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Energy Efficiency’s Cutting Edge

It was April 1977 and the nation was once again in the midst of a crisis, this time related to energy as petroleum and utility costs were on the rise. Then President Jimmy Cart-er called for Americans to conserve energy by sacrificing comfort and conveniences.

Although some Americans resisted the thought of change, the vast percentage of businesses and residents had no option but to begin manipulating the thermostat that controlled their heating and cooling sys-tems. Rising utility bills and other economic factors forced many into an abrupt lifestyle change. And so began the mindset of resi-dential seasonal thermostat fluctuation. As a result, American living rooms became more uncomfortable during the winter and sum-mer seasons.

Although Carter’s plea was a catalyst for early energy conservation, the “laws of unintended consequences” were also be-ing set into motion. Innovators from vary-ing industries who were not satisfied with Carter’s suggestions, rising energy costs and uncomfortable homes became the vanguard for what we know today as residential en-ergy efficiency and building science. Cutting back, doing without and enduring uncom-fortable homes became a great motivator for the study of efficiencies rather than doing without or sacrificing comfort.

A basic definition of energy efficiency is: doing as much or more while using less energy. Another definition from a building science perspective is: continuing or improv-ing your present lifestyle by implementing efficient building components, measures

and ENERGY STAR appliances. The main benefits from residential energy efficiency are a more comfortable home, lower utility bills, no required thermostat manipulation and resource stewardship, commonly known as conservation.

The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas were among the energy efficiency and build-ing science forerunners in the late 1970s. Ever mindful of what’s best for the mem-bership, co-op employees received special-ized training in the early building sciences field. The purpose was to learn knowledge and skill sets to be shared with their mem-bers through education, training, beneficial information and practical services. That in-vestment transformed the Electric Coopera-tives of Arkansas into recognized leaders in energy efficiency.

Residential energy au-diting has come a long way since the late 1970s. Early home energy audits began with clipboard, flashlight and leak detection smoke-sticks. Today, many of our cooperatives use the lat-est blower door and duct-blaster technology. And they are continuing to stay abreast of the latest inno-vations.

In 2011, 14 cooperative employees earned the Building Performance Institute (BPI) “Building Analyst” credentials. BPI is a nationally acclaimed credentialing program recognized by the United States Department of Energy, utilities and state weatherization entities. And in January, 13 cooperative em-

ployees attended a comprehensive certifica-tion course for employing infrared thermog-raphy for audits of residential buildings and weatherization applications. Each earned the Certified Building Investigations credentials from the Infrared Training Center.

Infrared thermal imaging is one of the latest technologies to impact the building science field. An infrared camera detects heat energy emitted by objects. A properly trained thermographer can accurately and quickly detect problems, such as missing or improperly installed insulation, air infiltra-tion, moisture-laden materials, loss of insu-lating gas between window panes, electrical hazards and more.

Among the new and emerging tech-nologies on the horizon is application-based software for running diagnostic

equipment and compiling reports. Soon, a qualified residential energy audi-tor will be able to operate blower door and duct-blaster equipment from a tablet computer device and transmit the reports, data and infrared images to your email inbox.

These are exciting times for energy efficien-cy, and you can rest as-

sured that your local electric co-op is on the cutting edge of the technology, all in the ef-fort to save you money on your electric bills while making your homes and businesses more comfortable. •

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Arkansas were among the energy efficiency and building science forerunners in the

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W hen the Crys-

tal Bridges

Museum of

American Art opened in Bentonville

last November to wide acclaim, it in-

stantly became a lasting monument

to Alice Walton, 62, the youngest

child and only daughter of Walmart

founder Sam Walton.It also became a major tourism attrac-

tion for the state, drawing far larger crowds than originally projected.

“As of the end of February, we had welcomed over 175,000 visitors to the mu-seum,” says Amber Hendrickson, Crystal Bridges’ media relations manager. “We had projected approximately 77,500 visitors by the end of February.”

Though the museum appears to be in a rural, wooded area, it’s within walking distance of the downtown square in Ben-tonville – a northwest Arkansas town of 35,000 known primarily as the world head-quarters of Walmart and as the location of Walmart founder Sam Walton’s original retail business. His first store, a “five and dime” located on the town square, was where young Alice Walton bought her first

At a GlanceCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art

600 Museum Way, Bentonville (take exit 88 off Interstate 540)Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday (closed Tuesday)Trails open daily, sunrise to sunset

Admission: Free and reservations are no longer requiredParking: Free(479) 418-5700 or www.CrystalBridges.org


12-foot-tall Pinocchio-like enamel on wood statue


work of art, a reproduction of Picasso’s fa-mous “Blue Nude.”

Great art doesn’t come that cheap, so when Walton decided she was going to start a museum, the Walton Family Foundation gave $1.2 billion to the museum, and the Walmart Stores Inc. Foundation gave $10 million to cover the cost of free admission for the public for five years.

Walton began her future museum’s col-lection in 2004, bidding some $20 million over the phone, while on horseback, for the art collection of Daniel and Rita Fraad at Sothebys in New York. A year later, she hit the headlines when she purchased (for a re-ported $35 million) Asher Brown Durand’s “Kindred Spirits,” an 1849 painting that had been given to the New York Public Library in 1904. She has gone on to buy works by Edward Hopper, John Singer Sargent and Winslow Homer and two paintings by Al-fred Maurer and Tom Wesselman with ciga-

rettes as their subject, which prompted Wal-ton to buy them, as she reportedly waged her own personal battle to quit smoking.

