Press Release from Great Basin Water Network:
“Pioche, Nev. -- Last week, the Seventh Judicial District Court in Pioche, Nevada issued a strong, critical reversal of the State Engineer’s ruling on the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s water rights applications in Cave, Dry Lake, and Delamar Valleys in [...]
Fox “News” wants you to believe that President Obama is like Richard Nixon.
President Nixon had a secret “enemies list.” People on that list were harassed by the IRS, spied upon, etc. But only two people on Nixon's list were reporters. In contrast, the Obama administration doesn't [...]
In my last entry, I attacked free-market economics. In this entry I will recommend we need more of it. But I am not contradicting myself – because free-markets are not utilized evenly.
If you are poor, you likely live primarily in a free market. However, if you [...]
Congratulations President Barack Obama on the Nobel Peace Prize!
However, I checked out some of the titles of mainstream American news reports:
Washington Post – Obama's Prize: Misunderstanding or Mockery?
Associated Press – GOP, even some liberals,' [...]
Americans admire honesty, responsibility, and bravery.
We're desperate for heroes.
So, why are these qualities so rare in Washington?
We know the answer.
Because heroes don't often last long.
So; it's exhilarating when we do see someone in Washington taking a stand (which' [...]
Have you noticed that you still can't buy ammo in America. Every store is out. It's been that way for months. Ammunition manufacturers are working around the clock. But ammo is getting bought up as soon as it hits the shelves.
Its so simple that millions have overlooked it.
Its so important that millions have tried to keep us from knowing it.
The secret to life is to give a damn.
Caring brings meaning to life.
Caring gives us a [...]
A simple truth sets the stage for the ultimate practical joke.
Money is very valuable.
But money has no real value.
The ultimate practical joke is therefore a “trick” tool that would help us get rich initially [...]
It's not surprising that Southern Nevada Water Authority's (SNWA's) Pat Mulroy wants to present only her best case for building the Groundwater Development Project (watergrab pipeline). But, omission is a form of lying. And what Pat Mulroy leaves out is often more important' [...]
Your political career is at serious risk.
But that's just the tip of the iceberg.
You may think of yourself as a decent person who has done a number of good things in your life. Forget all that. History will not remember you for all those' [...]
This is it. This is our only chance to voice our opinion about the watergrab. We don't get a vote. But we can influence those who do.
Earlier this summer, Pat Mulroy said that if the Lake Mead water level dropped' [...]
First, the weird news:
Though Lake Mead, near Las Vegas, is at 43% capacity; all of the other reservoirs on the Colorado River are near full capacity. And Pat Mulroy, acting head of Southern Nevada Water Authority (who penned the [...]
What did he lie about?
And why did he lie?
That's the story.
The mainstream press has been busy reporting the side story; how then Vice President Dick Cheney withheld information from Congress about a CIA death' [...]
Just take a look at the maps. 
I found this website recently that's proposing a revolutionary new technology... But most likely, it is not. At least not like the fossil fuel industry wants you to think.
This new technology has been promoted as the “best hope for solving' [...]
Is America a democracy or a corporatocracy?
The fate of the Climate Bill will answer that question.
...Of course, recent fossil fuel political history could already tell us. (And yes, the facts are here.)
On previous posts I have pointed out [...]
Have the political realities of Washington weakened the momentum of those of us who elected President Obama?
... Is this all the change we're going to get?
I believe our political system can't ignore us if we keep pushing. But recent [...]
Is there a mechanism for suppressing great ideas in America? This should convince you:
60 minutes recently aired a revealing report on Cold Fusion. You know, that “crazy” idea that was discredited years ago. Well it seems the phenomenon may have been crazy and [...]
“Clean Coal is like healthy cigarettes, it does not exist.”
Al Gore
Guess what?
The fossil fuel industry has spent years conducting a disinformation campaign about global warming – and have ignored their own scientists... on record.
Oh oh....
[...]How do you beat Vegas? Ask Harvey Whittemore and Vidler Water. They've “profited” almost $20,000,000 from two very questionable water “deals” with Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA).
In the report I-Team: Deals for Coyote Springs Raise Questions; George Knapp reported that Clark County didn't buy Coyote [...]
This is the title to William K. Black's new book. The former senior regulator (during the savings and loan crisis of the 1980's) explains; “Financial control frauds cause greater [...]
My greatest fear is that the cumulative combination of all the consequences of all our actions for over the past 100 years are starting to bite back... very hard – and that we aren't nearly prepared to deal with this.
My greatest hope is that the cumulative combination of' [...]
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There were times in America when the word “freedom” meant something very different.
One of those times was during the 60's and 70's. Back then; freethinkers, whom we called “hippies,” believed in a personal laissez-faire – you know, real freedom. [...]
