Talon Mine & another CO2 capture scam?
September 1st, 2022
Rio Tinto Press Release from February 2022 about its Talon mine (Talon Metals, Talon Nickel, whatever…):
DOE backs Rio Tinto led team to explore carbon storage at Tamarack
Did we learn nothing from the Mesaba Project and their bogus “carbon capture and storage” scam? Apparently not, here we go again…
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Tesla will buy nickel from planned Talon Metals Minnesota mine
Here’s Talon’s June 2022 powerpoint:
This project is planned for the area around Tamarack, north mostly.
The Talon application to “continue” the “exploration plan” was approved earlier this year by the DNR, on April 12, 2022 (scroll down at link), less than a month after it was applied for!
The initial “exploration plan” was approved by the DNR on April 5, 2021:
Oh, but wait, that’s NOT the initial plan, there were two earlier applications to the DNR, also approved, oh, make that FOUR:
Just filed – Petition for Reconsideration – Freeborn Wind
August 28th, 2022
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Testing, one, two! Check, HEY!
On August 8, 2022, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission issued its “Order Accepting Post-Construction Noise Monitoring Report and Compliance Review.” It’s a jaw-dropper:
And so, 20 days later, we file:
Onward. Xcel Energy has 10 days to respond, well, anyone who wants to has 10 days to respond, and then the Commission will take it up, or not and let it languish and be denied by default.
Notice of BLM Lava Ridge meeting
August 22nd, 2022
As we left our Craters of the Moon Nat’l Monument campsite in Idaho in May…
… and headed southeasterly, on the way to the rather new Minidoka Nat’l Historic Site, Alan discovered that there was a Lava Ridge wind project proposed for the area.
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Here’s today’s notice from BLM:
Details:
Thursday, August 25, 2022
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time
Virtual via Zoom – Zoom Registration
The first meeting was on July 7, 2022:
View the recorded meeting here
My LTE in STrib – Mar-a-Lardo search
August 13th, 2022
MISO & Xcel Energy, et al.’s Dream
July 25th, 2022
I’ve been working on digging info about Xcel Energy’s proposal in May of a big honkin’ xmsn line from “Lyon County” to Sherco substation, wanted so they can retain transmission interconnection rights.
And today, this, from the MISO “July 26, 2022 Executive Update” appears in the inbox, the dream of MISO and Xcel... errrrr… “Grid North Partners” right?
Here’s the MISO Planning Committee meeting handout for May 20, 2022 meeting:
20220527 PAC Item 02a MTEP21 LRTP Report and Feedback Review PresentationPublished 05/25/2022
20220527 PAC Item 02b BALLOT MTEP21 LRTP Tranche 1 AddendumPublished 05/27/2022
20220527 PAC Item 02b MOTION MTEP21 LRTP Tranche 1 AddendumPublished 05/20/2022
20220527 PAC Item 03 CTA Update PresentationPublished 05/20/2022
20220527 PAC Item 03 Tariff Redlines for Upgrade FilingPublished 05/20/2022
For background, check out MTEP 21 (MTEP = MISO Transmission EXPANSION Plan, no secret the intent):
Good grief…
In the STrib:
Utilities plan to spend $2.2B on new power line projects in Minnesota
From the article: