Eleven years ago an amusing little controversy arose around New Hampshire elections: Whether the novel act of posting “selfies” online (this was 2013, remember) could legally be applied to pictures of your completed ballot inside the voting booth. The issue went to federal court where a judge eventually ruled that “ballot selfies” are OK. And […]

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30.10.2024

US first floating offshore wind lease is in Gulf of Maine - Granite Geek

It still seems weird to me that you can build some of those gigantic wind turbines and have them float in the ocean without getting blown over – but what do I know? The Biden administration on Tuesday completed its sixth offshore wind lease sale with the first commercial sale for floating offshore wind on the Atlantic […]

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30.10.2024

Deep in space, UNH to help monitor solar explosions - Granite Geek

The University of New Hampshire was awarded $24.3 million to build sensors for a high-priority alert system that will monitor the effects of space weather and the solar wind—caused by explosions on the sun—for potential interruptions to satellite communications, electric power grids and GPS systems. As part of the Solar Wind Plasma Sensor contract awarded […]

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30.10.2024

Unfortunately, it's still sensible to be a one-subject voter - Granite Geek

This ran before the primary. It’s even more relevant for the November election. Pretend it’s 1944, deep in World War II, and you’re sizing up a candidate for state representative, or executive council, or Congress, or local planning board, or president – any office at all. Just like you are doing now. You talk about […]

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The seamy side of those fun 'ballot selfies' - Granite Geek

US first floating offshore wind lease is in Gulf of Maine - Granite Geek

Deep in space, UNH to help monitor solar explosions - Granite Geek

Unfortunately, it's still sensible to be a one-subject voter - Granite Geek

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