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  • Searchlight, Nevada versus Wind Goliath

    Ralph Maughan

    The folks in Harry Reid’s hometown are not thrilled about plans for wind turbine development- An interesting story from basinandrangewatch.org. Government Scoping Meeting: Residents React to Industrial Wind Farm Proposal. By LMC Searchlight, Nevada area map.

  • Good news. Three coal plants planned for Nevada may have been killed

    Ralph Maughan

    The worst of the three is the 1500 megawatt plant slated for Ely, Nevada- Up in Smoke: Environmentalists say future of three proposed Nevada coal plants in jeopardy. By Phoebe Sweet. Las Vegas Sun. An EPA decision and the bad economy probably means they are dead. – – – – Perhaps most importantly, the EPA…

  • More on shutting down Nevada mine that released massive amounts of mercury into Idaho

    Ralph Maughan

    Mercury-emitting mine in Nevada shuts down. “The owner of the mine just reported big losses. The operation sent tons of the toxic metal into Idaho’s air before a Boise activist pushed officials into cracking down.” By Rocky Barker. Idaho Statesman.

  • 17,000 acres purchased by BLM in Nevada for public use

    Ralph Maughan

    The monies to buy the land came from the controversial Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act. It is very important wildlife habitat. 17,000 acres purchased by BLM for public use. By Susan Voyles. Reno Gazette Journal. Google Maps. The general area of the purchase.

  • Mercury pollution investigation shuts down Nevada gold mine near Idaho border

    Ralph Maughan

    The Jerritt Canyon mining and milling operations just south of the Idaho border have been shut down after it was found this gold operation was emitting 90 times as much mercury as your typical large coal-fired power plant. Mercury pollution is one of the major arguments against coal-fired power plants. Mercury pollution investigation shuts down…

  • Earthquake swarm near Reno, NV begins again

    Ralph Maughan

    Earthquake swarm picks up again in northern Nevada. By Martin Griffith. AP. Video: Reno Earthquakes Return, Rattle Residents, Sways High-Rises. National Ledger. You can follow earthquakes as they occur at USGS’s Latest Earthquakes.

  • Nevada sunset. Remote country

    Ralph Maughan

    Copyright © Ralph Maughan. From the sign that says “next services 98 miles,” drive down U.S. 93. After 30 miles turn off onto a graded dirt road and go 15 miles, then 4 miles on “a way.” You are at the Fortification Range, a little known, recently designated Wilderness area with elk, deer and wild…

  • Six Nevada gold mines are worse mercury polluters than Jerritt Canyon?

    Ralph Maughan

    Although articles about the now-shuttered Jerritt Canyon mine have said it was the worst mercury polluter in the United States, a more recent article says that 6 other Nevada gold mines pump out more mercury into the air, with Barrick Goldstrick mine (a huge series of pits) alone putting out 30 times as much as…

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Edward Abbey

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Jim Fowler

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