The Lava Ridge wind project is likely the country’s largest wind project thus far, with turbines twice the size of those in Minnesota. Here’s the “Magic Valley” developer page: https://www.magicvalleyenergy.com/
And the BLM page for the project:
LAVA RIDGE WIND PROJECT
Cut & paste of some basic facts for the project:
BLM National NEPA Register — Lava Ridge Wind Project
The “Friends of Minidoka” are actively challenging this project, more info here, the link is dated, a cut & paste blurb from BLM:
Bureau of Land Management Extends Public Scoping for the Lava Ridge Wind Project
The prerecorded presentation and scoping posters are available on the project website at https://go.usa.gov/xFKxg.
Contact info for BLM, please contact Kasey Prestwich, Lava Ridge Wind Project EIS Project Manager, Phone: 208-732-7204, E-mail: kprestwich@blm.gov.
From that Scoping Report, here’s another, better map:
I’d expect the EIS will take at least a few more months, and perhaps not be released until next year. I’ve asked and will report in if I get a response. And here ’tis, expected that “Draft EIS will be published in September 2022 and a Notice of Availability for the Final EIS will be published in April 2023.”
Just in today (I’d requested to be on developers project list) – there’s a meeting on Saturday,11a-1p at College of Southern Idaho, Taylor Building, Rm. 276:
White supremacist vigilante kills 2 in Kenosha
August 26th, 2020
(FYI, threats however anonymous and hidden are reported, and comments approved so the world can see what ugly jerks you are.)
Kyle Rittenhouse arrested in Illinois for fleeing, and charged with 1st degree Intentional Homicide, and more, in Wisconsin:
READ THE WISCONSIN CRIMINAL COMPLAINT HERE:
Contact the Wisconsin Attorney General and urge a full investigation of not only these murders and shootings, but the ties between Kenosha militia (and others) and Kenosha Police Dept., their coordination with militia in driving protesters towards them, and the role of militia and inciters to bring this about. Urge a U.S. Dept. of Justice investigation into Kenosha Police Department. https://www.doj.state.wi.us/ag/contact
Suspect Charged with Murder After 2 Shot Dead at Kenosha Protest
- Wisconsin DOJ 608-266-1221
- Gov. Tony Evers 414-227-4344
See him walking away? You’ll see that in the Military Vangard video below. And after that first shooting, this:
Tucker Carlson defends actions of teen charged in killings of Kenosha protesters
Contact Fox News – Tucker Carlson needs to be FIRED – link HERE
Watch this video:
Another video, can’t embed it (see Military Vanguard fb page):
Here’s another:
And Kenosha Police Department issue this:
Looking for him? Kyle Rittenhouse, a/k/a Kyle Lewis, of Antioch, Illinois. They had him after the shooting, and they had him before, right here:
“We appreciate you guys, we really do!“
And some people wonder why people are out in the streets.
Here’s Kyle Rittenhouse a/k/a Kyle Lewis, of Antioch, Illinois:
Kyle Rittenhouse, charged in Kenosha protest homicides, considered himself militia
Police press conference, OMFD, complete with passive voice and claim that Rittenhouse was there “to resolve the situation,” another OMFD:
Here he is in 2017:
Apparently Rittenhouse’s mother drove him up to Kenosha. Is that who he was calling after he shot that first person who fell between the cars, saying “I just killed someone” and she came and picked him up (how did he get back to Illinois otherwise?). Sounds like she’s an accessory:
Kyle Rittenhouse in front row at Des Moines tRump rally
Here’s a photo from that rally:
Read the missive below, and recall the video above where the Kenosha Guard is trying to be all chummy with the police, and Paul Swick, local III%, going back and forth with Kenosha Guard. fb has taken down the Kenosha Guard and Armed Citizens… pages and posts of their “event” for last night. Scroll down for Infowars promotion!
Militia guy said cops told him, “Do you know what the cops told us today? We’re going to push them to you, because you can deal with them, then we’re going to leave.”