On May 12, Walton will receive an honorary Doctor of Arts and Humane Letters degree from the University of Ar-kansas in recognition of her lifetime of philanthropic achievements. When the honor was announced, Walton said, “I am humbled to be selected for this honor. The University of Arkansas has been a tremen-dous resource for our state both in educat-ing its citizens and developing its economy. To be a part of this academic tradition is personally meaningful.”

After the museum opened, The New York Times hailed it as “the first major insti-tution in 50 years dedicated to the vast spec-trum of American art.”

Earlier this year, Walton – who as a child became interested in art as she painted watercolor landscapes with her mother, Hel-

en – addressed students at Northwest Ar-kansas Community College in Bentonville, explaining her thoughts on the founding of the museum.

“American art has not historically been viewed as important worldwide,” she said. “One of the things we hope is that we bring more recognition and help bring more scholarship to American art worldwide.”

Among the “don’t miss” pieces of art are Charles Willson Peale’s portrait of George Washington, Norman Rockwell’s painting of Rosie the Riveter, Andy Warhol’s por-trait of Dolly Parton and Roy Lichtenstein’s “Standing Explosion (Red).”

Children will also find delight in visit-ing the museum, thanks to some of the art works, including a 12-foot-tall Pinocchio-like enamel on wood statue, along with a huge stick horse and activities that include classes, workshops and family Sundays. And for art teachers, the Willard and Pat Walker

Left painting: Asher Brown Durand’s “Kindred Spirits”


Charitable Foundation gave $10 million to enable students to visit the museum, pro-viding reimbursements for travel by school groups and even including pay for substitute teachers who tend to those who cannot go on the trip to learn about art.

The museum’s first visiting exhibit, “The Hudson River School: Nature and the American Vision,” will open May 5 and be on view through Sept. 3. (Admission to the special exhibit will be $5, free for mem-bers of the museum and those under age 18). The New York Historical Society is loaning the 45 works, which include land-scape paintings by John F. Kensett, Albert Bierstadt, Jasper F. Cropseycq and Asher B. Durand. Another traveling exhibit, “New Frontier: Thomas Cole and the Birth of Landscape Painting in America,” coming from the Louvre in Paris, will open May 12 and be on display through Aug. 13.

(Top) Gilbert Stuart’s “George Washington,” painted in 1797. (Above) This gallery features, among other items, the notable “Portrait of Professor Benjamin H. Rand,” an 1874 painting by Thomas Eakins, pictured here on the left of the photo.


Spanning five centuries of American art, the 12 galleries, which house 450 pieces of art, are located in four buildings: Colonial era art through 1860; paintings from 1865 to 1900; paintings from 1900 to 1945; and paintings from post-World War II to the present.

Boston architect Moshe Safdie, who was selected in 2005, designed the museum, and the construction site was dedicated in May 2007. Safdie made use of native Arkansas materials, in-cluding pine, to create a relaxed mixture of art and nature. The works of art are spread out over 201,000 square feet in the four buildings – more than 50,000 square feet of which is gallery space.

The pavilions are arranged so that they border or span a couple of large pools, fed by Crystal Spring, which lent its name to the museum.

Outside, the museum has as much to offer visitors as does the inside. There are 11 exterior sculptures to view, all dated between 1988 and 2011. The works include Paris (Ark.) native George Dombek’s “Tour de Tree,” a bronze of an apple tree bear-ing branches and twigs in the form of a bicycle; Pulaski County resident Robyn Horn’s dyed redwood piece, “Already Set in Mo-tion;” and Pat Musick and Jerry Carr’s “A Place Where They Cried,” native sandstone pieces from the Boston Mountains of the Ozarks, which represent the “Trail of Tears” American In-dian removal that crossed Arkansas between 1837-49.

“LOVE,” Robert Indiana’s steel sculpture, was originally designed for the Metropolitan Museum of Art as a Christmas card in 1965, and the U.S. Post Office used the design for an eight-cent stamp in 1973. The sculpture was fabricated in 1999.

Six trails, ranging in length from 1/3 mile to 1 ½ miles, were built through the museum’s 120 acres, with different surfaces and either moderate or gentle slopes. Three of the trails also include steps. The Dogwood Trail, for instance, the longest of all the trails, at one mile, features 500 dogwood trees that flower during the spring. Another trail, the Tulip Tree Trail/Crystal Spring Trail, fea-tures a natural spring that feeds into the mu-seum’s two pools.

One of the more pleasing aspects of the museum is the design that ignored the way most museums arrange their facilities so that visitors must exit through the gift shop. Crystal Bridges’ Museum Store does not re-quire anyone to enter; rather, it has a distinct entrance that is not connected to the exit. In other words – enter if you wish to, perhaps

Robyn Horn’s dyed redwood piece, “Already Set in Motion”

Visitors walk along the windows of the dining room, which provide a stunning view of the outside of the museum.


to check out the prints of art you saw in the museum, to look for books about some of the art works in the collection or to view the original jewelry designs and basketry.

Marlon Blackwell, a professor and de-partment head of the School of Architecture of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, designed the store so that the interior re-sembles the underside of a mushroom.

