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Nevermind Sludge Cakes

Others have talking points, quick hits, or gleanettes. Nor’Towners are stuck with Sludge Cakes!

Looks the plan by NVEnergy to build another set of power transmission lines near the proposed Ice Age Park has blown a fuse. News came out Friday that the Paiute tribe has decided to allow power lines to pass through their reservation, a [...]

North Las Vegas Home Owners Alliance Statement on Fossil Bed Power Lines

Mammoth Takes Stance on Harry Reid

The president of the (deep breath) North Las Vegas Alliance of Home Owners and Concerned Citizens, sent out the following statement about NV Energy’s asinine proposal to put new power transmission lines near the site of the planned fossil bed national monument:

At last evenings City Council Meeting, [...]

So, Where Exactly Do You Stand on the Fossil Beds National Monument, Mr. Reid?

Mammoth Taking a Stance on Harry Reid

Well, it looks a bit like the proposed fossil beds national monument to be located in the northern valley has run smack into election year politics–kinda like a kite caught in powerlines.

NV Energy has proposed cutting through the monument with another huge set of power transmission lines similar to [...]

Too Hot For Meetings and Meeting Announcements

The North Valley Democrats will be having their monthly meeting tomorrow, July 15 at 6pm at the Aliante Library. There will be a discussion of the proposed North Wash  fossil beds national monument and of the new Gold Butte National Conservation Area, and, I’m guessing, some discussion about how politicians put stuff not directly connected to [...]

Send A Wake Up Call To Your Representatives on Tule Springs This Week

From Jill DeStefano, representing the Protectors of Tule Springs:

Greetings all –

On June 7-8th, we would like to mount a sit-up-take-notice campaign aimed at Nevada’s Congressional delegation. Why? Because

NOW is the time to get Tule Springs legislation introduced – to assure its passage during this Congress!

Time to Comment on BLM's Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Vegas Wash

BLM folk will be out and about next week soliciting comments on the draft of their Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on the Upper Vegas Wash. Everyone is invited to attend the meeting and hopefully support either alternative A which sets aside 13,000 acres for stuff such as fossile bed preservation or the BLM’s preferred alternative B [...]

Lots to Do This Week

This weeks’ events include:

Grand opening of Rory Reid for Governor Las Vegas office, Tue, Feb 16 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, 4350 S. Arville Unit 26, Las Vegas NV 89103.
Special meeting of city council looking into a proposal to allow fire department to transport folks to hospital in an emergency, Wednesday, February 17, 2010, at 4:30 [...]

Thank the Recession for Upper Las Vegas Wash National Monument

The Las Vegas Sun apparently found a staffer still on the payroll to pen a piece about the BLM’s generally favorable position on the proposed Upper Las Vegas Wash national monument. (Sun)

One thing that strikes me about the article is how all the cooperation between all the various government agencies  would not have happened if the [...]

BLM Draft Supplemental Envrionmental Impact Statement on North Vegas Wash In

From Jill DeStefano for Protectors of Tule Springs:

Well, the baby has arrived!!! Baby being the BLM supplemental environmental impact study DRAFT!

The actual document is 2″ thick and having just received the hard copy this AM, I have not read every word.
However, the preferred alternative is 11,007 acres! Three years ago, when Protectors [...]

Northern Vegas Wash National Park Proposal Passes Las Vegas and North Las Vegas Councils

This just in from the Protectors of Tule Springs:

HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE!!!!

Despite the lack of press coverage (more to come this weekend, I think), the Protectors of Tule Springs, along with
other coalition groups has done what everyone told me was impossible 3 years ago.

The cities of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas voted last night [...]