N.M. wants to stall late-July deadline for Desert Rock air permit

The state of New Mexico filed a legal request Friday to derail the mandated issuance of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's air permit for the Desert Rock Power Plant.

[Steve]

When hitmen Frank Maisano and Jeff Holmstead try to schmooze the public with their assurance that, "It's no big deal," I just get all warm and tingly inside, don't you? Ah, their precious jewel of the desert -- Desert Rock -- the promised pride of San Juan Basin. So what if they'll poison our babies with mercury -- it's no big deal. Knowing we'll retch on the toxic air they'll putrify?-- it's no big deal. Worried about the water they'll steal?-- it's no big deal. Resent them commandeering Navajo homelands?-- it's no big deal. The Four Corners -- a National Sacrifice Area plagued by additiional environmental degradation, economic subjugation, and cultural exploitation -- hey, it's no big deal! These two gents are professional, clean-cut, corporate shills, and they know what's best for us if we'll just listen. Do not bother to think -- fogetta boutit -- "It's no big deal."

[nobody]

Well if Bush Jr. can skirt the EPA regs till the next president, then ALL EPA projects are in limbo till we get WORKING PRESIDENT ie: The Next President! Enviroment, like War, can kill! So we have a gutless wounder in charge, Till the Next President! Hey, HIS choice, and HE made it! He chose to blow us off, as dirt, like our lives mean nothing to him, at all? To those who voted for him, I guess he FEELS you got your moneies worth, already! Did you, or are you flushed with the rest of us, AMERICANS??? Last question: Do you even care???

[Ivan Gamble]

Ever wonder if the targets are the wrong ones?
The Four Corners Power Plant and the San Juan Power Plant are among the two dirtiest and highest in usage of water. The Navajo Generating Station uses more water than the town of Farmington.
I have been against the constuction of this plant for some time but you have to wonder, why should the Navajo Nation need care for New Mexico or Colorado reaching air pollution standards? They have not tried to lower them by directing their state forces but intrude on Navajo's sovereignty.
Perhaps the nation should move forward with the most modern technology and shut down contribution of our coal to the dirtiest plant that pay their taxes to the states. Their closure would have a greater benefit to the environment as well as best in royalities to the nation.
Until such a thing as "clean coal" is technology possible the nation must exercise its sovereignty to the maximum potential for the nation first.

[bottom ash]

Ivan Gamble wrote:

Ever wonder if the targets are the wrong ones?
The Four Corners Power Plant and the San Juan Power Plant are among the two dirtiest and highest in usage of water. The Navajo Generating Station uses more water than the town of Farmington.
I have been against the constuction of this plant for some time but you have to wonder, why should the Navajo Nation need care for New Mexico or Colorado reaching air pollution standards? They have not tried to lower them by directing their state forces but intrude on Navajo's sovereignty.
Perhaps the nation should move forward with the most modern technology and shut down contribution of our coal to the dirtiest plant that pay their taxes to the states. Their closure would have a greater benefit to the environment as well as best in royalities to the nation.
Until such a thing as "clean coal" is technology possible the nation must exercise its sovereignty to the maximum potential for the nation first.

First of all the Navajo Generating Station is at Page, AZ.
Four Corners power plant is Arizona Public Service.
San Juan power plant is Public Service Co.of New Mexico.
So the power plant outside of Page,AZ. uses more water than Farmington.
Plus, they will never close any of these power plants for some time. High demand for electric. Maybe they should close the one in Page, AZ. keep the Grand Canyon and Glen Canyon clean. When they closed the power plant down in Laughlin, NV. the Peabody mine close, near Kayenta, AZ. Then all of the sudden there where unemployed heavy equipment workers trying to get jobs here in the Farmington area. If they close any of these power plants all the Navajo boilermakers are going to hurt also. Some of the boilermakers are from Page, Tuba City, Shonto, when these two power plants have their shut downs, workers from all over the county come here to work. Are you going to feed their families.

[Steve]

bottom ash wrote:

<quoted text>Are you going to feed their families.

No. Your President and Commander in Chief, the American Emperor, will put food on their families because the American Way of Life is non-negotiable and they have U.S. flag decals on their heavy equipment and take their hats off when they pass American flags on gas and oil drill rigs. Just do what you're told and go back to sleep -- your leaders and your government know what's best, and they will be sure to take care of you -- Freedom Isn't Free.

[Ivan Gamble]

There are quite a few major multinational solar, wind, and biofuel companies that have come to LeChee, Cameron, and the Paragon Ranch area of the former HPL "dispute area" pitching energy projects.
Another newer technology does what burning coal, splicing atoms in nuclear reactors, and boiling oil through concentrated solar power does: it boils water. Through large scale mirrors, over broad stretches of land, it is possible to boil water and create clean energy. Navajo Nation has broad stretches of land, the least populated area in the lower 48, it is criss-crossed by many high tension sections already; the infrastructure is there.
The point being there are always economic possibilities, which one makes sense? Holding the integrity of the nation's sovereign status to state acquiescence; creating jobs in perpetual clean energy sources; adding to a global sense of urgency in heating up Nihi'ma Na'had'zaan; bulding an economy on jobs that exist until the sun fades and winds die?

It still is worth remembering that Desert Rock will alledgedly bring in $50 million in annual for the nation, bring water to dry Eastern communities, give PILT to the chapter, and bring hundreds of jobs. This issue becomes more complex the closer the nation comes to a finale.

[Nobody III]

Wow lets get on with it before we get a president in the white house who sells us all down the creek! bring on the plant and lets take our chances, before we end up with outrageous electric bills like the gas prices are now. thanks to the Enviro whacko's we went well over the top now it is time to get our heads on strait and use common sense. with the ever increasing latest and greatest technology we can reduce the coal and oil usage by doing more with the natural resources or nuclear energy but until then we need to build

[Michael Joseph]

NM and CO have feeble protests at best. Take a look at the Animas LaPlata water project in Durango, CO. They are planning on using much of this pottable water for coal slurry at Desert Rock, corrupt officials are all in it together like flies on feces.