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The New Hampshire Primary had a low turnout, but one pig was there at his assigned polling location bright and early! Okay, let’s rewind – a pig escaped from a farm, thrilled with his newfound freedom, and stumbled across a polling location during yesterday’s quiet primary. MORE
Once upon a time, there were dozens of different chickens once raised for consumption (Jersey Giants, Plymouth Rock, New Hampshire breeds, etc.). Meat consumers are worried that there won''t be enough chicken to go around, but there are much more important things to worry about. MORE
On our drive up, we stopped at a rest area in New Hampshire where we came across this interesting sign posted in the rest area parking lot. When I got back, I decided to do some digging and get some information on the New Hampshire Idling Regulations and here is what I found: . Tagged: energy conservation, Environment, New Hampshire, no idling regulations. My husband and I recently went on vacation in Vermont. MORE
The plug-in Prius will only be available in 15 states at launch time in spring of 2012: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Hawaii although you can’t use the online system for Hawaii for some reason. Want to celebrate Earth Day by putting yourself down for a Toyota Prius plug-in Hybrid capable of 83 – 87 miles per gallon? MORE
” The good guys: These states don’t allow security cameras in dressing rooms: > South Dakota > New Hampshire > Michigan > Maine > Minnesota > Utah > Kansas > Delaware > Hawaii > Georgia > California > Arkansas > Alabama The […]. MORE
The heat map is revealing: Unsurprisingly for a site founded and run by two New Yorkers (one of whom literally wrote the book on birding New York), the Empire State boasts the highest number of species (316). Some are all three ( e.g. , New York, California, and Florida). MORE
This summer's grassroots effort in Eliot, Maine, against a nearby coal plant isn't a new local concern, says Sierra Club activist Kim Richards, who has been leading the fight. "I MORE
Here is another innovative idea, don't subsidize risky living: A string of artificial islands off the coast of New Jersey and New York could blunt the impact of storm surges that proved so deadly during Superstorm Sandy, according to a new proposal. From Maryland to New Hampshire, the storm was blamed for 159 deaths, and New Jersey and New York alone claimed a total of nearly $79bn in damage. MORE
Across North America, The Nature Conservancy has worked to revive oyster habitat through science-based restoration at more than 80 sites , including San Francisco Bay, Washington’s Puget Sound, Chesapeake Bay, New York and along much of the Gulf of Mexico. MORE
Recently, I took my five year-old to New Hampshire to partake in a number of manly, outdoorsmen type activities along with some other kid-themed attractions. Beyond the farmer’s market, some of our time was spent hiking in New Hampshire’s myriad White Mountain trails which provide unlimited real-life lessons in conservation and the importance of maintaining ecosystems. Eco-tourism exists at many levels. MORE
The Stokes checked out some Snowy Owls in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. As we might have already mentioned here on 10,000 Birds, this year is shaping up to be a historic year in terms of a Snowy Owl irruption. And because birders are often bloggers, the amount of material that has already been published regarding this invasion of big, white owls from the north is pretty impressive. MORE
It was still in excellent condition, sticking out of a dumpster on his University of New Hampshire campus. It started with a futon in a dumpster. Now it's a student org that's changing the way we see waste. It started with a futon in a dumpster. MORE
When self-regulation, weak regulation and social norms fail to address overfishing in an aopen-access fishery (like the New England Cod fishery), sometimes drastic regulations are necessary for the long-term sustainability of the fishery. MORE
Governor John Lynch of New Hampshire gets a big up from us for vetoing SB154 which sought to repeal New Hampshire’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. MORE
This week's fantastic example comes from Eliot, Maine, where Tuesday night residents voted 906 to 560 to ask the Environmental Protection Agency to investigate dangerous sulfur dioxide pollution coming from the Schiller Station coal plant just across the border in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. MORE
Though Belize is tiny—it’s about the size of New Hampshire, with a total population of 300,000 people—it’s maintained its identity unique to the rest of Central America. Just past the Guatemala-Belize border, our Guatemalan driver pulled over. Aqui les dejo,” he said. MORE
Here in New Hampshire we’ve heard a recurring story about energy, specifically electricity rates. It goes like this: “ New Hampshire has some of the highest electricity rates in the country. Here’s what we learned : New Hampshire’s electricity supply is reliable. MORE
Recent laws in states across the country are now requiring companies to offer new dads to have paid leave. New York, New Jersey, California, and New Hampshire have all put laws in place. Know your civil rights. MORE