Free parking for the museum is plenti-ful and well designed, though some lots are distant from the entrance. Covered park-ing is more limited, and mostly meant for handicapped visitors. A checkroom offers free storage for those burdened with um-brellas, heavy coats, backpacks and the like. Some wheelchairs are available at no cost, as are audio tours pre-loaded onto iPods that can be checked out, plus there is a free Crystal Bridges app, available on the mu-seum’s website or at the iTunes store. Free public tours can be arranged through the Guest Services Department.

A library on the third floor contains

some 60,000 items on 3,000 linear feet of shelving. The library’s ceiling contains na-tive yellow pine beams from Magnolia. While the library does not allow anyone to check out books, access is available through

Millennium, a shared catalog with the Uni-versity of Arkansas libraries, and through OCLC, a consortium of worldwide librar-ies. The library catalog can be accessed on-line at www.CrystalBridges.org/Library.

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As visitors meander through the gal-lery spaces, they will notice that there are areas in between galleries that are inviting spots to sit a spell in plush seating. There are also tables where you can sit and flip through the many books that are posi-tioned here and there. The books are for those who wish to learn more about some of the artists or works of art they had just seen. And thanks to architect Safdie’s de-sign, the beauty of the outdoor surround-ings is also visible from these nooks.

The museum’s restaurant, Eleven, features cuisine from the South and Mid-west created with food from local farm-ers and food artisans. It also offers beer, wine and boutique cocktails. Lunch is available daily (except Tuesdays) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; dinner is served Wednes-days and Fridays from 5 to 9 p.m. Dinner reservations are recommended; call (479) 418-5700. A coffee bar, with sweet treats, is open daily until 6 p.m. Picnic lunches are available, seasonally, for those wish-ing to enjoy the outdoor grounds of the museum. To see the menu selections, see www.CrystalBridges.org/Eleven.

Jack W. Hill is a freelance writer based in Bismarck. •

The museum itself is a work of art.


As the wind roared and the

sticks and leaves flew by, I

stood at the back door and

watched as my trees bent way over

to the east, then way over to the

west, and then way back over to

the east again. That’s when they started snapping and falling.

My wife had stopped yelling at me to take cover. She had left me to my fate and was now in the bathtub with my daughter, praying.

I’d tracked this particular tornado on Internet radar for perhaps an hour as it moved toward us from western Arkansas. When it came to severe weather, Roland, the little community where I live, had seemed charmed. Storms always took another path or were weakened by nearby Lake Maumelle. But this twister had a different track – one that led right at us.

We didn’t know it, but that day, April 25, 2011, was the beginning of the largest torna-do outbreak ever recorded. During the next three days, 359 tornadoes were confirmed in 21 states, including four EF-5 tornados on the Enhanced Fujita scale (which ordinarily occur about once a year). In total, 322 people were killed by tornados and another 24 died from storm events such as straight-line winds or flooding.

April 2011 set the all-time record for tor-nadoes in the United States. The 771 docu-

mented twisters that month easily surpassed the old record of 552 from May 2003, and almost tripled the prior April record of 267 set in 1974.

Born and raised in Arkansas, I always loved spring storms. But last spring, every night seemed to hold the dreadful promise of a killer tornado. It became normal to see Facebook posts from friends in storm shel-ters. I began to feel a little like I lived in Lon-don in World War II with nightly death fall-ing from the sky.

My family and I escaped this storm un-hurt, although we lost many trees and our home was damaged. But, it made me wonder if having a bathtub as our “safe place” was re-ally adequate. Perhaps it was time, I thought, to install a storm shelter.

Taking shelter from the stormFor most of my life, my idea of a tornado

shelter was based on my Granny’s old storm cellar. It was a concrete bunker, dark and filled with spiders and mysterious odors. But when there were tornado warnings, Mom and Dad would rush us over in the truck and we’d huddle underground by the light of a lantern until it was all clear.

Fortunately, it appears that we’ve come a long way in tornado shelter design. The new designs, along with the record storm outbreak of last spring, have fueled sales of shelters.

“There has definitely been more interest in tornado shelters in the last year than in the last three or four,” said Alisa Smith of Tor-nado Shelter Systems in Austin. “People are much more aware of the need.”

Whether you’re a homeowner, a builder or an architect/engineer, the “bible” for safe room construction is the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s publication “FEMA 320 – Taking Shelter From the Storm: Building a Safe Room for Your Home or Small Business.”

Shelters built according to the FEMA 320 are designed to pass three tests based on actual tornado conditions:✔> A 250-mile-per-hour gust of

wind for three seconds.

✔> A 15-pound 2-inch by 4-inch board traveling horizontally at 100 miles per hour.

✔> A 15-pound 2-inch by 4-inch board traveling vertically at 67 miles per hour.

These are the criteria used by laborato-ries, such as those operated by Texas Tech University, for testing prefabricated shelters. They equate to “near-absolute” protection from any tornado up to and including an EF-4, which includes 99.9 percent of all docu-mented twisters.

The FEMA 320 will help a homeowner evaluate his or her risk and choose the right protection for homes with basements, slabs or crawlspaces. But the real value is in the blueprint-quality drawings and specifications that include complete instructions, materials lists and notes for several different types of shelters.

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attractive option. The cost can vary widely depending on the home and the design but could be as little as a few thousand dollars for materials.

Above-ground sheltersThe old-fashioned storm cellar, so com-

mon across the Arkansas countryside for de-cades, is no longer the only option. For start-ers, you no longer have to go underground. One popular option is a prefabricated steel shelter that bolts to the concrete slab founda-tion of your home. These are popular with both homeowners and builders, and it’s clear why: They’re inside the structure, they’re quick to install, and they’re engineered to provide “near-absolute” protection. The cost, delivered and installed, starts at $4,000 and is based on size.