In some ways, it could be argued that the system we call the United States of America has already lost it's momentum... Worse. In some ways, our system has already been monkey-wrenched and mugged. Worse. We've already consumed our easy to get resources. We've already' [...]
If you were an American living here in the U.S. between late 2001 and January 15, 2009; you were living in what could be technically described as a Fascist Dictatorship.
Is there proof? Now there is:
President Obama just declassified [...]
The answer is really simple.
They're getting paid for doing the wrong thing.
The “free market” system gives the best rewards for creating drugs that only treat, not cure patients. The logic is simple. [...]
To the mass media, a controversy means money. Controversies get people to pay attention, which gets companies to pay for advertising. However, there are controversies that reduce advertising dollars – controversies that make advertisers look bad.
The reality of the “free market” [...]
As everyone knows by now, the two coal-fired power plants planned for the Central Great Basin in White Pine County, Nevada have been delayed indefinitely.
We won.
ALLRIGHT!!!
Actually, everyone won. We'll all breath better now.
It' [...]
I was recently reminded of the “prime directive” watching an encore presentation (rerun) of Star Trek – Next Generation.
If you've ever watched Star Trek, you'd remember that the “prime directive” was very important... hey, it was the “prime” directive.
[...]
What if you visited a parallel universe where there definitely was a God?
What if there were a place where everyone just knows all about God, right from birth?
What would it be like if there were no mystery?
There would [...]
I can't believe this... There is no question whether this is racist or not. How else could it be interpreted?
It looks to me like this New York Post political “cartoonist” is saying that our popularly elected president is a' [...]
NV Energy has decided to postpone the construction of the coal fired power plant in White Pine County until carbon sequestration becomes practical – which, in all this limestone, is never.
NV Energy still wants to build a big power line through White Pine County. Its quite [...]
"SNWA says California's water plans are what they look at when deciding the viability'" [...]
The time has come for us to change our power structure.
The time has come to for us to generate our own power.
The time has come for us to save some money!
This may be the very best time to [...]
Democracy Now! has reported a huge spill of toxic sludge that has buried a part of Tennessee in as much as six feet of coal-fired power plant toxic coal ash. CNN has reported that the toxic spill was over a billion gallons – “[...]
What if I could show Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) that desalination is cheaper than the watergrab pipeline?
Would it matter? I have my doubts.
If SNWA were always going to be a municipality, they would want to keep the [...]
Lesson #1: Sicko
Lesson #2: Why We Fight
Lesson #3: the Corporation
Americans have finally gotten off our tails and made a difference – by coming together to vote for change. This gives me [...]
To: Honorable Senator Harry Reid
The lame duck Bush Administration is working overtime fast-tracking last minute favors to their buddies in big business and the military/industrial complex. There is even an airspace grab going on in Eastern Nevada.
The [...]
Its that time again. Time to pick someone to determine our future for us. (Yes, it's that important.)
So, how are you going to decide?
Will you let the negative ads on TV effect your decision? Be honest. Most of' [...]
Has the fossil fuel industry consistently schemed to rev up profits?
Are you a slave to a system manipulated to keep power generation centralized?
Are Native Americans still being treated like Indians?
Are America's ideals destined to be roadkill?
I have' [...]
Remember back in the last few days of Bill Clinton's term when he pardoned a handful of people? Remember what a fuss the Republicans made about it? They tried so hard to make it look like Clinton was so corrupt.
I'm not [...]
Even Colin Powell can't take it any more.
Has the Republican Party been taken over by crooks, haters, and proto-fascists?
Let's examine each of these accusations.
1. Remember the Bush administration bailout that was supposed to rescue the economy? [...]
“Wired” and "Time" magazines have recently published articles about a company, “Better Place,” that intends to partner with auto manufacturers to develop electric cars that could radically change the industry.
These electric cars are based upon existing technology that could be [...]
Here's news of another Bush critic receiving a Nobel prize.
Paul Krugman has just received the 2008 Nobel prize for economics. This is the same Paul Krugman who “argues that President George W. Bush's zeal for deregulation and loose fiscal policies [...]
"The Fundamentals of our Economy are strong."
“Practices of the unscrupulous money changers stand indicted in the court of public opinion.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The more I find out about this (now up to $1,800,000,000,000) “bailout/rescue.” the more I realize what scam it is. There [...]
Well, well, well, the debate happened after all. Like the Republican Convention, the suspension was suspended. Apparently, the only thing that actually was suspended was McCain's appearance on Late Night with David Letterman – which turned out to be political suicide. David Letterman [...]
When the history books are written, this will be a turning point – or what could have been a turning point.
