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Why wait on safe harbor protections?

We’ve all heard the expression, “There’s no point in closing the door after the horse has already left the barn!” It’s a warning to take action before it’s too late. Preventing a problem in the first place is clearly the ideal solution. Yet the legislature has demonstrated several ...

The Energy Innovation Act will cut pollution and put money in our pockets

Imagine getting to zero emissions by 2050, without big government spending and no new regulations. Not a fantasy--over 3,500 U.S. economists endorsed such a plan, according to the Wall Street Journal (January 17, 2019). On April 1, Congressman Ted Deutch introduced HR 2307, the "Energy ...

It’s tough to keep track of everything going on in the world

To say there’s been a lot going on in the news this past year would be an understatement. No matter how much you prioritize staying informed, you’ll inevitably miss the occasional headline due to the sheer volume of information out there. It’s therefore no surprise that a major news ...

Tree of long life: We make one last visit to the oldest sugar maple

On Easter morning 2021, as we motored south down a nearly empty Route 101, my daughter asked, “If the tree is like one of these by the road, daddy, how will we find it?” “It’s so much older, baby,” I said. “We’ll know it when we see it. It will be unlike any tree we’ve ever ...

Welcome to the B-negative 500

Donating blood is a noble thing to do. Then why on Earth do I always turn it into a competition? I recently gave a pint of my very rare Type B-negative blood a few weeks back at the Radisson Hotel in Nashua. It was Bishop Guertin Day for the Red Cross and I was heartened to see students lined ...