Snowy Owl in Queens, New York, 1 December 2013. Here in New York State Snowy Owls have been reported in more than ten counties, with most of those counties having birds being seen in multiple locations. Snowy Owl in Queens, New York, 1 December 2013. The midwestern and northeastern United States, especially coastal regions and areas along the Great Lakes, is currently experiencing an invasion of Bubo scandiacus. MORE
Michelle Obama's recent speech in Manchester, New Hampshire, sent out a poignant and clear message by calling Trump's lewd words about women, “Deplorable, demeaning and intolerable.”. Adult Enlightened Society Equal Rights WAYLON: Today Only leaked video Michelle Obama objectification of women sexual abuse sexual trauma trump MORE
After failing to gather votes in both the Iowa and New Hampshire primary, Fiorina, seen as the ‘right wing Hillary Clinton,’ seems to have realized that her campaign was not going anywhere. MORE
” New Hampshire must have thought the same, for they voted the Purple Finch the state bird in 1957. Originally, the Purple Finch ran into opposition from proponents of the New Hampshire hen. Parts of the Pacific Coast, New England, and the Great Lakes region are home to the finches all year round, including, of course, New Hampshire. Birds New Hampshire Purple Finch state bird MORE
Otters feasting on fish, caterwauling bobcats and more images from the Hancock Wildlife Cam in New Hampshire. From the Field Wildlife Camera Traps Conservation Science MORE
At a town hall meeting in New Hampshire last week, the president to tried to teach America about how cap and trade works and why we should use it to reduce greenhouse gases. Tags: News and Events Cap and trade New Hampshire reduce greenhouse gases He started by reminding us of how cap and trade has already worked to reduce SOx and NOx pollution. The [.] [ Obama Gives Cap and Trade Class: Media Gets an F in Comprehension from Green Living Ideas ]. MORE
The amendment, offered by a Republican, Rob Portman of Ohio, and a Democrat, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, is backed by President Obama and has broad support among members of both parties in Congress. Were four Senators already out there campaigning for President? MORE
CBD is regarded as a relatively stable botanical, but it does lose potency over time, as it degrades,” says Dr. Glen Miller, an organic chemist at the University of New Hampshire. MORE
In the lead up to the GOP New Hampshire primary, one thing has become abundantly clear: climate change has few friends in this field of candidates. MORE
Stunned but delighted is how Dr. Robert McDowell, Director of Wildlife at the University of Connecticut, sounded when I arrived at his office to learn about New England cottontail rabbits. New England Cottontail release. New England Cottontails. MORE
He’s up in New Hampshire, sure. But he’s up in Iowa, wow. At 5:30, I started crying with laughter: “America Is Getting Its Bern Notice” Bernie on Colbert: Blog (always click 4 all blogs MORE
Last October, New Hampshire rock climber Paul Stauffacher was diagnosed with Stage Four Hodgkins-Lymphoma. His doctors thought he’d probably die. And then, when things seemed they couldn’t get worse, they did. MORE
A New Hampshire event called “Greased Pig on Ice” drew backlash from PETA recently, as the group began to target organizers with protests as to best protect any pigs harmed in the production of the festival. MORE
Much of these environmental data come from a 2012 report, “ Climate Impacts on the Winter Tourism Economy in the United States, ” by two University of New Hampshire researchers, Elizabeth Burakowski and Matthew Magnusson. MORE
The most recent example is cod ( Scientists say cod are scant; nets say otherwise ): From May 2010 to April 2011, commercial fishermen caught about nine million pounds of Gulf of Maine cod, according to the New England Fishery Management Council, earning more than $2 per pound on average. But researchers now say the survey might have sharply overestimated the number of young cod; the new data suggest the spawning population is at only about 20 percent of the rebuilding target. MORE
But the report, based on a study conducted by the University of New Hampshire’s Sustainability Institute and the company Sightlines, also says that campus energy use has declined by only 2 percent over the same period. MORE
It’s crazy warm and incredibly soft – perfect sweater material for those chilly New Hampshire winter nights. The race to produce wool in New England became so hot, it was known as “sheep fever.” MORE
In less than a decade, the fungus has been identified in at least nine Eastern states, and although it affects a number of species, it's especially threatening to rattlesnakes that live in small, isolated populations with little genetic diversity, such as those found in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and New York. MORE
The increasingly publicly available geophysical and household data provide new research opportunities for environmental economists, and at the same time, prompt re-examination and updates of existing techniques for non-market valuation. Ju-Chin Huang EEPS Guest Editor for the Special Issue on Hedonic Price Method Professor of Economics, University of New Hampshire Ju-Chin.Huang@unh.edu MORE
Nine New England and Mid-Atlantic states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont) currently participate in the RGGI program, which limits power plant carbon emissions. Rachel Cleetus: Yesterday the nine states that participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) released a report that highlights the continuing success of the nation’s longest-running carbon market. MORE
