At a local coffee shop, a friend told me he spoke with a number of independents who almost always pick up Republican ballots. This year, they’re all picking up Democratic ballots to vote for Bernie Sanders. They like what Bernie…
The road to a more prosperous America calls for more than soaring rhetoric
Over the last decade, corporate social responsibility and sustainability have occupied a prominent place on the global corporate agenda, with an ever-increasing number of corporations engaging in responsible and sustainable business practices to create social and business value. Nevertheless, from…
The longtime utility executive set an example that others would be wise to follow
Investing in tech and fostering innovation can win campaigns, and it can also achieve broad policy goals
Probably no word in political vocabulary is more misused than fascist. It is used all the time as an insult or as a way to tag a political opponent. It may just be used as a form of name-calling to…
The NH Auto Dealers Association visited me in Washington, D.C., this fall. Whether at the capital or a Granite State roundtable, President Peter McNamara and members usually have one thing on their minds: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Currently, auto…
Lawmakers worked to begin a comprehensive approach to growing problem
For investor-owned Tucson Electric in Arizona, solar energy is a threat that calls for rate hikes and new monthly charges as high as $50 a month and slashing net metering payments for rooftop solar. New charges will make sure everyone…
Plus, the McQuaid-Trump electoral drama evokes past Union Leader political feuds
The vast majority of Granite Staters can’t afford to hire lobbyists or candidates of their own
To reduce costs and ensure a bright future, we need solutions that work for New Hampshire
To the editor: Noticing the larger than normal number of license plates from Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia in our area in recent months, it occurred to me that while some of these may be people who have…
Some 1,000 bills will go before lawmakers in the next session
To the editor: Where’s the electricity? We have not asked this question, and New England Clean Power Link promoter Transmission Developers Inc. has not answered it. This proposed 1,000-megawatt, 154-mile, $1.2-billon, merchant transmission line would connect the Hydro-Québec grid at…
Putting a limit on net metering means stopping growth of the industry
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