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Jul. 19, 2010

Update: SNAKE VALLEY FESTIVAL COME JOIN THE FUN ON JULY 23 AND 24, 2010!

ALMOST FOR SURE SCHEDULE & RAFFLE: The festival starts Friday at noon and runs through Saturday midnight (or later depending on how rowdy the dancers and star gazers are!). FRIDAY, JULY 23 2010 (All times PDT) 12 - 2 pm Brown Bag Lunch and Workshop with Linda Hussa Linda will tell us...  More

Jun. 29, 2010

SNAKE VALLEY DAYS FESTIVAL; COME JOIN THE FUN ON JULY 23 AND 24, 2010 IN BAKER, NEVADA!

Tours, star-gazing, kids-games, food court, yard sales, pancake breakfast, barbecue, dance, silent auction, parade and good fun. Come and support Snake Valley and enjoy good fun. Rooms and camping are still available. http://protectsnakevalley.com http://www.greatbasinpark.com/ Both ...  More

Jun. 17, 2010

COURT AFFIRMS RULING FOR LAS VEGAS “WATER GRAB” OPPONENTS

The Nevada Supreme Court today re-affirmed its earlier unanimous decision that the Nevada State Engineer violated the due process rights of Utah and Nevada citizens in awarding tens of thousands of acre feet of groundwater to the Southern Nevada Water Authority to export to Las Vegas. The Co...  More

Jun. 09, 2010

LDS Church among protestants of the SNWA Water Grab

The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the LDS Church has protested some of the wells that the Southern Nevada Water Authority wants for export of up to 65 billion gallons of groundwater annually through a 300 mile long pipeline to support growth in Las Vegas. The paper quoted a Church spokesman ...  More

Jun. 08, 2010

PROTESTS REVEAL BROAD OPPOSITION TO LAS VEGAS WATER PLAN

A new analysis of the protests against well applications filed by the southern Nevada Water Authority for its proposed groundwater development and pipeline project in eastern Nevada reveal a broad and surprisingly diverse range of interests. The analysis by the Great Basin Water Network (‘G...  More

May. 11, 2010

Las Vegas has very low water rates and high consumption -- is there a connection?

Reported in the CIRCLE OF BLUE WATERNEWS are comparisons of water rates and water usage of American cities -- including Las Vegas. Is there a connection between rates and usage? There certainly seems to be. See the article at the website below....  More

May. 11, 2010

Las Vegas Review-Journal Sues its own Source [Emily Green Blog]

Anyone who doubts that enforcement of copyright law is out of step with fair play and how journalism is gathered should consider that yesterday representatives for the Las Vegas Review-Journal filed suit against the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada. The case against the liberal advo...  More

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