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By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
Sherri Cheney was awed by the sight of towering mounds of food scraps mixed with ground-up wood chips from demolition debris, reaching a height of at least 7 feet at Lebanon's Transfer Station. These piles of waste were being converted into...
By KENT HOWARD and PETER SOMSSICH
Kent Howard is a community energy activist, author, and journalist. Peter Somssich is a former state representative who served on the Science, Technology & Energy Committee. Green Hydrogen (G-H2) will be a key new player in our planet’s clean energy...
By JONATHAN P. BAIRD
Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. June is the end of the term for the U.S. Supreme Court and it is when the big decisions usually issue. We have already had one major environmental decision in Sackett v Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In that...
By ERIC WERME
Eric (Ric) Werme is a retired software engineer in Sutton with a life-long interest in science. See wermenh.com/wind for more information. Ever since Antrim Wind Energy came online in late 2019, neighbors have been impacted by the project’s apparent...
By DICK LEMIEUX
Dick Lemieux lives in Concord. In their effort to create parity between drivers of gas-powered cars and drivers of hybrid and electric cars, legislators are again proposing a flat annual surcharge registration fee — $100 for EVs and $50 for hybrids....
By JOHN CROSBY
John Crosby is a retired meteorologist living in the Eastman Community in Grantham. During his long career he specialized in the design and implementation of ground-based weather instruments in the U.S. and around the world. John’s last 15 years...
By TERRY CRONIN
Terry Cronin lives in Hopkinton. When I first heard of the proposed repeal of the law that requires utilities to integrate their resource planning to protect consumers from unnecessary risks and costs of infrastructure projects, it struck me as an...
By NICK KRAKOFF
Nick Krakoff is senior attorney at Conservation Law Foundation New Hampshire. A bill that recently passed New Hampshire’s Senate has the potential to raise our energy prices and set us back even further on climate change by altering the way state...
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
In an effort to reduce the amount of solid waste headed to landfills, the town of Bow has recently started to explore sustainable options for composting food waste.Inspired by a successful pilot program in New London, the recycling and solid waste...
By WHARTON SINKLER
Wharton Sinkler of Sandwich leads the NH Lakes Region Chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby. Skiiers and ski resorts in New Hampshire are facing challenges as winters here get warmer and snow cover gets less reliable. While the climate impact on winter...
By MINDI MESSMER and NANCY MURPHY
Mindi Messmer of Rye is a scientist, former NH House Representative and founder of New Hampshire Safe Water Alliance. Nancy Murphy is a retired registered nurse, current NH House Representative from Merrimack, and board member of New Hampshire Safe...
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
In an effort to cover hauler and tipping costs, Hopkinton is considering new measures to boost participation in the town’s pay-by-bag program and match bag prices with those of neighboring municipalities.“We are looking for an option that hasn’t been...
By FRANCES E. HARLAN
Frances E. Harlan is an engineer and a lifelong resident of New Hampshire. Landfill siting is complicated. It needs to take into account many factors, including political, technical, economic, and ethical considerations. For example, technical factors...
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
Environmentalists and the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services are at odds over a proposed bill aimed at improving landfill safety regulations.While environmentalists are in favor of the bill, they are pushing for changes to be made...
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
A bill that could potentially bring about more stringent landfill safety regulations has been passed in New Hampshire’s Senate and is now headed to the House of Representatives, giving hope to environmental advocates. This follows the rejection of...
By RYAN DELENA
Ryan DeLena of Sudbury, Mass., is an outdoor education student at Northern Vermont University, an aspiring mountain guide, and co-author of “Without Restraint.” DeLena ski tours regularly on Mount Washington. Every spring, thousands of skiers visit...
By ANN PODLIPNY
Ann Podlipny is a retired teacher and social worker, and a current member of the NH Network’s Plastics Working Group. Today’s world laments the production of plastic that began in the 1950s to profit oil and gas companies and continues to pollute,...
By DAN WEEKS
Dan Weeks is a co-owner and vice president at ReVision Energy. He lives in Nashua with his wife and kids. I recently met with the owner of an advanced manufacturing company here in southern New Hampshire to discuss energy independence. His operation...
By ELIOT WESSLER
Eliot Wessler of Whitefield works with a number of grassroots environmental organizations in New Hampshire’s North Country. The NH House Environment & Agriculture Committee has essential work to do next week — it needs to fix a Senate bill badly in...
By AGNES MACY
Agnes Macy of Dublin currently attends Bowdoin College in Maine. I did not think twice when I drove two hours to get on snow in New Hampshire to ski. My 6 a.m. alarm went off, and, coffee in hand, I started driving west toward Mount Washington from my...
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