New White House “rules” for press conferences?
November 29th, 2018
In Variety:
It’s appropriate that this be in Variety, as this is an un-reality White House show.
And the rules?
Please be advised of the following rules governing future press conferences:
(1) A journalist called upon to ask a question will ask a single question and then will yield the floor to other journalists;
(2) At the discretion of the President or other White House official taking questions, a follow-up question or questions may be permitted; and where a follow up has been allowed and asked, the questioner will then yield the floor;
(3) “Yielding the floor” includes, when applicable, surrendering the microphone to White House staff for use by the next questioner;
(4) Failure to abide by any of rules (1)-(3) may result in suspension or revocation of the journalist’s hard pass.
On a side note, take a look at the White House site. It used to have clear pages across the top for Press Releases, live broadcasts, and a listing of Executive Orders and Proclamations. Now? It’s gone. It’s available in the upper lefthand corner, the lines which will give you a menu.
GWT Rulemaking Reconsideration is 12/6
November 21st, 2018
I often use this photo, because it represents one simple fact: Sometimes things go off the rails. Wind siting in Minnesota is one of those things, we have no wind specific siting criteria!
Thursday, December 6th, we’re back at the Commission, where they’ll address Goodhue Wind Truth’s Petition for Reconsideration, or not (and toss it in the circular file).
Here’s some background:
Wind Rulemaking — Petition for Reconsideration
October 16th, 2018
Today’s Wind Rulemaking Comments
August 24th, 2018
Lots of filing in Wisconsin
November 20th, 2018
Apparently Invenergy doesn’t like the idea that we’re intervening in their Wisconsin dockets. I guess after Freeborn Wind, it’s not hard to understand why.
Intervention in Badger Hollow HUGE 300 MW solar project docket — approved by the Administrative Law Judge (Docket 9697-CE-100):
And then the related dockets, the transmission line and the acquisition docket, appropriately known as the BS docket, our intervention, their objection, and our response. The transmission docket (Docket 9697-CE-101):
Jewell Jinkins_101_Intervention_FINAL
9697-CE-101 Badger Hollow – Response to Request for Intervention (Objection!)
And the acquisition BS docket (Docket 5-BS-228):
Jewell Jinkins_228_Intervention_CORRECTED
Oh, and the Cardinal Hickory Creek 345 kV Transmission Line! Docket 5-CE-146.
Jewell Jinkins Intervenors_Cardinal-Hickory Creek_Intervention
To look up any of these dockets, go to the Wisconsin Public Service Commission’s Search site, and plug in the numbers.
Meanwhile, we’re waiting on the Minnesota Commission meeting on Reconsideration for our Rulemaking Petition, and waiting on two orders, project and transmission, for Freeborn Wind.
And around all these filings, I’ve been to band practice, made wild rice and garbanzo salad, and I hear a Ferndale Market turkey calling…
What a long week it’s been! WHAT? Tuesday?!?! No, really?!?!
AG Sessions Resigns!
November 7th, 2018
Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigns. YES!!! But that opens the door for misbehavior of tRump and interference/obstruction of the ongoing investigations. He was boasting today in that beyond bizarre press conference that “I could fire them all” and “I could stop the investigations” “BUT I DIDN’T” so now, what will happen? $50 he starts firing a few more folks because “I could stop the investigations.” Hope he does, because that sounds like obstruction to me!
What a wild ride this is…
RICO Complaint against Trump
November 1st, 2018
Here’s the RICO Complaint filed in federal court, the Southern District of New York.
They’re trying to hold our Grifter-in-Chief accountable. Read the details — 160 pages of details.