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Alfalfa as an agricultural demand response tool
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 • Jonathan P. Thompson
Utah officials pillage public lands -- again
BLM greenlights St. George highway; Lawmakers look to repeal GSENM management plan
 • Jonathan P. Thompson
A Colorado River glossary and primer
After last week’s somewhat wonky dispatch on the Colorado River, a couple of readers asked about some of the terminology used.
 • Jonathan P. Thompson
Feds release Colorado River plan for a warming climate
Also: Are Hovenweep and Aztec Ruins national monuments really in danger of shrinkage?
 • Jonathan P. Thompson
On the picket line with the Telluride Ski Patrol union
Guest Post from Zak Podmore
 • Zak Podmore
Data Dump: One year into the "energy emergency"
Trump has helped oil and gas companies, but "drill, baby, drill" remains elusive
 • Jonathan P. Thompson
Oil, Ego, and Venezuela
On Trump's dangerous "Donroe Doctrine" shenanigans
 • Jonathan P. Thompson

December 2025

Sacrifice for the Sun: Fiction for the Solstice
Editor’s Note: I’ve run this one on solstice before, but it has been updated a bit (and we have a lot of new readers) and this seems like a good note to…
 • Jonathan P. Thompson
Looking for light in the season of darkness
Plus: Wacky Weather, Data Centers, more.
 • Jonathan P. Thompson
"Dancing with Deadpool" on the Colorado River
Plus: Wolves run wild -- at least until they get caught
 • Jonathan P. Thompson
Foto Friday: Autumn 2025 from the road edition
Plus: Interior official Karen Budd-Falen's financial ties to controversial lithium mine revealed
 • Jonathan P. Thompson
The lie of the "salt-of-the-earth" Sagebrush Rebel
Also: Big Data Center Buildup accelerates; More uranium "mining" in Lisbon Valley; Messing with Maps: housing edition
 • Jonathan P. Thompson
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