Other links for when they start taking links down:
- Shooter saying “I just killed somebody” https://twitter.com/yaboykerr/status/1298490853384753152?s=21
- Link to the shooter’s profile: https://www.facebook.com/kyle.rittenhouse.3781
- Here you can see police assisting them and saying “we appreciate you guys we really do” https://twitter.com/gus_berry/status/1298514715702771712?s=21
- Clip of militia stating that police told them “you guys can handle them” https://twitter.com/adam_khan96/status/1298503882637746177?s=21
- Full live feed from tonight: https://www.facebook.com/cjtv.io/videos/726145031563748/
Infowars promotion of the militia recruiting:
The Kenosha Guard, a local militia, is making a call-to-arms for “any patriots willing to take up arms and defend our city tonight from evil thugs.” The groups Facebook warns of potential future destruction to the neighborhood, claiming that there is “no doubt they’re currently planning on the next part of the city tonight!” [fb or the Kenosha Guard has taken the link down]
The Facebook event scheduled for 8PM at Civic Center Park today, outlines the agenda asking for “Armed Citizens to Protect our Lives and Property.” [fb or the Kenosha Guard has taken the link down]
This may have been inspired by other boogaloo movements such as in Michigan, but subsequently a result of the destruction of private property. A few brave locals came out armed last night to protect their businesses in Kenosha. The armed militia attempted to stop looters and rioters.
Tonka has arrived!
April 21st, 2017
Tonka has arrived from GSRAW in Wisconsin, who gave us Summer”
Ode to Summer…
Tonka is quickly adjusting to her home and her new roommates. She did well on the trip, and today, greeted me by running up to me smiling. Here ears are up, her chin is up, and she’s a happy grrrrrl.
She’ll do fine! She even met Nigel, nose to nose (note the powerline in the background):
… and they’re fine, although she’s a little unnerved by the chickens!
Wyoming is fossil fuel country, coal plants everywhere, here a mine mouth plant on west side of Kemmerer:
And gas… EVERYWHERE, there were wells all the way up 30 and 89 up until the mountain pass, where the rain turned to snow, UGH! This is what Wyoming looks like just north of Little America:
Remember that 2005 National Geographic article about the gas wells in Wyoming? Here’s my post with links to that article and videos — in particular, check out the “Bad Water” section, the woman holding a glass of “water” from her well reminds me of Nancy Prehn and her water when they’re pumping at the gas underground storage near Waseca:
Drilling in the West – in National Geographic this month
Up here towards Jackson Hole there are no gas wells, I don’t know if that’s because there’s no gas, that it’s not BLM land up for “lease” (at way too reduced rates), or because if the impact of $$$ in this area.
Heading back soon… and yeaaaah to GSRAW for making this adoption happen!
Red Wing’s vote to Reconsider support of NFOP’s resolution
October 13th, 2015
Red Wing City Council meeting last night voted to reconsider the most recent passage of Resolution 6873, which is supporting the National Fraternal Order of Police to request “[t]o expand the Federal hate crimes law to protect police…” GOOD! It will go to the Human Rights Commission for discussion.
It was passed that the meeting prior with almost zero discussion (except for a procedural sidebar about Resolution v. Proclamation!):
Listen to the Council’s discussion of 9/28/2015 HERE — video at 1:05 – 1:11
FYI, assault of a police officer is a FELONY in Minnesota. See Minn. Stat. 609.2231.
My concern was first raised listening to the Police Chief introducing it, when he spoke of the State Fair Black Lives Matter protest and hostile statements there, and statements in the cover sheet for resolution, that “The United States has seen an increase of hostility toward law enforcement over the past two years.” and “at a time when law enforcement is the target of criticism and violent attacks…” … sigh… and it was a clear diversion from very pressing issues regarding police behavior and accountability. What’s the need for this? If a Black Lives Matter demonstration is used as basis for a resolution of this sort, if claims of “hostility” and “criticism” are the basis… no, this is a defensive maneuver, a step in the wrong direction, and shifting the focus from dealing with police abuse of power.
Phony basis? Yup. It’s about attacks on police officers? Fact check! Check out the details of officers who died on duty, search by year on the Officer Down web page.
And though 98 or 99 officers have died on duty, and 29 were indeed killed by gunfire, there is no indication of the number that would have the targeted premeditation required of a hate crime. Those are very few, and all are front page news triggering manhunts and fast arrests. The next highest category is “Automobile Accident” at 23 (not including 3 motorcycle accident and 1 aircraft accident), arguably 27 vehicular accidents. Next highest category, 16 died of heart attack on the job. Next is a tie with 5 each for 9/11 related illness and 5 struck by vehicle. This is not an unusual uptic. The only thing unusual is that there’s a wave of public sentiment that police need to be held accountable.