Siemon, a leading global network infrastructure specialist, was recently named Conservationist of the Year by Moose Mountain Regional Greenways (MMRG) , a grassroots non-profit organization committed to land conservation and education outreach in the Moose Mountains region of New Hampshire. MORE
Only 7 of 18 resorts in New Hampshire and 8 of 14 in Maine will be. New York’s 36 ski areas, most of them in the western part of the state, will have shrunk to 9. Improvements in snow-making technology have helped resorts compensate for warming trends, and several have invested millions in new energy-efficient tower guns. MORE
During Saturday's Republican debate in New Hampshire, [Republican Presidential Candidate Rick] Santorum blinked 793 times while speaking for 12 minutes and 55 seconds, according to an analysis by the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs. So I'm browsing the Mother Nature Network site looking for some inane or stupid or misguided environmentalist to make fun of when I see this as the lead story. MORE
While attention is fixed on the New Hampshire primary, Granite Staters of all political stripes support a clean energy future. This year, like every four years, the nation watches New Hampshire as Granite Staters pepper the presidential candidates about every possible issue. MORE
A night silence settled over Big Island Pond in southern New Hampshire when we lost the whippoorwills. In New Hampshire, for example, 48 percent of dead adult birds turned in to the Loon Preservation Committee were poisoned by lead. MORE
Five years ago, Kristy, a single mother from New Hampshire, was in a tough spot. She was caring for her young son and struggling to find paid work while receiving temporary government assistance. MORE
New Hampshire Related Topics Nature Conservancy - Science
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
Otters feasting on fish, caterwauling bobcats and more images from the Hancock Wildlife Cam in New Hampshire. From the Field Wildlife Camera Traps Conservation Science
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 13, 2015
” New Hampshire must have thought the same, for they voted the Purple Finch the state bird in 1957. Originally, the Purple Finch ran into opposition from proponents of the New Hampshire hen. Parts of the Pacific Coast, New England, and the Great Lakes region are home to the finches all year round, including, of course, New Hampshire. Birds New Hampshire Purple Finch state bird
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Conservancy Talk
APRIL 19, 2017
Here in New Hampshire we’ve heard a recurring story about energy, specifically electricity rates. It goes like this: “ New Hampshire has some of the highest electricity rates in the country. Here’s what we learned : New Hampshire’s electricity supply is reliable.
Conservancy Talk
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
While attention is fixed on the New Hampshire primary, Granite Staters of all political stripes support a clean energy future. This year, like every four years, the nation watches New Hampshire as Granite Staters pepper the presidential candidates about every possible issue.
Eccorazzi
FEBRUARY 10, 2016
The New Hampshire Primary had a low turnout, but one pig was there at his assigned polling location bright and early! Okay, let’s rewind – a pig escaped from a farm, thrilled with his newfound freedom, and stumbled across a polling location during yesterday’s quiet primary.
Celsias
JANUARY 10, 2012
In the lead up to the GOP New Hampshire primary, one thing has become abundantly clear: climate change has few friends in this field of candidates.
Celsias
JULY 12, 2011
Governor John Lynch of New Hampshire gets a big up from us for vetoing SB154 which sought to repeal New Hampshire’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Green Living Ideas
FEBRUARY 11, 2010
At a town hall meeting in New Hampshire last week, the president to tried to teach America about how cap and trade works and why we should use it to reduce greenhouse gases. Tags: News and Events Cap and trade New Hampshire reduce greenhouse gases He started by reminding us of how cap and trade has already worked to reduce SOx and NOx pollution. The [.] [ Obama Gives Cap and Trade Class: Media Gets an F in Comprehension from Green Living Ideas ].
Green Life Smart Life
NOVEMBER 6, 2009
On our drive up, we stopped at a rest area in New Hampshire where we came across this interesting sign posted in the rest area parking lot. When I got back, I decided to do some digging and get some information on the New Hampshire Idling Regulations and here is what I found: . Tagged: energy conservation, Environment, New Hampshire, no idling regulations. My husband and I recently went on vacation in Vermont.
Green Life Smart Life
SEPTEMBER 5, 2009
Recently, I took my five year-old to New Hampshire to partake in a number of manly, outdoorsmen type activities along with some other kid-themed attractions. Beyond the farmer’s market, some of our time was spent hiking in New Hampshire’s myriad White Mountain trails which provide unlimited real-life lessons in conservation and the importance of maintaining ecosystems. Eco-tourism exists at many levels.
