New Hampshire Business Review - March 14 2008

Gov., legislators must fix our waste system

To the editor: In its Jan. 4 issue, New Hampshire Business Review published my open letter, “Dear Governor: Bethlehem needs your help” criticizing Attorney General Ayotte’s negotiated settlement with Casella Waste Systems, regarding what she called “alleged” illegal dumping of…

Maple syrup is ‘inn’ season

You can tap into something a little different this maple season. Mt. Washington Valley and Lake Sunapee region inns are offering a whole calendar of events in celebration this month of the sweet syrup of the stately maple tree. •…

PSNH chief takes the long view on RGGI

Public Service of New Hampshire may not be happy with Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative legislation that’s making its way through the Legislature, but the utility won’t actively oppose it, says Gary Long, president and chief operating officer. In an interview…

Taking credit for carbon offsets

Pam Hall, president of Normandeau Associates, a $20 million Bedford-based environmental consulting firm, gives away dozens of carbon offsets — or should we say “windbuilder certificates”? — to clients she does businesses with. The certificate reflects Hall’s purchase of offsets…

PSNH chief takes the long view on RGGI

Public Service of New Hampshire may not be happy with Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative legislation that’s making its way through the Legislature, but the utility won’t actively oppose it, says Gary Long, president and chief operating officer. In an interview…

Student loans and the credit crisis

The news earlier this month that the New Hampshire Higher Education Loan Corp., or NHHELCO, was suspending its alternative student loan programs may have seemed like just a small part of a seemingly interminable spate of bad-to-worse news about the…