Judge stops transport of megaloads through Western Montana-
Great news! Especially after all the elected U. S. officials from governors to the White House seem to have sold out. Montana judge rules against transport of giant oilfield equipment. Victory for campaigners as decision […]
Continue Reading →A good op ed from Idaho Rivers United-
Megaloads tread on Idaho values. By Kevin Lewis. Idaho Mountain Express.
Continue Reading →With first, 4 megaloads likely to get go ahead, how can the next 200+ be stopped?
” ‘In some respects it would be nice to get the four loads off the table so we could talk about the real issues,’ said [Linwood] Laughy, who lives along the federal scenic byway in Kooskia, Idaho.”
Laughy is […]
Continue Reading →This is important, and there is a story. Usually we don’t hear (read of) the really important stuff, and this is.
Idaho lobbyist to lead campaign for Conoco. AP in Magicvalley.com
Continue Reading →Public input is required, but conditional permits are issued-
Note: the hearing will be on Friday, Nov. 19 in Boise. The hearing will be at ITD Headquarters in Boise, 3311 W. State Street. (208) 334-8000
Advocates for the West won a brief victory Friday on behalf of local residents of Highway 12. These temporarily block […]
Continue Reading →National newspaper notices importance of the struggle of Idaho and Montana citizens against international oil-
Oil Sands Effort Turns on a Fight Over a Road. By Tom Zelller. New York Times.
I wish the NYT had also exposed the sellout to the oil companies by the states’ politicians.
Continue Reading →Promises to Imperial Oil/ExxonMobil to use scenic Highway 12 to haul huge oil modules for a decade discovered hidden on Korean, not in plain English-
Talk about lack of transparency in Montana and Idaho state governments! It’s good this was revealed just before Butch Otter has to face reelection as governor of Idaho.
Continue Reading →Even before the big oil modules, the river has been greatly threatened. This happened just before the big Idaho Supreme Court hearing on the judge’s order stopping the oil module transport-
Big Fuel Spill from Rig on U.S. 12. By George Prentice. Boise Weekly.
Tanker crashes and spills fuel along US Highway 12. […]
Continue Reading →Well, at least a delay on the oil company monopolization of U.S. Highway 12 across north central Idaho. The suit was brought by aggrieved local residents such as Peter Grubb, a guide and lodge owner on Highway 12. Advocates for the West represented the plaintiffs.
IDOT was clearly violating its own regulations in issuing these […]
Continue Reading →Most scenic highway in Idaho is not the place for an industrial transportation corridor for tar sands monster modules-
(opinion) Put the brakes on massive trucks on the U.S. 12 corridor in N. Idaho. Pete Zimowsky. Idaho Statesman. Link fixed
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My view.
Butch Otter thinks this is the way […]
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