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The "energy" word problem
A 101 crash course on “energy prices are surging.” Three different markets. One word. Total confusion. That’s the point.
May 24
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Michael Khamis
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Solar Panels on Farmland: The Honest Case for Agrivoltaics
Growing food and generating electricity on the same piece of land sounds almost too good to be true. Sometimes it is. Here's what the science actually…
May 21
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Michael Khamis
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Every Kid Needs a "Forest"
Running, redwoods, and the "forest" behind my childhood house.
May 10
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Michael Khamis
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Pulse of the Land | The Lights Are Dimming
Decisions made quietly in Washington this week will shape what's left of our wild places for the next generation.
May 4
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Michael Khamis
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April 2026
The 84% Loophole
84% of Montanans say no to the sell-off. That’s the loud fight. The quiet one is where we need to focus.
Apr 27
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Michael Khamis
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Pulse of the Land | Public Land, Private Gain
Decisions made quietly in Washington this week will shape what's left of our wild places for the next generation.
Apr 13
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Michael Khamis
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The West Has the Minerals America Needs. That's the Problem
China controls the refining. The 1872 Mining Law controls the land. The critical minerals crisis is about to change the American West forever. If we let…
Apr 7
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Michael Khamis
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March 2026
Pulse of the Land | Blind by Design
Gutting stream gauges, lifting mining caps, and the quiet work of making damage unprovable.
Mar 30
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Michael Khamis
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The Public Land with Private Eyes
The same federal lands being mined and drained to power AI are now being monitored by AI. No one is governing the loop.
Mar 28
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Michael Khamis
Solar Is Destroying Something Ancient - And Nobody's Talking About It
That crunching sound under your boots in the desert is hundreds of years of living biocrust soil, and we're crushing it for solar farms that could be…
Mar 16
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Michael Khamis
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What They Left in the Ground
On federal public lands, 16,000 abandoned oil and gas wells are leaking, and the people who drilled them are gone.
Mar 9
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Michael Khamis
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Field Note #1: Salt, Sand, and Inheritance
Our trip to Death Valley and Panamint Valley BLM
Mar 4
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Michael Khamis
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