Monday, March 7, 2022

Subsidiarity Economics. The times more or less locally, Party VIII. Infrastructure Money

 December 23, 2021

Wyoming's Airports to receive $15.1M in Infrastructure Money

The Federal funds can be used for terminals, runways and parking lots and the like.

Of Wyoming airports, Jackson's will get the most, receiving $3.38M.  Natrona County International Airport gets the second-largest amount at $1.34M.  Natrona  County's airport will use the funds for electrical work.

January 4, 2021

More Colorado eateries are closing, with downtown Denver's formerly iconic all night diner Breakfast King closing yesterday.

January 24, 2022

United Airlines has asked for $1,000,000

from the Federal Government in order to keep air travel open on United flights from Cody (Yellowstone Regional Airport) to Denver.

February 3, 2022

A Federal Court has invalidated recent offshore oil and gas leases that came up in a recent sale on the basis that the Government didn't comport with environmental regulations.

It is thought this may spill over to onshore leases as well.

February 4, 2022

An intergovernmental spat has broken out between the USPS and the EPA over USPS replacement vehicles.

The Post Office announced that only 10% of its new vehicle force will be electric, causing the EPA to massively react.  There have been calls for the head of the Post Office to resign.

My prediction is that they'll redo the order, and order electric.

March 3, 2022

In an example of embarrassing bad timing, the nuclear power plant to be constructed in Kemmerer anticipated using Russian sourced nuclear fuel and, at least right now, there's no obvious alternative.

March 7, 2022

Oil topped $130/bbl yesterday briefly due to the Russo Ukrainian War.  It was at $121/bbl at the time this was posted.

Wheat prices are also up for the same reason, with there being little in the way of an American due to the drought that set in last year and which, at least right now, is continuing.

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