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Weekend
of September 20-22, 2019 1939 : Following the outbreak of war in Europe FDR goes before Congress and asks that the Neutrality Acts, a series of laws passed earlier in the decade, be amended to lift an embargo against sending military aid to countries in Europe facing the onslaught of Nazi aggression during World War II.  | ||
Weekend
Read: Permanent Record by Edward Snowden. Edward
Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system
of mass surveillance, reveals for the first time the story of his life, including
how he helped to build that system and what motivated him to try to bring it down.
Indie
Bound  Justice
Department Sues Edward Snowden For Book Proceeds. ... The government says the
former CIA and NSA official’s new book, “Permanent Record,” violates
his nondisclosure agreements. HuffPost
Revealed:
how US senators invest in firms they are supposed to regulate. Guardian
Beneath
Contempt. ... The ruling caste of Saudi Arabia present the most striking example
in world history of the extreme combination of avarice and personal cowardice.
They are gagging for a war with Iran so long as somebody else fights it for them Craig
Murray 'Total
Massacre' as U.S. Drone Strike Kills 30 Farmers in Afghanistan. .... Amnesty International
said the bombing "suggests a shocking disregard for civilian life."
CommonDreams
John
Bolton is out, but neocon agenda stays. ... Lawrence Wilkerson, who served alongside
John Bolton in the Bush administration, discusses the ouster of the “ruthless”
neoconservative war hawk as Trump’s National Security Adviser. The
Gray Zone Saudi
Oil Refinery Attack Raises Fears of “Wider Regional War” Involving U.S.
& Iran. DemocracyNow
The
Saudi Crown Prince Plans to Make Us Forget About the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi
Before the US Election. CounterPunch
Once
Again in Afghanistan, the U.S. Proves It Can’t Be Trusted. CounterPunch
The
Incredible Belief That Corporate Ownership Does Not Influence Media Content. FAIR
From
Voice of America to NPR: New CEO Lansing’s Glass House. CounterPunch
Naomi
Klein: The Climate Crisis Demands Radical Change. Paper Straws Are a Distraction,
Not Solution. DemocracyNow
The
Military Has Done Little to Prepare As Climate Change Threatens Guantánamo.
Intercept
$1m
a minute: the farming subsidies destroying the world - report. ... ‘Perverse’
payments must be redirected to measures such as capturing carbon, report says.
Guardian
September
19, 2019 Saudi
First: Trump Wants to Start a War With Iran When MBS Gives the Order. Intercept
'A
Goddamn Terrifying Time to Be Alive': Naomi Klein Explains Why a Global Green
New Deal Comes First and Being Hopeful Comes After. ... "How do we earn the
hope that we could actually do this?" asks author of new book. "That's
the only discussion that matters." Ecofascism:
Naomi Klein Warns the Far Right’s Embrace of White Supremacy Is Tied to Climate
Crisis. DemocracyNow
The silenced: meet the climate whistleblowers muzzled by Trump. ... Six
whistleblowers and ex-government scientists describe how the Trump administration
made them bury climate science – and why they won’t stay quiet. Guardian
Fears
of 'Collateral Damage to Democracy' as Trump Weighs Withdrawing From Global Postal
Pact. ... Election officials fear thousands of votes could go uncounted
if the president leaves the Universal Postal Union CommonDreams
The
NSA’s New Partner in Spying: Saudi Arabia’s Brutal State Police. ....
The National Security Agency last year significantly expanded its cooperative
relationship with the Saudi Ministry of Interior, one of the world’s most
repressive and abusive government agencies Intercept Outing
of CIA’s Kremlin mole echoes Iraq WMD hoax. ... The outing of a CIA informant
inside of the Kremlin raises new questions about the Russia investigation and
the intelligence officials behind it. The
Gray Zone Trump’s
Acting National Security Adviser Said Nuclear War With USSR Was Winnable. ...
Questioning “mutual assured destruction,” Charles Kupperman called nuclear
conflict “in large part a physics problem.” HuffPost
From
Voice of America to NPR: New CEO Lansing’s Glass House. CounterPunch
September
18, 2019 War
on the World. ... Industrialized Militaries Are a Bigger Part of the Climate Emergency
Than You Know. Trump’s
Acting National Security Adviser Said Nuclear War With USSR Was Winnable. ...
Questioning “mutual assured destruction,” Charles Kupperman called nuclear
conflict “in large part a physics problem.” HuffPost
Trump
is seriously, frighteningly unstable – the world is in danger. ... It is
almost too late for impeachment. The 25th amendment is untested. The ballot box
offers our only remaining hope. Guardian
Threatening
New War for Oil, Donald Trump Calls His Own Offer of Iran Talks “Fake News”
Intercept
Russia
Has ‘Oligarchs,’ the US Has ‘Businessmen’. ... In 150 NYT,
CNN and Fox articles, ‘oligarch’ seems reserved for Slavic billionaires.