Much of the protection of an above-ground shelter isn’t because of the design of the shelter but rather its location. People are often reluctant to leave their homes for an outside cellar (especially when it’s rain-ing) until the very last minute, when it can be extremely dangerous to be exposed to the storm. Most tornado deaths are caused by fly-ing debris.

“It’s not the wind that kills you, it’s what’s in the wind,” Smith said.

For those with limited mobility, the easy access of an above-ground safe room may make it the only practical option. The refuge can be installed in the garage or elsewhere in an existing residence, or it can be installed during new construction. For structures that do not have a concrete slab foundation, such as a mobile home, a slab can be poured di-rectly adjacent to the dwelling and the safe haven anchored to it.

Many above-ground safe rooms also come wired for electrical connections, which is more difficult to do than with a below-ground shelter. Having electric lights and a television or radio in the shelter may encour-age you to take cover sooner. Just remember, there’s still a need for battery – or crank-pow-ered – flashlights and radios when the power goes out.

Built-in custom sheltersAnother option is a custom-built safe

room, either retrofitted into existing con-

struction or installed when the residence is built. Richard Harp, a Little Rock builder, said homeowners choose this option “be-cause they want a more custom approach to use the space in a way that blends seamlessly into their plan … and if positioned and out-fitted well, it could offer safety during a home invasion.”

Harp said about 10 percent to 15 percent of the new homes he builds contain built-in safe rooms at a cost of between $7,000 and $10,000, depending on the size and the foun-dation of the house.

Usually constructed of reinforced con-crete, custom-built safe rooms can be any size or configuration and are often larger than the average prefabricated shelter that typically measures 4 feet by 6 feet or 4 feet by 8 feet. The room can be practically indistinguish-able from the rest of the house, sometimes serving double duty as a walk-in closet in the master bedroom or a small study, Harp said.

Interestingly, while these shelters appear to be a seamless part of the home, they’re ac-tually not tied to it structurally. This design allows the house to totally blow away with-out placing stress and strain on the safe room, leaving it standing when everything else is gone. They are also more expensive than some other options.

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Consider storing a small kit with these supplies in your shelter:

✔✔ Weather radio✔✔ One flashlight per person✔✔ Small first aid kit✔✔ Extra change of clothing and shoes✔✔ Wrench to turn off gas and water✔✔ Extra batteries✔✔ Extra prescription medicines✔✔ Extra contact lenses or old glasses✔✔ Cash✔✔ “MRE” (“Meal, Ready to Eat”): Military rations provide a hot meal and drink.

If you have room:✔✔ Heavy duty trash bags and duct tape✔✔ Roofing tarp✔✔ Fire extinguisher✔✔ TV or books✔✔ Children’s entertainment

The interior of a Vilonia home after an EF-2 tornado on April 25, 2011. Some interior walls are still standing but offer little protection from flying debris.


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Below-ground sheltersThere’s nothing safer than being un-

derground in a tornado. While offering the ultimate in protection from even the most powerful twister, modern subterranean sanc-tuaries hardly resemble your grandmother’s concrete bunker. They’re now available in shapes from domes to boxes and are made of non-traditional materials such as plastic and coated steel. They often include bat-tery-powered lights and benches. Optional accessories might include a chemical toilet, carpeting or a telephone jack.

Below-ground shelters can be one of the least expensive options for protecting your family, beginning at $2,000, but much de-pends on the design and the installation lo-cation. Unlike the old-fashioned cellars, the new below-ground shelters are no longer installed only outside. The least expensive route for an under-the-home shelter is in-stallation during new construction, but some are designed to be retrofitted into existing garages. To do the retrofit, the concrete is cut, a hole is dug, the shelter is placed, the hole is filled, the concrete patched and the cars pulled back in.

Outside of the residence, the location of the shelter is critically important. For quick access and to minimize the danger from fly-ing debris, it should be located as close to the home as possible.

Quick access is not the only factor in placing an underground shelter. There may be buried gas lines, telephone cables or oth-er utilities in the way. And if the ground is mostly rock, installation costs can increase considerably. In these cases, homeowners

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may consider partially burying their shelter and then creating a bank of soil over the top. Also consider the water table in your area, and ask the dealer about the possibility of the shelter floating out of the ground or leaking, and how they prevent it.

The door is the weak link in any shel-ter, but it’s especially important for below-ground units that are more likely to be cov-ered by fallen trees or wreckage. Doors that open outward are stronger, but also more likely to be blocked.

Making the decisionIn making your decision, remember that

any shelter is better than no shelter. FEMA

classifies the entire state of Arkansas as a high-risk zone based on tornado frequency and wind strength. Arkansas ranks fourth in the nation in tornado deaths and fifth in inju-ries, but as many as four out of five Arkansas homes lack any protection other than interior rooms or hallways.

Huddling in the hallway provides some protection from most twisters – but when it doesn’t, you’re in trouble. EF-3 and higher tornados make up only 6 percent of all tor-nadoes, but account for 75 percent of deaths.

In an EF-3, the serious threat to life and limb begins as structures are ripped apart and few walls are left standing to provide protection from deadly flying debris. The probability of surviving without a shelter is low. In these punishing storms, proper protection can lit-erally mean the difference between life and death. But even less potent storms can be deadly, and that’s why any Arkansan without a tornado shelter is simply playing the odds.

