Higher Energy Taxes Hurt Retirement Accounts

Reading about the effect on British pensioners of the Obama Administration’s attacks on BP got me thinking. The harsh and ongoing criticism of BP for the Gulf Oil Spill and the slow-moving cleanup efforts – and the prospect of hefty fines — have apparently had a serious impact on the value of BP stock. That [...]

Guinta admits to signing on to Sierra Club cap-and-trade scheme

The campaign of embattled Republican congressional candidate Frank Guinta acknowledged on Wednesday that as Mayor of Manchester Guinta signed on to the Sierra Club’s “Cool Cities Initiative” three years ago, which included participation in the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement and endorsement an of federal cap-and-trade legislation. Guinta denied having signed the Conference [...]

Ashooh’s position on cap-and-trade at odds with conservatives

Around the same time news leaked that Senators will attempt to release a new version of the so-called cap-and-trade bill that has already passed the House, thousands of conservative activists protested at various tea parties throughout New Hampshire. Many of these activists held signs decrying the negative impacts they believe cap-and-trade legislation will have on [...]

Bald eagles returning to area skies

The bald eagle population is rising across New Hampshire and Maine, a development that comes after the birds spent decades as an endangered species. 

 Lakes Region residents long have been reporting sightings of the national bird, which relies on fish and other water life as its primary food source.

 The state identified 20 bald [...]

Local participant in ‘Jobs Summit’ a major Democrat donor

Frank Alix, a New Hampshire businessman who participated in President Barack Obama’s so-called ‘Jobs Summit’ last week—and offered a glowing review of the administration’s policies to state media—was a major donor to the 2008 campaign of Democrat U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, NowHampshire.com has learned. Alix appears not to have shared that information with the media. [...]

Wolffish ugly, tasty but not endangered

PORTSMOUTH — It may be ugly and it may be delicious, but the Atlantic wolffish is not an endangered species, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced last week. With large jagged fangs, bulging brown eyes, a big nose, fat lips and the complexion of a rubber boot, the Atlantic wolffish has a face even [...]

‘Climate change’ mural on campus that doesn’t permit Old Glory

DURHAM — A worldwide event promoting climate change awareness was carried out locally Saturday by a coalition of young adults who organized the painting of a 40-foot mural in the downtown. The University of New Hampshire Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) and the Durham Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) co-sponsored the painting of the [...]

Snow on October 19th!?

Picture courtesty of Granite Grok depicting significant snow fall on Sunday, October 19th in central New Hampshire.

Experts predict ‘normal’ winter

DOVER — It looks like it’s going to be a “normal” winter, according to forecasters. AccuWeather.com’s Chief Meteorologist and Expert Long Range Forecaster Joe Bastardi released a report on Wednesday that outlined his predictions for this winter. If Bastardi’s forecast is accurate, New Hampshire and Maine may escape this year’s most severe snowstorms. “We’re basically [...]

I’m dreaming of a white … Columbus Day?

As Congress continues to battle over what to do about global warming, many Granite Staters will be dusting off their cars on Tuesday morning. That’s right, the first snow fall of Autumn will come not on Thanksgiving, but on Columbus Day. Parts of the state woke up this morning with a “hard freeze,” according to [...]

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