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Nevada citizens are being charged $12.5 million every two years by private clubs

Posted on June 10, 2018 by craigruark

Every two years, the residents of Nevada pay an average of $12.5 million of public money and the beneficiaries are two private organizations that are themselves tax exempt. Continue reading →

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Grandfathering Solar Customers

Posted on February 12, 2016 by craigruark

We need to look for a fair compensation—not a payoff for silence. Continue reading →

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Value of Solar Tariff

Posted on September 30, 2015 by craigruark

Under the VOS tariff system, the solar customer is billed for their energy use exactly as all other customers within the utility. Continue reading →

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A Very Sustainable Birthday Present

Posted on June 10, 2015 by craigruark

On May 28, 2015 I celebrated my 60th Birthday. It passed without much fan fair, a simple dinner with a friend at the Tommy Bahama restaurant along with two tickets to the Smith Center to see James Tormé in the … Continue reading →

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2013 in review

Posted on December 31, 2013 by craigruark

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,700 times in 2013. If it were a cable car, it … Continue reading →

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Life and Health

Posted on June 29, 2012 by craigruark

If someone tries to tell how the Supreme Court ruling on the  (aka: Obamacare), is going to effect the economy, small or large businesses, poor or rich people…Don’t believe them!  It does not matter is that person is the most … Continue reading →

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Do you and your business “give back?”  Is it possible to build a profitable business that is also socially responsible?  Just ask Blake Mycoskie, he has built a profitable business that is not only socially responsible, it also gives back … Continue reading →

Posted on March 1, 2012 by craigruark | 2 Comments

Warning: Back-to-School supplies can be unhealthy

Posted on August 19, 2011 by craigruark

Time for mom and dad to do a little reading. Even though the temperature shows no indication of change, fall will soon be here.  And for many of you that means back-to-school.  This morning I was listening to NBC’s Today … Continue reading →

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Talking Turkey

Posted on November 16, 2010 by craigruark

According to Sustinable Table, the traditional Thanksgiving turkey is different today than it was 50 years ago. Today, 99% of all turkeys raised in the U.S. are the “Broadbreasted White” variety (sometimes also referred to as the “Large White”). These … Continue reading →

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