Goodhue Wind Docket … REFILE!
March 2nd, 2011
Order to refile exhibits, and Goodhue Wind Truths’ Subpoena requests denied!
Whew — actually it helps. We got an order yesterday that we need to refile the Testimony. There’s so much and it doesn’t fit into neat little bundles that can be filed with the eFile system, and I’m glad I wasn’t the only one having trouble with that.
But the denial of the subpoena requests sucks. MOES had filed Affidavits related to intent, and we’ve not had the opportunity to cross regarding their assertions:
MOES Comments – Affidavit of Ingrid Bjorklund
AWA Goodhue’s Motion for Summary Disposition (see p. 10)
Ingrid Bjorklund was a wind industry lobbyist at the time this was winding through the legislature, yet here she is, as a Commerce employee, making a statement in an Affidavit, under oath, conclusory statements about legislative intent. EH? Both documents above contain statements about what Mikey Bull may or may not have said. What’s Michael Bull got to do with legislative intent? To borrow a fist-pounding-the-desk phrase from Rep. Dennis Ozment, “I don’t recall electing NSP to the legislature!” Oh wait, he was there at the Green Chameleon Gov’s behest then…
So I decided to requests subpoenas for both Ingrid Bjorklund and Mike Bull:
Goodhue Wind Truth – Subpoena Requests for Bjorklund and Bull
Are we having fun yet? Xcel’s Chris Clark seemed to think so when I gave him the heads up at Thursday’s PUC meeting!
Not to worry, folks, the ALJ denied the request…
ALJ Sheehy’s Letter to Overland – Denial of Subpoena Requests
And now, for something completely different… back to reformatting all the exhibits… oh, what I would do for support staff, the grrrrrrrrrls just can’t work a computer without drooling on the keyboard!
ON WISCONSIN (& Faux News lies again…)
March 2nd, 2011
How absurd can it get, Faux News is complaining about the “union protests” and bringing in bus loads of people from elsewhere, and look at the video — dig the lack of snow, the palm trees…
Meanwhile, get ready… the Americans for Prosperity are organizing a bus tour (paid for by corporations from where? And bringing people in from where?)
So bring your palm trees, luau shirts, shorts and flip flops, and let’s greet the bus from… from… where? Where is that bus from?
Thursday, March 3, 2011
9:00 a.m. Event #1 Kenosha, WI
Brat Shop
12304 75th Street
Hwy 50 & I 94
Kenosha, WI 5314212:00 p.m. noon Event #2 – Milwaukee, WI
American Serb Hall
5101 W. Oklahoma Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 532194:30 p.m. Event #3 – Sheboygan, WI
Nino’s Steak House
2724 Kohler Memorial Drive
Sheboygan, WI 53081Friday, March 4, 2011
7:30 a.m. – Event #1 – Green Bay, WI
Perkins Restaurant & Bakery
2800 S. Oneida St.
Green Bay, WI 54303
*Radio host Jerry Bader to broadcast live from the event12:30 p.m. Event #2 – Wausau, WI
The Plaza Hotel & Suites
201 N. 17th Ave.
Wausau, WI 544014:00 p.m. – Event #2 – Rhinelander WI
Wolff’s Log Cabin Restaurant
721 W. Kemp Street
Rhinelander, WI 54501Saturday, March 5, 2011
10:30 a.m. Event #1 Eau Claire, WI
Holiday Inn
2703 Craig Rd
Eau Claire, WI 547011:30 p.m. – Event #2 – Hudson, WI
Best Western Hudson House
1616 Crest View Drive
Hudson, WI6:30 p.m. – Event #3 – La Crosse, WI
Radisson Hotel
200 Front St
La Crosse, WI 54601Sunday, March 6, 2011
12:00 p.m. noon– Madison, WI
TBD
Will the Mesaba Project never die?
February 21st, 2011
The most bizarre bill has been introduced that seems to be trying to breathe life into the most unreal project that ever existed, and the project that refuses to die, have they no shame?
