Farmers have steadily declined as a share of the American workforce since the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, undermined by technological advances, regulatory strictures, and industry consolidation in farming.
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John Klar
Is NASA Just Another Biden/Harris Social Justice Agency?
At an Aug. 14 news conference, NASA and other experts proclaimed that, according to “clear science,” current record-high temperatures are attributable to human activity. Yet NASA did not present any scientific evidence to demonstrate a connection between current warm temperatures and greenhouse gas emissions and ignored the massive non-anthropomorphic impact of last year’s record-breaking under-ocean volcano.
Does California’s Proposition 12 Threaten States’ Rights?
The constitutional and economic ramifications of California’s Proposition 12, which banned the sale in California of pork from pigs held in tight confinement, are profound for the American swine industry.
Cow and Horse Flatulence: A Farmer’s Comparative Environmental Assessment
The problem of horse flatulence is not often discussed, yet there are important lessons to be learned from equine methane gas (via flatulence or burp), particularly to demonstrate the fraudulent claims leveled against cows as major polluters.
Net Metering with Solar Panels: a Closer Look
For years, the state of Vermont has subsidized solar panels, especially through its vaunted net metering program, in which electricity customers pay increased electricity rates to support the installation of rooftop solar panel arrays. The panels collect energy from the sun to serve residences.
Brookfield Author John Klar Releases New Farming Book
Attorney and farmer John Klar has released a book with Vermont’s Chelsea Green Publishing titled Small Farm Republic: Why Conservatives Must Embrace Local Agriculture, Reject Climate Alarmism, and Lead an Environmental Revival.
They Really Have No Empathy for Others at All, Do They? TNR and DISQUS Doodlings Team Up
So once again, it’s back to Treehugger – and this time, it isn’t about tech stuff, or Government (per se) but an individual’s morality and that would be Lloyd.
Crime and Punishment
Ever since Obama and Dems opened the southern border, states like New Hampshire and Vermont have seen the rise of the only real public health threat in the last decade, opioid drug addiction and overdose deaths. With it came crime and a rise in gang violence.