Elephant Journal
OCTOBER 14, 2016
Michelle Obama's recent speech in Manchester, New Hampshire, sent out a poignant and clear message by calling Trump's lewd words about women, “Deplorable, demeaning and intolerable.”. Adult Enlightened Society Equal Rights WAYLON: Today Only leaked video Michelle Obama objectification of women sexual abuse sexual trauma trump
Elephant Journal
SEPTEMBER 19, 2015
He’s up in New Hampshire, sure. But he’s up in Iowa, wow. At 5:30, I started crying with laughter: “America Is Getting Its Bern Notice” Bernie on Colbert: Blog (always click 4 all blogs
Elephant Journal
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
” The good guys: These states don’t allow security cameras in dressing rooms: > South Dakota > New Hampshire > Michigan > Maine > Minnesota > Utah > Kansas > Delaware > Hawaii > Georgia > California > Arkansas > Alabama The […].
Environmental Economics
AUGUST 10, 2015
In less than a decade, the fungus has been identified in at least nine Eastern states, and although it affects a number of species, it's especially threatening to rattlesnakes that live in small, isolated populations with little genetic diversity, such as those found in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and New York.
Green (Living) Review
JULY 22, 2015
It was still in excellent condition, sticking out of a dumpster on his University of New Hampshire campus. It started with a futon in a dumpster. Now it's a student org that's changing the way we see waste. It started with a futon in a dumpster.
Nature Conservancy - Science
NOVEMBER 28, 2016
A night silence settled over Big Island Pond in southern New Hampshire when we lost the whippoorwills. In New Hampshire, for example, 48 percent of dead adult birds turned in to the Loon Preservation Committee were poisoned by lead.
Environmental Economics
JANUARY 17, 2018
The increasingly publicly available geophysical and household data provide new research opportunities for environmental economists, and at the same time, prompt re-examination and updates of existing techniques for non-market valuation. Ju-Chin Huang EEPS Guest Editor for the Special Issue on Hedonic Price Method Professor of Economics, University of New Hampshire Ju-Chin.Huang@unh.edu
Environmental Economics
FEBRUARY 9, 2014
Much of these environmental data come from a 2012 report, “ Climate Impacts on the Winter Tourism Economy in the United States, ” by two University of New Hampshire researchers, Elizabeth Burakowski and Matthew Magnusson.
Environmental Economics
JANUARY 14, 2016
But the report, based on a study conducted by the University of New Hampshire’s Sustainability Institute and the company Sightlines, also says that campus energy use has declined by only 2 percent over the same period.
Environmental Economics
APRIL 23, 2015
Nine New England and Mid-Atlantic states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont) currently participate in the RGGI program, which limits power plant carbon emissions. Rachel Cleetus: Yesterday the nine states that participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) released a report that highlights the continuing success of the nation’s longest-running carbon market.
Environmental Economics
FEBRUARY 4, 2013
When self-regulation, weak regulation and social norms fail to address overfishing in an aopen-access fishery (like the New England Cod fishery), sometimes drastic regulations are necessary for the long-term sustainability of the fishery.
Wend Magazine
SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
Last October, New Hampshire rock climber Paul Stauffacher was diagnosed with Stage Four Hodgkins-Lymphoma. His doctors thought he’d probably die. And then, when things seemed they couldn’t get worse, they did.
Environmental Economics
JANUARY 21, 2015
The amendment, offered by a Republican, Rob Portman of Ohio, and a Democrat, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, is backed by President Obama and has broad support among members of both parties in Congress. Were four Senators already out there campaigning for President?
Green Earth Journey
JULY 11, 2009
Five years ago, Kristy, a single mother from New Hampshire, was in a tough spot. She was caring for her young son and struggling to find paid work while receiving temporary government assistance.
Green Prophet
JANUARY 28, 2020
Recent laws in states across the country are now requiring companies to offer new dads to have paid leave. New York, New Jersey, California, and New Hampshire have all put laws in place. Know your civil rights.
Nature Conservancy - Science
JUNE 7, 2017
Stunned but delighted is how Dr. Robert McDowell, Director of Wildlife at the University of Connecticut, sounded when I arrived at his office to learn about New England cottontail rabbits. New England Cottontail release. New England Cottontails.
Environmental Economics
JANUARY 10, 2012
During Saturday's Republican debate in New Hampshire, [Republican Presidential Candidate Rick] Santorum blinked 793 times while speaking for 12 minutes and 55 seconds, according to an analysis by the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs. So I'm browsing the Mother Nature Network site looking for some inane or stupid or misguided environmentalist to make fun of when I see this as the lead story.
Green Prophet
JULY 17, 2019
CBD is regarded as a relatively stable botanical, but it does lose potency over time, as it degrades,” says Dr. Glen Miller, an organic chemist at the University of New Hampshire.
Environmental Economics
DECEMBER 13, 2011
The most recent example is cod ( Scientists say cod are scant; nets say otherwise ): From May 2010 to April 2011, commercial fishermen caught about nine million pounds of Gulf of Maine cod, according to the New England Fishery Management Council, earning more than $2 per pound on average. But researchers now say the survey might have sharply overestimated the number of young cod; the new data suggest the spawning population is at only about 20 percent of the rebuilding target.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
The heat map is revealing: Unsurprisingly for a site founded and run by two New Yorkers (one of whom literally wrote the book on birding New York), the Empire State boasts the highest number of species (316). Some are all three ( e.g. , New York, California, and Florida).
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 2, 2013
Snowy Owl in Queens, New York, 1 December 2013. Here in New York State Snowy Owls have been reported in more than ten counties, with most of those counties having birds being seen in multiple locations. Snowy Owl in Queens, New York, 1 December 2013. The midwestern and northeastern United States, especially coastal regions and areas along the Great Lakes, is currently experiencing an invasion of Bubo scandiacus.
Nature Conservancy - Science
FEBRUARY 11, 2016
Across North America, The Nature Conservancy has worked to revive oyster habitat through science-based restoration at more than 80 sites , including San Francisco Bay, Washington’s Puget Sound, Chesapeake Bay, New York and along much of the Gulf of Mexico.
Environmental Economics
DECEMBER 13, 2012
Only 7 of 18 resorts in New Hampshire and 8 of 14 in Maine will be. New York’s 36 ski areas, most of them in the western part of the state, will have shrunk to 9. Improvements in snow-making technology have helped resorts compensate for warming trends, and several have invested millions in new energy-efficient tower guns.
Eco Auto Ninja
APRIL 19, 2011
The plug-in Prius will only be available in 15 states at launch time in spring of 2012: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Hawaii although you can’t use the online system for Hawaii for some reason. Want to celebrate Earth Day by putting yourself down for a Toyota Prius plug-in Hybrid capable of 83 – 87 miles per gallon?
Sierra Club Compass
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
This summer's grassroots effort in Eliot, Maine, against a nearby coal plant isn't a new local concern, says Sierra Club activist Kim Richards, who has been leading the fight. "I
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 5, 2013
The Stokes checked out some Snowy Owls in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. As we might have already mentioned here on 10,000 Birds, this year is shaping up to be a historic year in terms of a Snowy Owl irruption. And because birders are often bloggers, the amount of material that has already been published regarding this invasion of big, white owls from the north is pretty impressive.
Green (Living) Review
JULY 22, 2014
Once upon a time, there were dozens of different chickens once raised for consumption (Jersey Giants, Plymouth Rock, New Hampshire breeds, etc.). Meat consumers are worried that there won''t be enough chicken to go around, but there are much more important things to worry about.
Sierra Club Compass
JUNE 14, 2013
This week's fantastic example comes from Eliot, Maine, where Tuesday night residents voted 906 to 560 to ask the Environmental Protection Agency to investigate dangerous sulfur dioxide pollution coming from the Schiller Station coal plant just across the border in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Environmental Economics
APRIL 1, 2014
Here is another innovative idea, don't subsidize risky living: A string of artificial islands off the coast of New Jersey and New York could blunt the impact of storm surges that proved so deadly during Superstorm Sandy, according to a new proposal. From Maryland to New Hampshire, the storm was blamed for 159 deaths, and New Jersey and New York alone claimed a total of nearly $79bn in damage.
Wend Magazine
JANUARY 31, 2011
Though Belize is tiny—it’s about the size of New Hampshire, with a total population of 300,000 people—it’s maintained its identity unique to the rest of Central America. Just past the Guatemala-Belize border, our Guatemalan driver pulled over. Aqui les dejo,” he said.
Celsias
APRIL 4, 2013
Siemon, a leading global network infrastructure specialist, was recently named Conservationist of the Year by Moose Mountain Regional Greenways (MMRG) , a grassroots non-profit organization committed to land conservation and education outreach in the Moose Mountains region of New Hampshire.
Eccorazzi
FEBRUARY 10, 2016
After failing to gather votes in both the Iowa and New Hampshire primary, Fiorina, seen as the ‘right wing Hillary Clinton,’ seems to have realized that her campaign was not going anywhere.
Eccorazzi
FEBRUARY 14, 2016
A New Hampshire event called “Greased Pig on Ice” drew backlash from PETA recently, as the group began to target organizers with protests as to best protect any pigs harmed in the production of the festival.
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