Here’s the poop:
Senate authors are Tomassoni, Senjem, Michel and Saxhaug
WRITE TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS — TELL THEM TO PUT A STAKE THROUGH ITS SLIMY HEART!
Referred to Senate Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
House authors are Beard, Dill and Fabian
Referred to House Environment, Energy and …
What on earth are they trying to do
Rep. Paul Ryan: It’s like Cairo’s moved to Madison these days…
February 20th, 2011
LIAR!
From PolitiFact Wisconsin:
Yeah right… here’s the proof — SNORT:
On Wisconsin! Right On, Wisconsin!
February 19th, 2011
Do we — plural, as in “society” — ever learn from history? I’m the great-grandaughter of a union organizer, never met him, but I heard many times from my mother how much she enjoyed hearing about fighting for workers rights, his stories of working with Debs, and when she talked about that, she lit up with pride and I’d guess, DUH, that is where I got a lot of my world view (My father also told stories about being a kid and sneaking out during the trucker’s strike, hanging out at Hiawatha-Lake as bullets were flying.). She was better at believing her beliefs than living them, oh, I could tell you stories, but did support my education, from way, way back, from the pre-kindergarten days of going to the library filling the back seat with books to get me through the week, and I’m feeling like it’s time to dig back and learn more about that GREAT great-grandfather of mine.
Today I got this email from Guy Wolf, with a link to an Assembly session recording, and am listening to this as I type, and am so appalled about what’s going on in Wisconsin, by the unprecedented anti-democratic acts of the Republicans in power. IN THE ASSEMBLY EVEN — OH MY DOG!
Kudos to Rep. Peter Barca, Minority Leader from the 64th District, Kenosha, WOW, he is telling it as it was. And Rep. Gordon Hintz, from Oshkosh, what an eloquent statement, and Rep. Roy… (all their contact info here) this is something everyone should see. Click the link (it’s below in Guy’s email too) for
The Republican majority started the meeting without the Democrats, BEFORE THE DESIGNATED TIME TO START, and started passing amendments without them!
Rep. Corey Mason:
“Being in the majority doesn’t mean that you can take away people’s freedom”
Here’s the email from Guy:
Dozens of family, friends, have Emailed me asking what is happening in the State of WI at this moment in history. Without partisanship, without rancor, without comment, I ask that you observe one video, not of protestors, not of political pundits, but simply 40 minutes of time in the WI Legislature.
Greetings!
Yesterday, at approximately 4:55pm on Friday February 18th, a historic moment took place on the floor of the WI State Assembly (January 2011 Special Session of the Legislature). I highly recommend you view the video, that you purchase the video and disseminate it to teachers, faculty, staff, to educators across the State of WI and beyond. Because the video has contractual rights that you must agree too, I strongly suggest you agree to those rights, The video is historic It will be remembered in WI and US History. Please post and repost.
Sincerely,
Guy Wolf,
The video is the 4th posted video on the page, It is listed as 2.18.11
Yesterday, I also received an email, even more disturbing… there was a call, well email, to turn out people for a Town Meeting held by the Rep. at the district next door, Rep. Steve Drazkowski is holding a Town Hall meeting in Plainview today, from 2-4. Here’s what the email said:
We are getting word that the unions are intending to pack the Town Hall meeting being hosted by Representative Drazkowski and Benson this Saturday at the Plainview Legion from 2-4pm. Please send word to your email list and let folks know it is time to stand shoulder to shoulder with our conservative lawmakers! They are being our strong voice in St. Paul and know we have the opportunity to show our appreciation by attending this meeting and defending the principles we all value!
(emphasis in original — I took the signature block off because it was a forward, but it was someone sending this with a company signature block, oh my…)
OH, can’t have union members at a meeting, now, can we…
To be clear, the “principles” they’re espousing are NOT principles that I value or support.
It’s really a bad idea to send me this sort of crap during a solar flare when I’ve got a brief due… I could go on about the back and forth after that, but let’s just say that part of it included a link here:
No, I don’t think so…
HEY HEY — HO HO — WINGNUT WALKER’S GOT TO GO!!