In the first meeting where this came up, on the 28th, the intro part referring to the “Black Lives Matter” protest at the State Fair (also referred to by Peggy Rehder yesterday), and the written background cover sheet refers to “an increase of hostility toward law enforcement over the past two years” and “At a time when law enforcement is the target of criticism and violent attacks…” which are red warning flags that the NFOP agenda here is to uprate the hype when in fact police deaths are at lower levels, and where targeted killings are very few, and conversely, police being murdered are far fewer than the systemic pattern of police murders “over the past two years” that generates the demands for accountability and “an increase in hostility.” I’m glad they’re revisiting, since I’ve done the research and now will be able to put my thoughts together (this last week was a busy week) for the next meeting. This NFOP agenda is disturbing. Police are trained in response, de-escalation, and use of deadly force (how, if, and when). They’re held to a high standard, yet uncalled for and unlawful killings are rampant. Accountability is necessary, not a dodge and weave ducking of responsibility, liability, and resistance to change.
Listen to the Council’s discussion of 10/12/2015 HERE! Video from 54 – ~115
And a few snippets (NOT a transcript!):
Lisa Bayley eloquently explained her concerns, and that the Council was to discuss specifically whether it was appropriate to take it up, and there was no discussion about it, and that must be done. She said it should be referred to the Human Rights Commission. And she noted that we already have laws in place, and thinks it paints a broad brush over something that’s very complicated. It was given to us, was written for us, by an outside group, and she’d like to see us come up with something specific to our situation. And so makes a Motion for Reconsideration.
Dean Hove seconded the Motion, with the same concerns, and thinks it should go to the Human Rights Commission.
Peggy Rehder would be opposed to having any discussion at Human Rights Commission without the Chief present at that meeting (that was resolved, would go on agenda at following meeting). She’s looked at the Police Department facebook page, and she looked at who was commenting and “some of them were pretty interesting felons that don’t like what we’re proposing to do.” (She knew they were felons how? Someone with access looking them up for her?) “The comments that I picked up, all of this stuff about piggies, and all of those kinds of things, I don’t think it was a huge deal for the National Order of Police to ask our police to do this, and for the FOP to ask the Chief to bring it forward, because I’m certainly not seeing… the people that I can identify just obviously don’t like the police, this isn’t going to change that one way or another.
Dean Hove – Supports Motion to Reconsider. Would like to slow down and look at the last sentence at the bottom. I don’t think anyone here doesn’t support the police… the wording on that last sentence is something that we really need to reconsider.
Peggy Rehder wants to know what sentence, Lisa Bayley wants to revisit that last sentence, the part about the hate crimes statute what it means.
Dan Munson wants to review that as well…
Peggy Rehder wants to know if it’s just that part, or if we’re going to rewrite the entire document. I won’t support it if we’re going to go beyond that. Wants to table that next resolution then, don’t want to not have any real positive thing, if we’re in agreement on that, then I can support it. I’ve been amazed to see how many people are proud that we’re doing this, not bashing the police.
Dean Hove — I’ve reread it several times, we need to talk about that last sentence.
Ralph Rauterkraus – wants Human Rights Commission, and not just send it bac, but to encourage them to engage public dialog and public forums, these are issues that people feel emotional about, and I want to encourage them to speak out on that.
Roger Pohlman, Police Chief – “misperceptions” – some comments he’s seen on Facebook, wants to clarify some things. Thought about how litigated and how much law enforcement has so much more than any other… all dictate rulings and trainings. So many things that our department implement, that are not being considered. Law enforcement believes that all life is valuable, and we look forward to working with all groups to help end the needless loss of life… But I believe the end result must be that the needless killing on all groups comes to an end.
Dean Hove: That last statement is your best statement, that all killing needs to come to an end. That is the biggest issue we have in this country as far as I’m concerned…
(Jason Sebion didn’t say a word, not unusual, but he seconded the Motion to approve it on the 28th!).
Voted unanimously to reconsider. And at that time, they tabled a Motion (9B) to encourage our state Senator and Representatives to also lobby for “hate crime” status.
Here’s the full report in the Red Wing Republican bEagle:
Council pushes rewind button on resolution
Council member Lisa Bayley requested the reconsideration Monday.
Mayor Dan Bender said many of the comments he has received have had an “us-versus-them flavor.”
He said any changes would be made after careful consideration and consulting with citizens.
It will come up again when the original resolution of support is discussed.