Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Americana
At the edge of a section of irrigated ground on the Great Plains, you can sometimes see the history of a decision. A center pivot that ran a full circle for thirty years now stops short and backs up. Its wheel tracks end where a new set of steel transmission poles crosses the field. Two […]
How biomass, geothermal, and SMRs are powering the next chapter of rural clean energy This is the fourth installment in JCShepard.com’s October series on rural energy, exploring how the clean energy transition is reshaping life across America’s heartland. While solar and wind have dominated the headlines—and much of our previous coverage—this week we dig into […]
A Perfect Storm for Rural Electricity This article kicks off JCShepard.com’s October energy series, exploring how the accelerating energy transition is reshaping rural communities across North America. Across the world we are using and producing more energy of all sorts. There is also a major shift unfolding beneath the surface of that energy trend: how […]
