Tag Archives: agriculture
Nature, Energy Interests Clash in Flint Hills Symposium at KU
The region is a prime spot to harness wind energy while also being close to powerful transmission lines to carry that energy to the cities that need it. However, it is also holds some of the last remaining tallgrass prairie in the country and is home to dwindling bird populations. Continue reading
Study: Crop Failures to Increase with Climate Change
Huge crop failures such as Russia’s wheat crisis this year are likely to become more common as climate change causes more extreme periods of heat and drought, a new study finds. Continue reading
Water Could be Issue With Western Kansas Coal Plant
Tri-State’s claim on the power remains a sore point for environmentalists. They say Sunflower’s planned water use creates an irony because a dispute over the Arkansas River between Kansas and Colorado ended last year, after 24 years of litigation, with Colorado letting more water flow into Kansas and paying $34 million in damages.
“We are essentially proposing to give them that water back”… Continue reading
Kansas and the Clean Energy Bill
If the Senate follows through, the U.S. energy revolution will be underway.
On June 26, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act, with last-minute amendments that benefit the agriculture industry.
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