Joseph Roitz is a freelance writer based in Roland. •

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Useful ResourcesFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) library: 1-800-480-2520 or www.fema.gov/libraryFor ordering “FEMA 320 - Taking Shelter From the Storm: Building a Safe Room For Your Home or Small Business.”

FEMA Tornado Preparedness: www.ready.gov/tornadoesInformation on what to do before, during and after a tornado.

Texas Tech Wind Science and Engineering Research Center (WiSE): www.depts.ttu.edu/wewebTornado research, lists of tested and approved shelters, and a great deal of other valuable information.

The Tornado Center: www.tornadoproject.comEverything you always wanted to know about tornados, including a large section on shelters.

Arkansas Department of Emergency Management: www.adem.arkansas.gov (search on “safe room”)

National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center: www.spc.noaa.govPredictions, watches, warnings and statistics for those who want more than the TV news.


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T ime magazine reporTed in February that the Sierra Club had accepted more than $25 million

in donations between the years 2007 and 2010 from the natural gas industry, mostly from Aubrey McClendon, chief executive officer of Chesapeake Energy over in Oklahoma City. This donation helped the Sierra Club finance its “Beyond Coal” campaign, which seeks to stop the building of new coal-based generation and force the retirement of existing coal-based plants.

As you may know, Chesapeake was among the first to explore the Fayetteville Shale region of Arkansas for natural gas using hydraulic fracturing technology. This process has been so successful that gas reserves have mushroomed, dropping gas prices dramatically. Chesapeake, once a major player in Arkansas, has since moved on, selling its interests in Arkansas to BHP Billiton Petroleum out of Australia for $4.75 billion. With that kind of money, $25 million in donations to Sierra Club didn’t bite into the cash flow much.

As Time magazine reported, Sierra Club executives had some heartburn after taking do-nations from the natural gas industry. That’s be-cause many of its members no longer consider natural gas a “clean” energy source because of the environmental risks associated with hydrau-lic fracturing. I think it is interesting to note that while they said they stopped taking donations from the natural gas industry in 2010, they have not announced any plans to give back previous donations from the industry.

The natural gas donations aren’t the only questionable donations the Sierra Club has received. The club collected $1.3 million over four years from Clorox for the rights to display

the Sierra logo on its line of “Green Works” cleaning products. That arrangement has end-ed with the naming of a new executive director of the club.

Here at home, the Sierra Club has been ac-tive with its anti-coal efforts, alleging that coal-based plants pose a major health hazard.The group even hosted an event at the Pulaski County Courthouse where an inflatable two-story-tall “asthma inhaler” was the principal attraction. Well, after all of that, the Sierra Club and Audubon Arkansas recently agreed to end their opposition to the coal-based John W. Turk Jr. Power Plant, under construction in Hempstead County. The end of the opposition came at a price, however, with a hefty $12 mil-lion settlement to be paid by the plant’s owners, among other requirements. At least some of these additional costs, along with those related to the extended litigation over the Turk Plant, will be borne by Arkansans on their electric bills. And the chilling effect of such litigation means that we will be relying less on our na-tion’s cheapest and most abundant fuel source. That translates into higher electric rates.

And what about the major health hazard for Arkansans? I guess the money abated that concern.

Another question comes to mind. Is Chesapeake such a champion of the environ-ment that it gave the Sierra Club $25 million to save the planet? Maybe, but I don’t think so. Chesapeake is in the business of selling natural gas. What better way to do that than get the environmental folks on your side to help you convince lawmakers that electric companies should quit using other fuels and burn natural gas instead? The Washington Post reported in February that these donations may well have

had the effect for which they were intended. “The money that natural gas interests have given environmental and public-health groups may help account for why it has gained popu-larity among American voters, while the coal industry’s public relations campaign has not shifted public attitudes,” the Washington Post article said.

There are three fuels, and only three, that can be used for base-load generation, which is generation that must be available 24/7 to power homes, businesses and hospitals. The three fuels are nuclear, natural gas and coal. It’s been decades since new nuclear plants were built in the U.S., and that doesn’t appear to be changing in the near-term. Natural gas is good and should be in the mix, but the pricing for it has long been volatile. Coal is still the cheapest and most stable fuel for generating electricity. Taking the cheapest fuel out of the mix, and essentially turning the electric industry into natural gas burners, is absolutely irrational in today’s economy.

I have no doubt that most members of the Sierra Club are true believers in the stated mis-sion of the club. It’s easy to read a newspaper headline and think about all of the “good” the club is doing as it wages battle against “big, bad corporate America.” But when the club’s leadership crawls into bed with one industry to lend a veneer of environmental credibility – even when the membership doesn’t agree – to what is essentially a marketing scheme to re-place one fuel source with another, you have to question the integrity of that leadership.

Beware of the next big fight the Sierra Club gets involved with in its campaign against coal. It could cost you a lot of money (in higher electric bills) while enriching someone else. •

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Carmie Henry can be reached at: P.O. Box 194208, Little Rock, AR 72219-4208 or email [email protected].

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Recently, I was driving to St. Louis to conduct seminars. With plenty of windshield-time, I thought about the great opportunity I’ve been given to help folks across this country enjoy more comfortable homes with lower utility bills.

