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This is what we have also been hearing from the BLM. This means the federal review for all of the solar projects will continue business as usual, but not wind energy projects. The solar industry is not convinced yet.
Trump’s Solar Permitting Pause Is Over, BLM Says
Developers have yet to see the approvals start flowing, however.
heatmap.news
March 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This is what we have also been hearing from the BLM. This means the federal review for all of the solar projects will continue business as usual, but not wind energy projects. The solar industry is not convinced yet.
As we predicted, a large number of the Joshua trees, Mojave yuccas and several species of cacti are not all getting salvaged for this Greenlink West Transmission Project in Nevada. This is about 20 miles east of Las Vegas.
March 27, 2025 at 4:52 AM
As we predicted, a large number of the Joshua trees, Mojave yuccas and several species of cacti are not all getting salvaged for this Greenlink West Transmission Project in Nevada. This is about 20 miles east of Las Vegas.
Nothing confirmed yet, but this would really help energy extractors including solar energy for Chuckwalla. Hoping this is not accurate.
Will Trump try to eliminate Chuckwalla, Sattitla national monuments or not?
News reports say Trump has or will axe two Biden-created California monuments, but a fact sheet has been taken down and no executive action taken.
www.usatoday.com
March 16, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Nothing confirmed yet, but this would really help energy extractors including solar energy for Chuckwalla. Hoping this is not accurate.
Eclipse last night
March 15, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Eclipse last night
The Greenlink West Transmission Project is hiring desert tortoise biologists for 8 weeks to survey for the line in Amargosa Valley/Beatty area, Nevada. This is the lowest pay offer we have ever seen for consulting biologists leading us to wonder if the quality of work has been compromised.
March 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Greenlink West Transmission Project is hiring desert tortoise biologists for 8 weeks to survey for the line in Amargosa Valley/Beatty area, Nevada. This is the lowest pay offer we have ever seen for consulting biologists leading us to wonder if the quality of work has been compromised.
Will the declining popularity of EV's slow these lithium mines down? Seems like they continue to need outside funding sources including federal funding last October.
Nevada lithium mine project gets $250M investment
Orion Resource Partners, a global investment firm focused on metals and materials, has invested $250 million into Lithium Americas Corp.’s Thacker Pass lithium mine project in Northern Nevada.
www.reviewjournal.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Will the declining popularity of EV's slow these lithium mines down? Seems like they continue to need outside funding sources including federal funding last October.
We were just told that the Devil's Hole Workshop has been canceled this your due to governement credit cards being frozen. It was scheduled to be at the Longstreet Inn and Resort in Amargosa Valley, Nevada
March 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
We were just told that the Devil's Hole Workshop has been canceled this your due to governement credit cards being frozen. It was scheduled to be at the Longstreet Inn and Resort in Amargosa Valley, Nevada
These pics are about 3 miles from the Greenlink West Amargosa Substation, now under construcrion by NV Energy on BLM land. (you can see the dust in pic 3) After this, the line will head northeast through Crater Flat. We found this desert tortoise in its burrow very close to the planned project.
March 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
These pics are about 3 miles from the Greenlink West Amargosa Substation, now under construcrion by NV Energy on BLM land. (you can see the dust in pic 3) After this, the line will head northeast through Crater Flat. We found this desert tortoise in its burrow very close to the planned project.
Found this no name canyon we call Overhang Canyon in the Black Mountains, Death Valley
March 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Found this no name canyon we call Overhang Canyon in the Black Mountains, Death Valley
We estimate that the The Greenlink West Transmission Project will remove about 1,200 Joshua trees from its path from Kyle Canyon to Cold Creek in Southern Nevada. We met a crew of consulting biologists who have been putting flags around them all.
February 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
We estimate that the The Greenlink West Transmission Project will remove about 1,200 Joshua trees from its path from Kyle Canyon to Cold Creek in Southern Nevada. We met a crew of consulting biologists who have been putting flags around them all.
Construction is beginning on the Greenlink West Transmission Project near Lee Canyon, Nevada. They are bulldozing new roads and will most likely be removing yuccas and Joshua trees soon.
February 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Construction is beginning on the Greenlink West Transmission Project near Lee Canyon, Nevada. They are bulldozing new roads and will most likely be removing yuccas and Joshua trees soon.
Uniformly ignored by most environmental organizations, the Greenlink West Transmission Project has begun construction in Amargosa Valley, Nevada. This is the 109 acre Amargosa Substation. Desert pavement scraped right next to Big Dune.
February 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Uniformly ignored by most environmental organizations, the Greenlink West Transmission Project has begun construction in Amargosa Valley, Nevada. This is the 109 acre Amargosa Substation. Desert pavement scraped right next to Big Dune.
As solar farms sprout up in Southern Nevada, concern for desert tortoises grows - Las Vegas Sun News
As solar farms sprout up in Southern Nevada, concern for desert tortoises grows
As solar energy farms continue to pop up across the Mojave Desert, some residents are being squeezed out of their homes: the threatened desert tortoise. And while developers take steps to find them ne...
lasvegassun.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:13 AM
As solar farms sprout up in Southern Nevada, concern for desert tortoises grows - Las Vegas Sun News
Rough Hat Clark County Solar Project approved
This project will have grave impacts on the already declining Mojave desert tortoise. They expect to move 114 adult desert tortoises and will probably end up crushing 3 times as many juveniles .
www.blm.gov/press-releas...
