On September 18, the House sustained the Governor’s veto of a bill that would provide additional subsidies to keep several wood-burning power plants afloat. Last year, a Senate bill that did the same thing did pass despite the Governor’s veto. That bill had several flaws including one I wrote about in a Minority report in…
According to this article from the BBC, wind turbines that leak a gas called SF6 may be contributing to climate change. Electrical equipment uses SF6 as an inert insulator, and some claim that it is a potent, heat-trapping greenhouse gas. Fortunately, most recent temperature data has shown a decrease and a slowing in global thermal readings…
Recently, I dropped off a letter in support of Epping’s application for grant money to upgrade our water treatment plant and extend our water line. While at the sewage treatment facility, I found out that Epping is on pace to make $1 million this year processing septic waste. That money will help to fund some…
Mark Pearson serves with distinction in the NH House. This letter endorses my election on October 8th.
Not that long ago, the U.S. had communities where softball leagues, bridge clubs, volleyball leagues, churches, model railroad clubs, bowling leagues and dozens of other civic and fraternal organizations flourished. These organizations allowed people to spend time together discussing their daily lives and the events and situations they cared about. People loved the time they…
So proud today to receive an endorsement from the NH Liberty Alliance for 2019. The letter states, “Congratulations on earning the official endorsement of the New Hampshire Liberty Alliance! On behalf of our Board of Directors, we thank you for making the sacrifice for your constituents and community by running for office. We at the…
The Carriage Towne News, Concord Monitor, and other outlets ran this Letter to the Editor recently about the Governor’s veto of a bill to expand net metering.
The push to make a community or state, or even an entire country (like Canada or England), reliant 100% on renewable energy cannot actually be done by 2050. To do so would require the building of “a 1.5 gigawatt nuclear power plant every day” of the 11,000+ days between now and 2050. This article lays…
A quick search about global warming will turn up a surprising wealth of scientific studies by credentialed authors that cast serious doubt on the claims of impending disaster. But people purporting to believe in science dismiss these studies as somehow invalid. This dismissal of valid science frustrates many, including the President of the Josiah Bartlett…
With the resignation in May of Rep. Sean Morrison, Epping voters are being asked to choose his replacement in a Special Election on October 8th. Former Rep. Michael Vose issued the following statement about this election: “My heartfelt thanks to everyone who came out to vote in the Primary on August 20th. I sincerely appreciated…