As I looked at hundreds of houses over the six-hour drive, a recurring thought came to my mind. How can building sci-ence and energy efficiency become important action items for all Americans? How do we generate the interest or motivation for Americans to build or make their existing homes more energy efficient? That thought never ceases to overwhelm me. What a gigantic, almost unbelievable, opportunity we have.

Notice that I said we, not I. There was a time only about 35 years ago when a handful of energy efficiency pioneers were among the industry vanguard. Over time, nationwide in-terest in building science and energy efficiency began to grow. The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas were among the early pioneers following in my footsteps.

And now there are hundreds who have the experience and training to help you test your house and provide you with a list of needed improvements. The local electric co-op that is sponsoring this column will most likely have such a person who can help you. And because you are a co-op member, your co-op wants to help you. It’s one of the cooperatives’ primary purposes.

In last month’s issue, Lesson No. 1 reminded us that all energy as we know it comes from the sun. So, for Lesson No. 2, let’s discuss basic energy as it relates to heat in some form or fashion. The sun is a really big blob of heat. I expect that you already knew that, but let’s look at how that heat affects practically every aspect of our life.

First, I think that it is neat, and not by coincidence, that our earth seems to be the only planet that is just about the right distance from the sun to support life as we know it. If we were much closer to the source of all energy, it might be too hot. And if we were farther away, it might be too cold.

The sun always shines and affects the earth every second of every day. It is estimated that about half of the heat from

the sun is absorbed by something on earth. It is not possible for us to list all of the things that absorb and benefit from the sun’s heat, but it is possible to explain how that heat affects our daily lives.

Heat travels three ways – by conduction, convection and radiation. The better that we understand these principles, the better we can understand how a house uses energy. I am going to do my very best to explain these to you with examples that are easy to understand, but remember that the only reason that I am known as the “doctor” of energy efficiency is because my initials are D.R.

According to the Webster dictionary, conduction is the passing of heat from particle to particle. That means that con-duction will occur anytime that one substance of a certain tempera-ture touches another substance of a different temperature. Your foot touching a cold floor or stepping into a hot tub of water is conduction. Your hand touching a cold windowpane or a hot pan in the oven is conduction. Generally speaking, conduction does not occur in gases such as air. That would be convection and will be covered in the next issue.

The speed of the conduction can be very fast or very slow. If the water in the shower is 105 degrees, you say, “Aaahhh that feels great.” But if the first blast is 140 degrees, like some motels, you may scream instead. Remember that a good con-ductor of heat is not a good insulator and vice versa.

Insulation slows the rate of conduction. A rug or a piece of carpet on that cold floor will make that bare foot feel a lot warmer. Heat always moves toward cold, and, in this case, the heat simply does not leave your foot as fast as before. Further-more, not all conduction is a bad thing. Take for instance an electric water heater. The electric element touches the colder water within the storage tank and heats it by conduction. That is a useful form of conduction. Other useful examples are a coffee maker, a frying pan cooking an egg and a waffle iron. Bet you didn’t know building science could whet your appe-tite!

Next month, I’ll describe how conductive heat often changes to convective heat. The springtime warmth provides us many examples. Stay tuned for the next lesson. •

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Bugs (insects, to be more scientifically correct) are often considered foes in the garden and landscape. To Doug

Tallamy, however, they are gifts to our eco-systems.

Tallamy, an entomologist – he’s a profes-sor and chairman of the University of Dela-ware’s Entomology and Wildlife Ecology Department – has demonstrated through his research and experience in his own back-yard that nurturing the right insects is a good thing for plants and the environment.

His research on how plants and insects interact and the impact of nonnative (alien) plants on insect populations was field tested when he and his wife, Cindy, bought land in Pennsylvania in 2000. The two spent sev-eral years eliminating invasive and nonna-tive plants from their property and replacing those alien plants with native species. Then they recorded the changes in the insect and animal populations that visited there.

Today, their land is a haven for butterflies, bees, beetles and other insects that attract birds, reptiles, amphibians and many other species, some of which are facing declining populations and possible extinction.

As Tallamy began sharing the story of his research and personal experience with community groups, audience members often asked for “how to” information, so he decided to write a pamphlet, which quickly became

a book entitled, “Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens.”

To Tallamy’s surprise, this handbook, which encourages replacing nonnative plants with native species, has caught on among gar-den groups and individual gardeners, includ-ing those who have traditionally promoted the use of nonnative plants.

“The purpose of my book is to explain why your garden has an important ecological function today that it didn’t used to have,” he says.

Restoring biodiversityAccording to Tallamy, biodiversity is in

serious decline for a variety of reasons, in-cluding urbanization and the loss of natural habitats. As a result, whatever green space that is left needs to nurture a diverse array of organisms, from fungi and bacteria in the soil to plants, insects and birds. Beyond sup-porting a healthy ecosystem, such diversity is critical to humans, who – whether they real-ize it or not – depend on biodiversity for their own survival.

Tallamy notes that one-third of North America’s birds are endangered or threatened and 33,000 North American wildlife species are imperiled. As he explains, these and other species help support a balanced ecosystem that provides the oxygen, water and other es-

sential components of life that humans rely upon. Loss of any species, no matter how in-consequential it may seem, has a direct and potentially devastating impact on human lives.

Unfortunately, the way many people garden today does not promote a hospitable environment for diverse species. “People don’t realize that the way we have simplified our landscapes has played a big role in the loss of biodiversity,” Tallamy says.