This project will have grave impacts on the already declining Mojave desert tortoise. They expect to move 114 adult desert tortoises and will probably end up crushing 3 times as many juveniles .
www.blm.gov/press-releas...
January 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Rough Hat Clark County Solar Project approved
This project will have grave impacts on the already declining Mojave desert tortoise. They expect to move 114 adult desert tortoises and will probably end up crushing 3 times as many juveniles .
www.blm.gov/press-releas...
This project will have grave impacts on the already declining Mojave desert tortoise. They expect to move 114 adult desert tortoises and will probably end up crushing 3 times as many juveniles .
www.blm.gov/press-releas...
This is green energy
Nevada’s Joshua Trees bulldozed in Mesquite; solar company defends solar farm
Nevada’s Joshua Trees bulldozed in Mesquite; solar company defends solar farm
www.8newsnow.com
January 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is green energy
Public meetings slated for Purple Sage Solar
In-person meeting is set for 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at the Pahrump Nugget.
The virtual meeting is slated for 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16.
Those wishing to participate in the virtual meeting can register at tinyurl.com/5bf2hzz6.
In-person meeting is set for 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at the Pahrump Nugget.
The virtual meeting is slated for 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16.
Those wishing to participate in the virtual meeting can register at tinyurl.com/5bf2hzz6.
Public meetings slated for Purple Sage Solar
The BLM announced two public meetings to give giving residents the opportunity to have their concerns addressed.
pvtimes.com
January 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Public meetings slated for Purple Sage Solar
In-person meeting is set for 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at the Pahrump Nugget.
The virtual meeting is slated for 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16.
Those wishing to participate in the virtual meeting can register at tinyurl.com/5bf2hzz6.
In-person meeting is set for 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at the Pahrump Nugget.
The virtual meeting is slated for 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16.
Those wishing to participate in the virtual meeting can register at tinyurl.com/5bf2hzz6.
The problem with this is once the transmission infrastructure is built, the greedy solar developers won't stop at the dairy, They want 25,000 additional acres on top of this
Nevada dairy farm could become solar facility
An agreement has been signed to turn the 3,000-acre dairy farm into a solar energy facility.
www.reviewjournal.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The problem with this is once the transmission infrastructure is built, the greedy solar developers won't stop at the dairy, They want 25,000 additional acres on top of this
This article takes an interseting angle focusing on dead bodies! It needs to be noted that the Sierra Clud DID NOT support the Yellow Pine Solar Project. That should be corrected. They opposed it by signing on to the letter we wrote.
They Were Tracking Threatened Turtles. They Found Human Bones Instead.
For decades, field technicians have scoured the Mojave Desert monitoring threatened tortoises. Their searches sometimes uncovered human remains. Our writer untangles a mystery dug up by the turtle cou...
www.outsideonline.com
January 8, 2025 at 10:49 AM
This article takes an interseting angle focusing on dead bodies! It needs to be noted that the Sierra Clud DID NOT support the Yellow Pine Solar Project. That should be corrected. They opposed it by signing on to the letter we wrote.
"Solar industry concessions
There were other concessions made to win presidential approval: To placate major solar companies, 40,000 acres were removed from the original Chuckwalla monument map last spring to steer clear of solar development and transmission zones "🙁
There were other concessions made to win presidential approval: To placate major solar companies, 40,000 acres were removed from the original Chuckwalla monument map last spring to steer clear of solar development and transmission zones "🙁
Biden to visit Coachella Valley Tuesday, expected to create Chuckwalla National Monument
Tribes, federal, state and local officials, conservation groups and residents supported protecting 600,000-plus acres of desert forever.
www.desertsun.com
January 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"Solar industry concessions
There were other concessions made to win presidential approval: To placate major solar companies, 40,000 acres were removed from the original Chuckwalla monument map last spring to steer clear of solar development and transmission zones "🙁
There were other concessions made to win presidential approval: To placate major solar companies, 40,000 acres were removed from the original Chuckwalla monument map last spring to steer clear of solar development and transmission zones "🙁
This would be funny if it were not so destructive. Defeats any environmental benefits from the solar panels.
Michigan plans to clear 400+ acres of state forest near Gaylord for solar farm
Officials with the DNR recently assessed 1,200 acres of public trust land in Otsego County near a major power transmission line to decide whether it was suitable for solar arrays.
www.mlive.com
January 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
This would be funny if it were not so destructive. Defeats any environmental benefits from the solar panels.
We hear that President Biden will establish the Chuckwalla National Monument, California Desert on Tuesday. We did not get the invite, but he will be out there in person to do so.
January 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
We hear that President Biden will establish the Chuckwalla National Monument, California Desert on Tuesday. We did not get the invite, but he will be out there in person to do so.