Bob McCarty Writes

While visiting Western Colorado’s Piceance (pronounced “pee-ahnce”) Basin last week, I learned about a small, non-native tree that reminds me of our socialism-focused federal government under President Barack Obama.
The Tamarisk (a.k.a., “Salt Cedar”) is, according to a Seed Magazine report:

An invasive species introduced to the United States from Eurasia;

A deep-rooted plant that aggressively obtains water [...]

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In a July 8 post, Florida Company to Take Fuel Hedging Mainstream, I wrote about a South Florida company that was poised to take fuel hedging to the mainstream by enabling consumers to purchase fuel in a manner similar to that used by Southwest Airlines.  Unfortunately, it seems the company is slow to get things [...]

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A South Florida company is poised to take fuel hedging to the mainstream by enabling consumers to purchase fuel in a manner similar to that used by Southwest Airlines.
Southwest has set itself apart from other airlines by hedging on fuel prices (i.e., purchasing fuel via long-term contracts that lock in prices), a practice that, according [...]

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