Too often, landscapes are designed with just a few species of alien ornamentals, which, over time, become invasive and overtake na-tive plants in the ecosystem. Tallamy’s stud-ies have shown that insects often do not feed on those alien plants. Consequently, there are fewer insects to feed birds and other animals. Eventually, the displacement of native plant species leads to the disappearance of insect and animal populations.

But Tallamy believes that those very gardens can be transformed to support bio-diversity without giving up the aesthetics of a beautiful landscape or without going com-pletely native. “Increasing the percentage of natives in your garden is a good goal to start with, and should generate feelings of accom-plishment rather than guilt,” says Tallamy.

“Every time we use an alien plant when we could have used a native, biodiversity is lost. It is up to the individual gardener to

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decide how to deal with this trade-off,” he says. “I always say the more native plants the better, and as you increase the percentage of natives in your yard, you are providing more food and raising the carrying capacity of your yard. That does not mean you can’t use some nonnatives, though.

“The biggest bang for the buck is from woody plants because they generally support more biodiversity than herbaceous perennials and annuals,” he says. And he suggests plant-ing a variety of native plants as well. One way to approach this is to find and remove the highly invasive nonnatives in your yard and have a plan for what natives will be put in their place. Another option is nonnative at-trition. Every time something nonnative dies, replace it with something native and gradu-ally increase the native plants over time.

Tallamy notes that even a tiny spot of land has an impact. “Don’t give up on small spaces,” he says. That small spot of biodiver-sity will draw beneficial insects and the birds, and by encouraging neighbors to do the same, the biodiversity of an area can expand, even in urban environments.

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3 small green onions, chopped1 9-inch pie shell3 eggs, well beaten1 cup half & half1/4 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon oregano

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Mix first seven ingredients and arrange evenly in pie shell. Mix eggs, half & half, salt and oregano and pour over mixture in shell. Place on cookie sheet for easy handling and bake at 375°F for 30 to 40 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool a bit before serving.

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Brown ribs in oil in large saucepan. Add onion, garlic and celery and sauté until soft. Add tomato paste, Italian seasoning and water. Stir until mixed and bring to a boil; turn down to low and cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Add salt and pepper to taste. You can use chicken legs or breast in place of ribs. Pour over cooked spaghetti noodles and serve with parmesan cheese sprinkled over plate.

Mix flour and baking powder together. Set aside. Cream butter and sugar. Mix in beaten eggs and vanilla. Beat until well blended on low speed. Blend in milk. Stir in flour mixture and beat until smooth. Pour into two 5x9-inch greased and floured baking pans. Bake at 350°F for 1 hour.

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Place garlic gloves in work bowl of food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Add all ingredients, (except of course the pork) and process until well combined. Leave at room temperature for 1 hour.

Remove pork from packaging and pat dry with paper towel. Use a basting brush to liber-ally paint paste on meat. Return to refrigerator (uncovered) for another hour.

Place tenderloin on broiler pan and cook, with the oven door cracked, for 5 minutes. Turn and cook another 5 minutes. Close the oven door, turn off the heat and cook another 5 minutes or until an instant read thermom-eter inserted into the center of the meat reg-isters 160°F. Remove meat, cover lightly with heavy-duty aluminum foil and rest for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, bring remainder of glaze mix to a boil in a small saucepan over high heat for 3 minutes. If too thick, thin with a little orange juice concentrate mixed with water.

Slice thin on the bias and serve with the sauce.Serves 3 to 4 as a main course or 6 as an ap-petizer.

Baked Beans1 lb. Italian sausage (hot or mild)1/2 cup ketchup1/2 cup dark brown sugar1 teaspoon garlic powder1 teaspoon chili powder1 teaspoon instant coffee1 teaspoon hot sauce1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke1 large onion, chopped1 green bell pepper, chopped2 large (28 oz.) cans pork and beans, partially

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Bake 1 hour then cool another half hour before serving.Serves 8 to 10 as a side dish.

Glazed Meatloaf2 cups packaged croutons (any flavor)1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper1 teaspoon cumin2 teaspoons dry Italian herbs1 medium onion, roughly chopped3 cloves garlic, minced finely1/2 red bell pepper1 lb. ground chuck1 lb. ground sirloin1 large egg, beaten1 tablespoon mustard1 1/2 teaspoons kosher saltFor the glaze:1/2 cup ketchup1 tablespoon chili powder1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce1 tablespoon honey

Heat oven to 325°F.In a food processor bowl, combine crou-

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Behold the crayfish – a freshwater crustacean of the genera Cambarus and Astacus, re-sembling a lobster but much smaller. Better known as crawfish because of some strange misinterpretation of the Old High German word, krebiz, meaning “edible crustacean.”

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Decorated in an eclectic combination of New Orleans purple and gold mixed with Arkansas hunting and fishing mementos, the restaurant is bustling during the lunch hour. Regulars come from northeast Arkan-sas and southeast Missouri and often dine here multiple times a week.

We tried a bit of everything on our visit, and the little extras (or as Louisianans call it, lagniappe) were evident from the start. The Pigues have their own line of seasonings and sauces, and each table is adorned with hot sauce, Cajun seasoning and, on request, their special “fire seasoning.”

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Among these choices, two stood out. The crawfish etouffee was quite simply out-standing, among the best we have ever tasted in or outside of New Orleans. The hot and spicy shrimp was a real standout as well, us-ing the original Cajun Café boil spices and seasonings.

