“Turbine Time” in the July 19, 2008 issue of “The Economist” magazine
Another T. Boone Pickens's article, but this time on the subject of “Wind Power” and his ambitions.
http://www.economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11750614
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"Kansas Living" magazine - Kansas Farm Bureau
The Kansas Farm Bureau (“Kansas Living”, winter 2008 issue) has raised questions on the dilemma of out-migration from the rural areas to large urban areas.
The “Kansas Living” articles:
“Why Can’t We?” (page 1);
How can the small Kansas towns be saved?
“Lay of the Land” (page 4);
Rural population decline and how to stop it.
“Vital Partner” (page 6);
The connection between the farms and the small communities that serve them.
‘Wealth of Opportunity” (page 8);
A Greenwood County story
“Essential Strategy” (page 12);
The rural population decline – an attempt at turning it around.
“KFB’s Concept” (page 13);
The goals set to attain their objectives.
“We Can” (page 36) articulates the message clearly.
John Schlageck’s summation on reaching the KFB’s goals.
It would be nice to have all of the “Kansas Living” articles available online as they are very informative.
The “Kansas Living” articles:
“Why Can’t We?” (page 1);
How can the small Kansas towns be saved?
“Lay of the Land” (page 4);
Rural population decline and how to stop it.
“Vital Partner” (page 6);
The connection between the farms and the small communities that serve them.
‘Wealth of Opportunity” (page 8);
A Greenwood County story
“Essential Strategy” (page 12);
The rural population decline – an attempt at turning it around.
“KFB’s Concept” (page 13);
The goals set to attain their objectives.
“We Can” (page 36) articulates the message clearly.
John Schlageck’s summation on reaching the KFB’s goals.
It would be nice to have all of the “Kansas Living” articles available online as they are very informative.
Tallgrass Prairie
Article on the Tallgrass Prairie with Photo Gallery, Field Notes, and Map in National Geographic Magazine, April 2007 issue.
An outstanding National Geographic article on the Tallgrass Prairie in The Flint Hills of Eastern Kansas with photographs.
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0704/feature5/index.html
A short article with multiple photographs on the Tallgrass Prairie in The Flint Hills of Eastern Kansas.
http://www.flyoverpeople.net/galleries/Tallgrass/index.html
An outstanding National Geographic article on the Tallgrass Prairie in The Flint Hills of Eastern Kansas with photographs.
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0704/feature5/index.html
A short article with multiple photographs on the Tallgrass Prairie in The Flint Hills of Eastern Kansas.
http://www.flyoverpeople.net/galleries/Tallgrass/index.html
Kansas Related Issues Links
“The Economist” magazine has a one page article “The Great Plains Drain”, page 35 of the January 19th, 2008 issue (also found on their website http://www.economist.com/, heading “United States”, section “Depopulation”).
This is an article on the continuing loss of population from the rural areas to the urban areas (The mass exodus from the farms over the past generations). The article uses Cheyenne County, CO as an example case of an area spanning from the Canadian border deep into Texas. A colored US Map accompanies the article graphically showing the hardest hit regions.
http://www.economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10534077
U.S. News & World Report – http://www.usnews.com/ – November 12, 2007 issue. “How to Make a Killing in Small Town America” “Small Business Watch” by David LaGesse
A short article about a former Kansan who returns to Plainville, Kansas to establish the home office of a nation wide business.
http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/small-business-entrepreneurs/2007/11/01/how-to-make-a-killing-in-small-town-america.html
“Wind: The power. The promise. The business.”
Business Week issue July 7, 2008 by Steve Hamm
Wind Farms: whether you are for or against – this is a must read article about Kansas.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_27/b4091046392398.htm?chan=magazine+channel_in+depth
“There Will Be Water” by Susan Berfield in Business Week issue June 23, 2008. On page 40 “Is Water the New Oil?”
About T. Boone Pickens buying the water rights in the Ogallala Aquifer in the panhandle of Texas.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_25/b4089040017753.htm?chan=magazine+channel_top+stories
This is an article on the continuing loss of population from the rural areas to the urban areas (The mass exodus from the farms over the past generations). The article uses Cheyenne County, CO as an example case of an area spanning from the Canadian border deep into Texas. A colored US Map accompanies the article graphically showing the hardest hit regions.
http://www.economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10534077
U.S. News & World Report – http://www.usnews.com/ – November 12, 2007 issue. “How to Make a Killing in Small Town America” “Small Business Watch” by David LaGesse
A short article about a former Kansan who returns to Plainville, Kansas to establish the home office of a nation wide business.
http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/small-business-entrepreneurs/2007/11/01/how-to-make-a-killing-in-small-town-america.html
“Wind: The power. The promise. The business.”
Business Week issue July 7, 2008 by Steve Hamm
Wind Farms: whether you are for or against – this is a must read article about Kansas.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_27/b4091046392398.htm?chan=magazine+channel_in+depth
“There Will Be Water” by Susan Berfield in Business Week issue June 23, 2008. On page 40 “Is Water the New Oil?”
About T. Boone Pickens buying the water rights in the Ogallala Aquifer in the panhandle of Texas.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_25/b4089040017753.htm?chan=magazine+channel_top+stories