FAIR
Joe
Biden’s Stunningly Racist Answer on the Legacy of Slavery Has Been Overlooked. Intercept
Ralph
Nader: Trump Learned His Tricks From Corporate America. TruthDig/Nader
The
Only Way to End ‘Endless War’. ... First, America has to give up its
pursuit of global dominance. The
Magnitskiy Myth Exploded. Craig
Murray
Archived
News:
APR, Augustin Plains, Socorro Electric, SECanchn SEC APR
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WATER GRAB - SEC - LOCAL ENVIRO. & NEWS September
20, 2019 - September
19, 2019 - [New] September
12, 2019 - [New] September
12, 2019 - September
12, 2019 - September
10, 2019 - September
5, 2019 - September
5, 2019 - August
28, 2019 - August
28, 2019 - August
28, 2019 - August
23, 2019 - August
22, 2019 - August
22, 2019 -
August 23, 2019 - 1 - The motions for summary judgment filed by the Community Protestants and Catron County are granted; 2 - All other motions for summary judgment are denied as moot; and 3
- APR's appeal from the State Engineer's August 1, 2018 Order denying the Augustin
Plains Ranch's 2014/2016 Application to appropriate groundwater is dismissed
with prejudice . Download
document Note: The APR has 30 days to appeal if they so desire.
August
21 Update: Clarification - In response to the request of Judge Reynolds to
write an order denying the Augustin Plains Ranch LLC’s application to mine
water in the San Augustin basin, the New Mexico Environmental Law Center and the
Catron County Board of County Commissioners submitted its order by the August
20 deadline. See pages 7-8 in the submission - Download
Aug. 14, 2019 document August
14, 2019 - August
14, 2019 - August
13, 2019 - Augustin Plains update 1
Judge Reynolds issued a Memorandum Decision on Motions for Summary Judgment on
July 24 The Judge can select an order or he can write his own. There is no deadline for the Judge Once
the Judge issues an order the APR will have 30 days to file an appeal to the Court
of Appeals, if they choose to do so Note:
A court order is an official proclamation by a judge that defines the legal relationships
between the parties to a hearing, a trial, an appeal or other court proceedings.
A final order concludes the court actions. Related: Congratulations! Judge Reynolds ruled in our favor on the Augustin Plains Ranch application. From
pp 5-6 of the Judge's Memorandum, is the part you will find of greatest interest:
August
8, 2019 - August
3, 2019 - August
3, 2019 - August
1, 2019 - August
1, 2019 - August
1, 2019 - July
30, 2019 - Note: Potential APR options going forward. The APR can file again an "arguably new" application. For example, they could file the same application but say that the water would go to T or C. Or they could file a real new application. July
25, 2019 - July
25, 2019 - July
25, 2019 - Congratulations! Judge Reynolds ruled in our favor on the Augustin Plains Ranch application. From
pp 5-6 of the Judge's Memorandum, is the part you will find of greatest interest:
July
24, 2019 -
July
16, 2019 - July
15, 2019 - I
also want send out a big THANK YOU for two generous, anonymous contributions to
our effort to defeat this dreadful water mining application. The New Mexico Environmental
Law Center donates attorney time to us, but asks that we cover the expenses related
to our case (mailing, copying ,travel, lodging). Your donations make this possible.
So thank you to our anonymous donors, and to all of you who contribute. You’re
making it possible for us to keep fighting!
July
11, 2019 -
June
21, 2019 - December
23, 2014 - APR's revision of the original application (dated July 14, 2014
- 170 pages) June
18, 2019 - June
19-2019 - June
13, 2019 - June
6, 2019 - Public blasts Socorro Electric Coop over rate hike. Chieftain
June
3, 2019 - The
good news is the number of Joiners in the case, that is, those who have filed
motions supporting the opposition to this water grab attempt. Those joining the
protest (meaning the filings by the New Mexico Environmental Law Center) are The
Pueblos of Isle ta, Sandia and Santa Ana; the San Augustin Water Coalition; WildEarth
Guardians; the County of Socorro; the Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District;
the Navajo Nation (partial joinder); and the Hand Living Trust. If
you would like a copy of the motions, please email me pittray@gilanet.com June
1, 2019 - May
31, 2019 - May
30, 2019 - This meeting will allow SEC ratepayers and other stakeholders to comment on SEC’s pending rate case and ask questions. The
format of the public comment meeting will be as follows: If
you are not able to attend, you may watch live from the City of Socorro website,
www.socorronm.gov May
17, 2019 - APR Update May
10, 2019 - 2018
NM Enviromental Law Center impact report Download
Water Grab Archive: 20918-2019 - 2017 - 2016
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