There are also healthier options, such as salads, grilled foods and boiled specialties. Among the grilled options is a sushi grade yellow fin tuna, lightly seared. Other favor-ites include grilled shrimp and catfish. But there was one lunch entrée that we could not pass by, the Boss Hogg.

The Boss Hogg is a boneless 12-ounce (lunch portion) hand-cut rib-eye steak, sea-soned with the restaurant’s blackened sea-soning and topped with green onions. Our medium-rare creation was juicy, and the ad-dition of the seasonings made it all the better.

But what about the mudbugs, you ask? Of course we had to order the crawfish. They were in season (early this year, we were told), boiled in hot and spicy seasoned water, and after a quick refresher lesson from Ron on how best to eat them (“ain’t nothin’ to it!”), we tried our best to con-sume the two-pound platter full.

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One last thing, again in the area of “a little something extra.” There is a large foot-pedal operated basin in the middle of the restaurant. Why? After eating a big helping of crawfish, and before you partake of the Cajun Café’s incredible desserts (yummy bread pudding and a peach cobbler made from a secret recipe), you probably need to wash your hands. Stroll on over to the tub and wash away. It is just another brilliant touch at this classic restaurant.

Delta Crawfish Market and the Cajun Café (www.deltacrawfish.com) are located at 4660 U.S. 412E just outside of Paragould. The telephone number is 870-335-2555. The Delta Crawfish Market is open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The Cajun Café is open for lunch on Tuesday and Wednesday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. and on Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. The Delta Crawfish Market sells fresh and frozen seafood, seasonings and even equipment for your own crawfish boil. If you can catch Ron, he might give you a few tips! Want to know more? Find video interviews, photos, recipes and more at Arkansas Living on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasLivingMagazine. Do you have a restaurant to recommend for Doug? Contact him at [email protected].•

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1-Oct. 27 Pickin’ in the Park, Rogers, 479-636-8204

3 Warfield Music Festival, Helena-West Helena, 870-338-8327

Art and Stroll, Paragould, 870-240-0544

3-5 Pickin’ at the Park, Wynn, 870-238-2839

Armadillo Festival, Hamburg, 870-853-8345

4-5 Art on the Creek, Bella Vista, 479-855-2064

Springtime Gala, Altus, 479-209-5308

Greater Cotter Trout Festival, 870-321-1243

4-6 Toad Suck Dazes, Conway, 501-327-7788

War Eagle Mill Spring Craft Fair, Rogers, 479-789-5343

5 Pioneer Day, Melbourne, 870-368-4215

Peach Blossom Festival, Nashville, 870-845-1262

Mayhaw Festival, El Dorado, 870-862-9890

Free Outdoor Concert, Boles, 479-577-2387

5-6 Woodcarving Show and Sale, Mountain Home, 870-431-8070

Pioneer Village Open House, Searcy, 501-580-6633

5, 12, 19 Arkansas Heritage Month, Winslow, 870-404-8661

6 Nashville’s Anna Wilson, Bentonville, 479-855-9997

6, 19 Boater Education Class, Hot Springs, 501-844-4176

11-12 Music Festival, Eureka Springs, 479-253-7333

11-13 Old Timer’s Days, Van Buren, 479-410-3026

Fracas at Frisco, Cowboy Action Shooting, Rogers, 479-601-1504

12 Dogwood Days Festival, Horseshow Bend, 800-239-9338

Mayfest, Blytheville, 870-763-2525

Pickin’ In the Park, Mammoth Spring, 870-625-7364

Trade Days, Prescott, 870-887-2101

Spring Cruise-In, Mountain Home, 870-404-8877

12 Van Buren Master Gardeners Plant Sale, 479-884-3884

Four States Auto Museum Car Show, Texarkana, 870-772-2886

12-13 Quapaw Quarter Spring Tour of Historic Homes, Little Rock, 501-371-0075

13-14 Ozark Volkswagen Festival, Mountain View, 870-269-8068

14-18 Jammers Jamboree, Lester Flatt Memorial Park, Otto, 501-835-2451

15 Garden Glory Days, Mountain View, 870-269-3851

15-Nov. 3 Timber! Shiloh Museum, Springdale, 479-750-8165

17 Loose Caboose Festival, Paragould, 870-240-0544

18-19 Motorcycle Rally, Adona, 501-662-4918

Magnolia Blossom Festival, Magnolia, 870-234-4352

Stars and Stripes Festival, Tyronza, 870-487-2168

Crawfish Festival, Dermott, 870-538-5656

19 Plant Walk, South Fork Nature Center, Clinton, 501-745-6444

Antique and Tractor Show, Nashville, 870-845-2769

City Rummage Sale, Leslie, 870-504-1034

19-20 “Airing of the Quilts” Quilt Show, Greenwood, 479-996-4474

25 Music on the Square, Kingston, 479-957-1089

25-27 Riverfest, Little Rock, 501-255-3378

26 Good Ole Days, Mount Ida, 870-867-2723

Hillbilly Daze, Witts Springs, 870-496-2239

Reliving Calico Rock History, 870-297-8890

Texaco Country Showdown, Hatfield, 870-389-6611

Ozark Mountain Market, Leslie, 870-504-1034

27 Mustangs on the Mountain, Morrilton, 501-727-5427

27-June 2 Bluegrass Jam Week, Cypress Creek Park, Adona, 501-662-4918

31-June 3 Blues Weekend, Eureka Springs, 469-253-7377



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