By Judi McLeod ——Bio and Archives--April 15, 2014
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Kornze doesn't just walk zombie-like in the footsteps of Harry Reid, he walks the walk of the United Nations and its takeover plan of the USA known as Agenda 21. Because Bunkerville is right in the backyard of CFP columnist/former Las Vegas city councillor Steve Miller, patriots waiting for the inevitable return of BLM have an ace in the hole. Gutsy Miller tracks crime and corruption for AmericanMafia.com, where he takes on crime and corruption in present day Las Vegas, reporting under the motto: "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas". To Miller, tracking the misdeeds of BLM is a piece of cake. "What happened in Nevada on the weekend, happened right here in my own backyard," Miller told Canada Free Press last night. "BLM is supposedly doing this in the name of cows and turtles which is a slap in the face to any thinking person." Not a peep from the hypocritical radical environmentalists and their animal rights activist sidekicks about the cruelty of the feds in running off Bundy's cattle: The feds flew helicopters overhead to chase the cattle, knowing full well it could cause them to collapse from running in the 90-degree heat." (TownHall April 14, 2014) Miller said the protesters who flooded in to the Bundy Ranch from California, Arizona, Montana, Utah and other states recreated a scene straight out of the Old West. "They came by horseback carrying guns and flags, taking us back to the day when neighbors were neighbors and sheriffs were sheriffs. "Some of my friends lost their properties to Eminent Domain as many as 10 to 15 years ago. "Other ranchers sold out, but Bundy's not going anywhere. "If BLM comes back, we'll still be here," Miller said.
- The Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for solar energy provides a blueprint for utility-scale solar energy permitting in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah, the Department of the Interior stated.
- The Solar PEIS will establish solar energy zones in each state, with access to existing or planned transmission, incentives for development within those zones and a process by which the Department of the Interior can consider additional zones and projects.
- According to the Department of the Interior, an initial set of 17 Solar Energy Zones, totaling about 285,000 acres of public lands, serve as priority areas for commercial-scale solar development.
- According to a map of the Solar Energy Zones, much of the land selected -- 153,627 acres -- is in the state of California. Most of that is in the Riverside East Zone in the Palm Springs-South Coast/Riverside area.
- Nevada is second behind California in regards to zoned acres, with 60,395. Nevada also has the most designated solar zones, with five. Colorado follows, with four zoned locations.
- The areas were selected for their solar resources, access to existing or planned transmission and relatively low conflict with biological, cultural and historic resources.
- If fully built out, the department stated, projects in these areas could provide up to 23,700 megawatts of energy -- enough to power 7 million homes.
- The final PEIS was released in July, featuring a comprehensive analysis of the lands in these states that are most suitable for solar energy development, according to the Department of the Interior. The analysis was done in partnership with the Department of Energy and the locations identified were Bureau of Land Management areas.
- Salazar signed the Record of Decision that finalizes the PEIS while at an event in Las Vegas with Senator Harry Reid, the department noted.
- "Energy from sources like wind and solar have doubled since the President took office," Salazar said, "and with today's milestone, we are laying a sustainable foundation to keep expanding our nation's domestic energy resources."
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