Since the pandemic, camping and outdoor pursuits have grown. According to the 2023 Kampgrounds of America (KOA) annual North American Camping report, more than 6.4 million…
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Biomass energy, which converts animal, human and plant waste into energy, is gaining popularity as a renewable energy source. Biomass energy reduces waste and greenhouse gas…
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The strange new world of cryptocurrency data mining There’s a new industry you may have heard of that uses huge amounts of electricity — as much…
Allen Miller shudders at the suggestion that he is a leader. The journeyman lineman for 4 Rivers Electric Cooperative, Lebo, Kansas, serves as Fredonia’s mayor, sits…
With most residential solar systems being installed and electrically interconnected with your electric provider, your local electric cooperative should top your list of project contacts when…
How to sort through the many choices in home generators If you’re wondering whether to buy a home generator in case of a power outage, you’re…
In Austin, Texas, we pedaled a bicycle through downtown neighborhoods while listening to a songwriter-turned-tour guide spin behind-the-music-scene tales, and during a quick stop on the…
The pandemic visual etched in my memory is of my husband and I riding our bicycles 6 miles from our home in east Wichita, Kansas, to…
Cycling on paved roadways is one of the most accessible ways to ride, possibly beginning right outside your door. Serious road riders use lightweight bikes and…