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Kendall was adopted at an early age by an eastern Montana ranching family. He is a retired US Army officer with a logistics background, has a recent MBA and is currently pursing a Doctrate in Business - with an emphasis on impact, energy, and entrepreneurship.
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Reason Needs to Prevail for a Productive Montana Coal Conversation
Not that long ago (although admittedly longer for some than others), most of us in this part of the world believed in Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny. As children it was culturally acceptable to operate in “a world of make-believe”. Simply put, truth is limited by one’s ability to reason. Broken [...]
Energy fact or fiction \ Kendall McRae \ The Naked Truth \ Wind Energy
The Naked Truth…Vampires Suck & Wind Blows
This article is the first in what will become a regular series, appropriately titled “The Naked Truth”. In this series we will feature energy related topics from a singular point of view: The Truth! In a world dependent on laptop computers, tech-tablets, and smart phones information is king. Yet, one of the simplest lessons of history [...]
Asian coal demand \ bakken \ Bakken oil \ Mark Mathis \ Montana coal \ SpOILed \ world energy consumption
The Life Blood of Civilization
Energy is the lifeblood of ALL civilized society! This unarguable truth is the underlying premise brought to light by Mark Mathis’in the movie “SpOILed” which premiered in Billings, Montana on Friday, March 30th. Energy (predominantly oil) is a factor of production, that is embedded in virtually every aspect of modern America where we as consumers do what we do [...]
energy in Montana \ Montana Governors race \ Montana politics \ Montana's future
The Politics of Preparedness Part II
What Montana Must Have in its Next Governor ‘The Need in a Word’ This past weekend I was on a brisk walk when suddenly I realized that I had come to a complete stop, but didn’t know why. Then, after an awkward moment I remembered that I had stopped to think and then simply forgot [...]
The Politics of Preparedness – What Montana Must Have in its Next Governor
Part 1 – ‘We the People’ I was driving in eastern Montana last week when suddenly my lungs were satiated with an overpowering sensation best described as a harsh and bitter bite combined with an unmistakable aroma otherwise known as the recent spray of skunk. In parts of the country where skunks are common place [...]
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The Bakken and the Bikini – What Aren’t We Seeing ?
“Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.” Aaron Levenstein, associate professor emeritus of business at Baruch College (1961-1981). Every weekday night David Letterman delivers his signature series “The Top 10”. Some nights are funnier than others; as are the numbered items since they each [...]
Canadian Oil Sands \ Economy \ Jobs \ Keystone XL \ pipelines \ politics \ President Obama
President Obama’s XL Pipeline Decision…A Wise Choice or and XL Mistake ?
The following is a test. Please proceed with care…Sharpen your wits & your pencils…PROCEED: 1. What is the source of the following quote and who was/is the intended audience? “Pipelines enable the safe movement of extraordinary quantities of energy products to industry and consumers, literally fueling our economy and way of life. The arteries of [...]
Environmental concerns \ EPA \ hydraulic fracturing \ Paviliion \ Wyoming
EPA & Pavillion – Errant Political Agenda or Legitimate Public Concern
Pavillion Wyoming On December 8, 2011 a report was released by Region 8 of the Environmental Protection Agency, under the direction of EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. This report is a 121 page document that according to media sources around the world (literally) link local water contamination in Pavillion Wyoming with oil and natural gas operations [...]
Slow Train Coming…..
“There’s a slow, slow train comin’, comin’ round the bend … All that foreign oil controlling American soil. Look around you, it’s just bound to make you embarrassed. Sheiks walkin’ around like kings, wearing fancy jewels and nose rings, Deciding America’s future from Amsterdam and Paris And there’s a slow, slow train comin’ up around [...]
