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White House Energy Budget Good for Renewables, Rural Wind
The 2013 Energy Budget requested by the White House gets many things right, including a focus on making wind energy more cost-c...
The 2013 Energy Budget requested by the White House gets many things right, including a focus on making wind energy more cost-c...
Affordable Care Act: What it can do for you
by Inga Haugen, Rural Organizing Intern What has the Affordable Care Act done for you? So far, some nifty provisions have help...
by Inga Haugen, Rural Organizing Intern What has the Affordable Care Act done for you? So far, some nifty provisions have help...
President Should Set Transmission Reform as Top Energy Goal
Although the energy goals mentioned during his recent State of the Union address were laudable, President Obama must now turn...
Although the energy goals mentioned during his recent State of the Union address were laudable, President Obama must now turn...
Rural Renewal Monitor
Many Jobs May Be Gone With The Wind Energy Credit
NPR | By Richard Harris | February 16, 2012 The wind power industry in this country has grown fast in recent years, but that c...
NPR | By Richard Harris | February 16, 2012 The wind power industry in this country has grown fast in recent years, but that c...
Budget cuts take away from rural identity
Truman State University Index | By Zach Vicars | February 15, 2012 Elmer, Mo. — located 25 miles southwest of McClain Ha...
Truman State University Index | By Zach Vicars | February 15, 2012 Elmer, Mo. — located 25 miles southwest of McClain Ha...
Eyeing greener acres, new farmers reap growing U.S. aidReuters | By Carey Gillam | February 6, 2012 (Reuters) - Dan Pugh wishes he had a bi...
The Daily Yonder
Wednesday Roundup: Ice ArtRural population growth slows • Federal prosecutors at work in mine disaster probe • Com...
Rural Development: Three ViewsLast week three rural development practitioners testified before the Senate Agriculture ...
Tuesday Roundup: White House on Rural EconomyWhite House holds rural press conference • Mike Mullins and Eastern Kentucky • Labor's r...
Reasons Rural Rocks
The Art of the Rural
Two For Mardi GrasZulu Parade 2010 King Jimmie L Felder; Eliot Kamenitz, Times Picayune Here's two videos with a bit of Mardi Gras spirit. F...
Contemporary (Rural) Art: You Can't Make That Herephotograph by David Lundahl [Editor's Note: As I am facing numerous writing deadlines over the second half of February,...
A Rye Whiskey Rural Arts MetaphorTempleton's home-grown rye crop; Brewvana [Editor's Note: As I am facing numerous writing deadlines over the second half...
The Rurban Fringe
Do Looks Matter?
The short answer is yes. Beauty creates a sense of community well-being. The reality, however, is that aesthetics are often...
The short answer is yes. Beauty creates a sense of community well-being. The reality, however, is that aesthetics are often...
‘Rurban Round Up: Exploring Canada Like a Local, What Makes a Town Tripworthy, Rural Wealth Sticking Tools, and Mixed-Use Development
The information and resources just keep coming! Read on to find out more about … The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC...
The information and resources just keep coming! Read on to find out more about … The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC...
If It Works in Sangudo, Why Not In Your Community?
The following is a guest post by Dan Ohler, coach, colleague, and co-operative co-founder … read on to find out more ho...
The following is a guest post by Dan Ohler, coach, colleague, and co-operative co-founder … read on to find out more ho...