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White Paper: Advancing Family Farming with Solar-Powered Electric Tractors and Affordable Agricultural Robots

Executive Summary The agricultural sector faces mounting pressures from climate change, rising fuel costs, and labor shortages. Family farmers, in particular, struggle to adopt modern technologies due to high upfront costs and limited resources. This white paper proposes a framework … Continue reading

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Pondering Development Of The Four Corners Area At the Junction Of Hillsborough, Polk, Manatee, and Hardee Counties

I’m not sure how unusual I am for musing about such topics, but I spend a significant amount of my limited free time pondering issues of development. Here is one such example of my musings: First, regarding the intersection point … Continue reading

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Weak Points In Climate Modeling

Why do climate modeling efforts fail to adequately reflect reality? Here are some reasons: Climate modeling is a complex scientific endeavor aimed at predicting future climate conditions based on various inputs. While these models have improved over time, several factors … Continue reading

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The Greater Idaho Movement: The Urban-Rural Divide And Government Challenges In The American West

The Greater Idaho movement represents a significant example of rural-urban political divisions and reflects deeper issues of representation and governance in the American West. This analysis examines the movement’s appeal and underlying causes through the lens of state government effectiveness … Continue reading

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