New Hampshire Business Review - February 1 2008
Property tax killing middle class
To the editor: The long-standing precedent of paying for public education on the back of property taxation is absolutely the most senseless, mindless and harmful tax practice I can think of - a practice totally without merit that subsidizes those (the rich) that are…
Rep. wrong on home births
To the editor: I would like to counter the quote by Rep. Mathew Houde of Plainfield, made in an article on NHBR.com, in his argument about mandated insurance reimbursement for midwives attending home births. “We just do not know the…
Tasting bourbon: A patriotic duty
With the first-in-the-nation presidential primary receding in New Hampshire’s rearview mirror like a magical carnival from a Ray Bradbury story - sprung up all wild-circus music, clowns, barkers and wizards in the middle of a vacant lot one day and…
Questions abound over greenhouse gas initiative
While New Hampshire lawmakers make up their minds about participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the larger states already participating in the initiative are preparing for the first quarterly auction of a limited number of emissions allowances, which give…
Ski areas see benefits in sustainability
From biodiesel snowmaking equipment to soda can recycling, New Hampshire ski operators are showing how businesses can employ sustainable practices that are both good for the environment and can attract the attention of key customers. “We’re looking at what we…
Program offers enviro assistance to businesses
Aspiring Leaders, a program designed to recognize and offer assistance to businesses that want to take steps toward better environmental management, has been unveiled by the state Department of Environmental Services. “We know how important protecting the environment is to…
Geothermal heat is becoming a hot commodity
With constantly rising energy costs, property owners are looking toward alternative and renewable energy sources, including geothermal, a proven technology that can eliminate the use of fossil fuels, save energy and money and reduce carbon gas emissions. Geothermal technology uses…
Building green gives a business long-term benefits
In recent years, there has been substantial growth in environmental awareness in a wide variety of industries. Green technology, green buildings and green products have entered the thoughts and vocabularies of professionals world-wide. But what does it mean to be…
Judge Coffey: Do the right thing
It’s not clear whether sheer arrogance or an unfathomably dense inability to self-reflect is behind Judge Patricia Coffey’s stubborn insistence to remain on the bench, but whatever it is, she should at the very least begin reading the writing on…
