NH — An elevated cyanobacteria cell concentration has been measured in Hopkinton-Everett Lake at the Elm Brook Park Beach in Hopkinton, according to the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. Samples revealed that the state threshold of 70,000 cells/ml … Continue reading

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Will a Deadly Fungus Destroy N.H.’s Frog Population?

A New Hampshire undergraduate has confirmed the presence of a fungus in the state that, over the past thirty years, has caused either extinction or massive decline in more than 200 species of frogs around the world. … This story … Continue reading

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The Start of the Global Warming Scam

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Organic Farming is NOT Better for the Environment

Unfortunately, the most common beliefs about organic food are not supported by scientific evidence. The public believes that organic farms don’t use pesticides, but they do. People think organic food is healthier, but it’s not. Many think organic food is … Continue reading

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On Paris The NH Democrat Delegation Sides With Big Oil

When Donald Trump announced his administration’s departure from the Paris Climate Accords the usual suspects came out and said the usual things. The Democrats, environmental left, and the media have been grinding their anti-Trump axes on this for weeks, all the … Continue reading

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Northern Pass Public Hearings Begin, DES Nominee Questioned on Project

As the New Hampshire legislative session quickly comes to a close, the public hearings for the controversial Northern Pass project are just beginning to heat up. Thursday marked the first of three scheduled public statement hearings in Concord for people … Continue reading

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Scientists tracking earthquake swarm in northern Yellowstone Park

The small earthquake that struck Yellowstone National Park on Thursday night was part of a swarm that has been hitting the area since Monday, scientists say. The quake was centered near West Yellowstone, but was also felt by people in … Continue reading

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Remote ponds stocked with fish via helicopter

New Hampshire’s remote ponds are once again stocked with fish that were raised in hatcheries and then flown in via helicopter. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department finished its annual aerial stocking program last week. The department uses a … Continue reading

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