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Harry Reid Secured Subsidies for Aides’ Donors
Washington Free Beacon ^ | Mar 5, 2015 | Lachlan Markay

Posted on 03/05/2015 8:21:09 AM PST by Ray76

Corporate donors to a green energy nonprofit operated by Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid’s (D., Nev.) former staffers and a current campaign operative have received billions of dollars in federal loan guarantees and grant money as a result of Reid’s advocacy.

Fulcrum Bioenergy began contributing to the Clean Energy Project (CEP) in 2013. One year later, the Nevada Democrat steered tens of millions of dollars in federal grant money to the California biofuel company.

Fulcrum is one of at least nine corporate donors to the Clean Energy Project (CEP) that have secured federal financing for themselves or a client due in part to Reid’s behind-the-scenes advocacy—activity that watchdogs warn could be construed as unethical.

(Excerpt) Read more at freebeacon.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 3rdposting; bundy; bundyranch; nevada; reid; solar

1 posted on 03/05/2015 8:21:09 AM PST by Ray76
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To: Ray76

It’s OK...
Nothing is against the law now, if Done-While-Democrat.

Just ask anybody at CNN/CBS/ABC/NBC/NPR/MSNBC/WashPost/NYTimes about this.


2 posted on 03/05/2015 8:25:07 AM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: Ray76

Billions you say! Yes, there definitely is much money to be made by tying your lips to democrat criminal’s asses.


3 posted on 03/05/2015 8:26:11 AM PST by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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To: Ray76

Are these Subsidies for Aides’ Donors, the homos, who give their Aides infection to others?


4 posted on 03/05/2015 8:43:34 AM PST by Red_Devil 232 ((VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!))
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To: Ray76
From the article:
Reid pressured the Department of the Interior (DOI) to expedite permit approvals for Nevada green energy projects, according to the New York Times. Seven companies eventually received fast-track treatment from DOI, including Ormat, Nevada Geothermal, and CEP donors Abengoa, First Solar, and SolarReserve.
Take notice of First Solar

Background:

Of the six bids accepted three went to First Solar Development, LLC

You may recall that Gold Butte is the area on which Cliven Bundy cattle graze.

Reid pressured the Department of the Interior to fast track permits for First Solar, did Reid also pressure BLM to move against Bundy?

5 posted on 03/05/2015 9:52:31 AM PST by Ray76 (Obama says, "Unlike my mum, Ruth has all the documents needed to prove who Mark's father was.")
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To: RJS1950; Red_Devil 232

ping


6 posted on 03/05/2015 9:56:21 AM PST by Ray76 (Obama says, "Unlike my mum, Ruth has all the documents needed to prove who Mark's father was.")
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To: Ray76
Clean Energy Project partners: Source: http://www.cleanenergyprojectnv.org/partners-project
7 posted on 03/05/2015 1:35:56 PM PST by Ray76 (Obama says, "Unlike my mum, Ruth has all the documents needed to prove who Mark's father was.")
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Reid's official U.S. Senate website touts Reid's initiative for fast track development of solar energy projects on public land.
Senator Reid partnered with former Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to establish a fast-track permitting process for clean energy development on public lands. The Bureau of Land Management modeled a competitive auction for renewable energy on public lands in Nevada from a leasing program that Senator Reid introduced in the Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act. This auction generated $5.8 million in high bids. Finally, Senator Reid and Governor Sandoval jointly called for passage of SB 123 by the Nevada State Legislature, which is expanding renewable energy development in Nevada.
Reid's official campaign website excerpts a June 29, 2009 Las Vegas Sun article which also touts Reid's initiative for fast track development of solar energy projects on public land.

The article states "Maps of the Solar Energy Study Areas in Nevada, Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah will be published in the Federal Register on Tuesday". The Federal Register (Vol. 74, No. 124, page 31307) on June 30, 2009 lists the notice from the BLM which states "maps of the solar energy study areas are available [] from the project Web site: http://solareis.anl.gov"

That website displays a map and lists the solar energy zones, one of which is the Dry Lake Solar Energy Zone.

8 posted on 03/05/2015 1:36:09 PM PST by Ray76 (Obama says, "Unlike my mum, Ruth has all the documents needed to prove who Mark's father was.")
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To: Ray76
"Non-Governmental Organizations have expressed concern that the regional mitigation strategy for the Dry Lake Solar Energy Zone utilizes Gold Butte as the location for offsite mitigation for impacts from solar development, and that those restoration activities are not durable with the presence of trespass cattle." From deleted BLM webpage http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/lvfo/blm_programs/more/trespass_cattle/cattle_trespass_impacts.html

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3142972/posts?page=95#95


Here is a screen capture of google's cache of the deleted BLM webpage

9 posted on 03/05/2015 2:34:34 PM PST by Ray76 (Obama says, "Unlike my mum, Ruth has all the documents needed to prove who Mark's father was.")
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To: Ray76

Cross reference to April 2014 threads re: Bundy Ranch

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3142972/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3144533/posts


10 posted on 03/05/2015 2:45:10 PM PST by Ray76 (Obama says, "Unlike my mum, Ruth has all the documents needed to prove who Mark's father was.")
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To: Ray76

Dry Lake Solar Energy Zone Auction Selects Three Potential Developers


Las Vegas –The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today sought competitive bids to develop solar energy projects on up to approximately 3,083 acres of public land in in the Dry Lake Solar Energy Zone (SEZ), located 15 miles northeast of Las Vegas.

Parcel Number
Size
Minimum  Bid
Successful Bid
Successful Bidder
One
712.2
$14,462
$780,000
Invenergy Solar Development, LLC
Two
222.8
$4,524 
$880,000
First Solar Development, LLC
Three
758.7
$15,406
$1,320,000
First Solar Development, LLC
Four
729.0
$14,803
$1,460,000
First Solar Development, LLC
Five
507.7
$10,309
$1,175,000
NV Energy
Six
152.7
$3,101
$220,000
NV Energy


Source: http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/info/newsroom/2014/june/southern_nevada__4.html


11 posted on 03/05/2015 9:11:05 PM PST by Ray76 (Obama says, "Unlike my mum, Ruth has all the documents needed to prove who Mark's father was.")
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To: Ray76

First Solar also received millions of dollars in subsidies to sell solar panels to itself.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/article/1184251


12 posted on 03/16/2015 9:04:56 AM PDT by Ray76 (Obama says, "Unlike my mum, Ruth has all the documents needed to prove who Mark's father was.")
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To: Ryan Ruck

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13 posted on 03/16/2015 9:10:33 AM PDT by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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14 posted on 03/16/2015 9:11:11 AM PDT by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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15 posted on 03/16/2015 9:13:10 AM PDT by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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To: Ray76

Three of the four federal loan guarantees sought by First Solar were approved. The company received $1.88 billion for the 550-megawatt Desert Sunlight project in California; $680 million for the 230-megawatt Antelope Valley Solar Ranch I project in California, and $967 million for the 290-megawatt Agua Caliente solar farm near Yuma. A fourth, Topaz in California, did not receive any DOE funding.

http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2012/03/21/us-house-report-targets-first-solar.html?page=all


16 posted on 03/16/2015 12:53:50 PM PDT by Ray76 (Obama says, "Unlike my mum, Ruth has all the documents needed to prove who Mark's father was.")
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To: Ray76

Could the Chinese be financing the Reid’s solar project through donations to the Clinton Foundations....which is then laundered to Reid’s granddaughter?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3268404/posts?page=14#14


17 posted on 03/16/2015 12:56:44 PM PDT by Ray76 (Obama says, "Unlike my mum, Ruth has all the documents needed to prove who Mark's father was.")
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