The powers that be are desperate at this moment. The [...]
I too believe that the system is broken.
But I don't believe that those who control the system will fix it. They don't want to. They're conservatives. They don't want change. Those who have succeeded, often at any cost, don't want [...]
Does a water pipeline into the desert sound like a con job to you?
I have a “conspiracy theory” too.
I suspect that the fossil fuel industry has done everything within their power to hold back the development of sustainable energy, energy independence, and conservation. In addition to using a number of other dirty tricks, I suspect that [...]
History is littered with the collapse of civilizations, failed recoveries, and false starts. To ignore this information is to invite more of the same.
For Example:
Europe almost made it out of the Dark Ages before the Renaissance. Historians have [...]
Yesterday, I met the nicest man... with the most dangerous of beliefs.
This man was a retired miner who's views have been shaped by his career, mass media, and his religion. He wasn't out of the ordinary. Which is exactly what makes [...]
Great news; it just got a whole lot easier and cheaper to make hydrogen from water and convert that hydrogen to electricity with a fuel cell.
Technology Review has reported that “Researchers have made a major advance in inorganic chemistry that could [...]
I had to go look. I had to see for myself just how bad it really is. I wanted to personally experience the effects of global warming on the Arctic. I went to Alaska. I visited some of the glaciers there. And, without a doubt, [...]
Today's the big day.
The Longest Walk 2 has made it all the way, walking across the nation. They were scheduled to walk to the White House this morning.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We in Ely, and the people of [...]
The first was a commentary called “Why Oil Prices Are So High”
“The speculation now doing [...]
This might not seem like a newsworthy story – but this is much more than a story about a local forum. It is also a story about media manipulation, hacking mass media, freedom of speech, privacy (and its abuses), and corporate control of our information [...]
From Nevada State Senator Bob Beers' website:
"My idea is to amend federal law to allow the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) to buy ranches downstream from us on the Colorado River, fallow them, and draw into Nevada their water allotments, through our [...]
You may recall my post about the Longest Walk 2 passing through Nevada. They were treated like hero's here – and throughout most of the country. I met and walked with these people. They are good people with high ideals. Their cause is not [...]
There is a line from the movie The Matrix that has resonated with millions of viewers – for a very good reason. The allegory reminds us of our own predicament – in a world where the truth is hard to come by. Laurence Fishburne delivers [...]
The Wall Street Journal article The Homeless Billionaire introduces us to a multi-billionaire who doesn't own a home:
“After making his [...]
Well, well; here's something interesting from Governor Gibbon's Nevada Climate Change Advisory Committee Draft Final Report (May 20, 2008):
page 32 (italics mine)
“The Dormant Commerce Clause, as outlined by the Supreme Court of the United States, states that [...]
Good journalism is objective. And the mass media wants you to believe they are “fair and balanced.”
But when it comes to reporting the Southern Nevada Water Authority Groundwater Development Project (the water grab), the Las Vegas Review Journal is about as biased as [...]
The coal industry wants us to believe that we can get cheap coal power for decades. Sounds tempting. But are coal industry claims reliable? Remember, these are the same people who consider the hospital expenses victims of coal pollution incur as “external” expenses – and [...]
Last week's Ely Times article (Co-op warns of higher costs if global warming legislation passes Congress) quoted Mt. Wheeler Power's Kevin Robison saying; “Is it really worth $4000 a year to drop the temperature by 0.07 (degrees) a year?”
Actually, I don't believe this is how [...]
ChinaDaily reports that national power plant coal reserves are down to a new record of only 12 days, and less than a week in some Chinese provinces. This is pretty serious for a nation that relies on more than 70 percent of it's electrical [...]
While I was watching the hearing of the oil executives before a House Committee on C-SPAN, I noticed something very interesting. I could spot the Republicans on the Committee almost instantly. C-SPAN didn't initially show whether the Committee member was Democrat or Republican. This gave [...]
Glenn Beck is the host of CNN's “Glenn Beck” show – that is available in 85 million households... Although in my household, I usually change the channel whenever he's on. I'm convinced far too much of what he says is either distraction or propaganda. But, [...]
I read the Ely Times article “12 ideas in new plan to cut Colorado River use” with hope that Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) was serious about looking into alternatives to the water-grab pipeline network. But I don't think so now. You see; they [...]
Follow the money...
Sometimes that's how you find the truth. The obvious truth is that the environmental community doesn't have a fraction of billions and billions of dollars that the fossil fuel industry has – to influence pubic opinion.
What if you had something so important to tell that you were willing to walk across the country to say it? That's what the “Longest Walk” is about.
Native Americans across the country are joining together in sending a message to Washington. We intend to “bring attention [...]
