Importing Inflation to Oklahomans

 

How Do You Feel When ...?

 

Slippery Slope

 

Interesting Comments

 

She Said He Heard

  

What's Your Worldview

 

Do You Eat Salmon?

Source: Pebble Mine 

Bristol Bay & the Threat of Pebble Mine - The Wilderness Society, 2012

“If you eat salmon, this problem is in your backyard” Troy Jones

Crude Oil Production in Oklahoma

 

Who Ever Heard of....

Obesogens are defined as compounds which cause weight gain. They may act directly to increase the number of fat cells or the storage of fat within the cells. Alternatively, they may act less directly through altering appetite, metabolic rate, or energy balance.

** Dr. Carlos Monteiro on the dangers of Ultra Processed Foods

** Ultra-Processed foods: How functional is the NOVA System

THAT's a Neighborhood I Want to Live In

      I have been involved in Homeowners associations (HOA) in several different areas over the years.  Often, I mention that the most difficult and surprising business experiences in my life were HOA’s.  Below is a letter I recently received from a new HOA we are considering moving into.  Being a CITIZEN owner is important to me and the letter below is THE BEST I have ever seen coming from an HOA.  We own a lot in this old established area, but this letter attracted me even more to want to LIVE there.  If you are in an area with an HOA, I encourage you to find ways to participate in the operations of the community.  Maybe this will help our country find common ground amongst neighbors—where we can have the most impact—and help get our country more UNITED in our quest for an ever-brighter future. 

       

     One other aspect of this is the leadership of the HOA.  Often those who volunteer are the ones who receive all the complaints.  That is normal but a little encouragement and appreciation helps a lot too.  As costs continue to rise, a little community sweat-equity can go a long way. 

Oklahoma is OK

Peter Zeihan - Is it Oklahoma's Time to Shine

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Diesel in the News

 

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4 Pillars

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Money & Energy

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Kiss the Ground

Here is a NASA video I saw on the movie “Kiss the Ground”, a Netflix documentary released earlier this year that focuses on the importance of cultivating healthy soils. 

When watching the video, pay attention to the date clock on the bottom left – in March or so you can see when farmers start discing up their fields to bare dirt. Later, in June, you see the colors going blue over the USA, which is when the crops are growing in the fields and absorbing the CO2. 

Here’s a breakdown on my thoughts while watching the movie: 

• Synthetic farming is a man-made fertilization process where we take inorganic compounds (usually derived from the oil & gas industry) and add them into the soil. These chemical fertilizers add nutrients to the soil, but nothing else. 

         In other words: with synthetic farming we get “special dirt”.

• Regenerative agriculture is a conservation approach to farming systems. It focuses on topsoil regeneration and strengthening the health & vitality of farm soil. Practices include recycling as much farm waste as possible and adding composted material from sources outside the farm. This allows yield to increase over time.

         So with regenerative agriculture, we get healthy soil that can yield better 

         products. 

• Only 5% of farms are managed for soil health. 
• There are 3 main contributors of CO2:

            1. India v. China – Neither country signed on to the French plan to change 

                farming.

            2. Regenerative Farming – Most land being farmed is NOT owned by the 

                farmer.

            3. Federal Farm program – It’s the most detrimental thing to regenerative 

                agriculture.

• Cover crops & no-till can regenerate soil 19x faster, if done intentionally.  

Overall I’m left wondering…..What can we do TODAY to ensure our children can flourish in the FUTURE?

And how amazing would it be to have OKLAHOMA as a state known for CARBON sequestering after all these years of being the wild west of oil and gas?

"I Don't Want to Hear That!"

What are two of the biggest sources of revenue in the state of Oklahoma?   

Oil and gas is one, naturally. And the other? Agriculture.