Stephanie
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well well, three cheers for ONE OF our tyrant government agencies Obama has UNleased on us to step on our necks...at least they took out that dead beat American citizen rancher with one hell of a force of armed feds..and who needs birds anyway
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Bunkerville and Bundy Ranch open for applications
BY: Elizabeth Harrington
April 24, 2014 12:05 pm
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) designated over 50 million acres of public land available for solar development in Nevada, including nearly all of Bunkerville, the home of the Bundy Ranch.
A map of Proposed Solar Energy Zones prepared by the federal agency in 2010 revealed that the government deemed over 70 percent of Nevada open to applications to lease public lands for solar projects.
According to the document, 9.6 million acres were available for applications through the Solar Development Program, and an additional 40.8 million acres were available, though no action had been taken. The accessible land totals 50.4 million acres, or 71.7 percent of Nevada, which spans 70.3 million acres.
President Barack Obama has prioritized using public lands for green energy projects.
When President Obama took office, there were no solar projects permitted on public lands, the Interior Department said in July 2012, announcing a roadmap for the development of more than a dozen solar plants. Since 2009, Interior has approved 17 utility-scale solar energy projects that, when built, will produce nearly 5,900 megawatts of energyenough to power approximately 1.8 million American homes.
Thanks to steps already taken by this administration, renewable energy from sources such as wind and solar have doubled since the president took office, they said.
The administration said that over 19 million acres of public lands managed by the BLM have excellent solar energy potential in California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah.
The Solar Energy Zones (SEZ) map preceded the final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for solar development in six southwestern states in 2012, which outlined an initial set of 17 projects on 285,000 acres of public lands.
BLM spokesman Craig Leff said there is no connection between the impoundment of Bundys cattle and solar energy development in Nevada.
The gather was based on recent court orders, Leff told the Washington Free Beacon. Most recently, in 2013, in two separate orders, the U.S. District Court of Nevada directed Mr. Bundy to remove his trespass cattle within 45 days, and authorized the United States to impound his cattle.
The dispute between Bundy and the BLM dates back to 1993, over his refusal to pay grazing fees and a third of the Gold Butte area being designated for protection of the desert tortoise five years later.
The most recent court orders occurred in July and October 2013. On March 19, the BLM issued a Notice of Intent to Impound Unauthorized Livestock grazing on BLM and NPS lands, and the roundup began on April 5.
The agency was forced to call the impound off one week later due to escalating tensions, after bringing in hundreds of armed officials, which resulted in heated confrontations between the BLM and the Bundy family.
The BLM said that livestock grazing threatens the Gold Butte area, where the Bundys ranch lies, in a report for an environmental mitigation strategy for one solar project underway just outside of Las Vegas.
The resource values found in the Gold Butte [Area of Critical Environmental Concern] ACEC are threatened by: unauthorized activities, including off-road vehicle use, illegal dumping, and trespass livestock grazing; wildfire; and weed infestation, according to the report, which was released in March.
The solar project, the Dry Lake Solar Energy Zone (SEZ), will occupy 15,649 acres 15 miles northeast of Las Vegas, roughly 60 miles south of Bunkerville.
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BLM Designated 50 million Acres Open for Solar Development in Nevada | Washington Free Beacon
a lot of links in article at site
SNIP:
Bunkerville and Bundy Ranch open for applications
BY: Elizabeth Harrington
April 24, 2014 12:05 pm
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) designated over 50 million acres of public land available for solar development in Nevada, including nearly all of Bunkerville, the home of the Bundy Ranch.
A map of Proposed Solar Energy Zones prepared by the federal agency in 2010 revealed that the government deemed over 70 percent of Nevada open to applications to lease public lands for solar projects.
According to the document, 9.6 million acres were available for applications through the Solar Development Program, and an additional 40.8 million acres were available, though no action had been taken. The accessible land totals 50.4 million acres, or 71.7 percent of Nevada, which spans 70.3 million acres.
President Barack Obama has prioritized using public lands for green energy projects.
When President Obama took office, there were no solar projects permitted on public lands, the Interior Department said in July 2012, announcing a roadmap for the development of more than a dozen solar plants. Since 2009, Interior has approved 17 utility-scale solar energy projects that, when built, will produce nearly 5,900 megawatts of energyenough to power approximately 1.8 million American homes.
Thanks to steps already taken by this administration, renewable energy from sources such as wind and solar have doubled since the president took office, they said.
The administration said that over 19 million acres of public lands managed by the BLM have excellent solar energy potential in California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah.
The Solar Energy Zones (SEZ) map preceded the final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for solar development in six southwestern states in 2012, which outlined an initial set of 17 projects on 285,000 acres of public lands.
BLM spokesman Craig Leff said there is no connection between the impoundment of Bundys cattle and solar energy development in Nevada.
The gather was based on recent court orders, Leff told the Washington Free Beacon. Most recently, in 2013, in two separate orders, the U.S. District Court of Nevada directed Mr. Bundy to remove his trespass cattle within 45 days, and authorized the United States to impound his cattle.
The dispute between Bundy and the BLM dates back to 1993, over his refusal to pay grazing fees and a third of the Gold Butte area being designated for protection of the desert tortoise five years later.
The most recent court orders occurred in July and October 2013. On March 19, the BLM issued a Notice of Intent to Impound Unauthorized Livestock grazing on BLM and NPS lands, and the roundup began on April 5.
The agency was forced to call the impound off one week later due to escalating tensions, after bringing in hundreds of armed officials, which resulted in heated confrontations between the BLM and the Bundy family.
The BLM said that livestock grazing threatens the Gold Butte area, where the Bundys ranch lies, in a report for an environmental mitigation strategy for one solar project underway just outside of Las Vegas.
The resource values found in the Gold Butte [Area of Critical Environmental Concern] ACEC are threatened by: unauthorized activities, including off-road vehicle use, illegal dumping, and trespass livestock grazing; wildfire; and weed infestation, according to the report, which was released in March.
The solar project, the Dry Lake Solar Energy Zone (SEZ), will occupy 15,649 acres 15 miles northeast of Las Vegas, roughly 60 miles south of Bunkerville.
all of it here
BLM Designated 50 million Acres Open for Solar Development in Nevada | Washington Free Beacon
