[listenhillary]

The land supposedly sold to the Chinese is South West of Las Vegas, Bundy’s ranch is North East of Las Vegas. About 140 miles apart and on opposite sides of the state.

Lots of Alex Jones sources, claims stuff was removed from BLM’s website.

As much as I detest Reid, the sources on this story have been very thin. I hate when we are made to look like fools by Alex Jones “MSU”. Making __ Up.

Can anyone show me that Bundy’s grazing lease is being sought for a solar farm?

I’m aware of Reid’s protege is up for confirmation or has been confirmed BLM chief.

[JRandomFreeper]

My understanding is that it wasn't directly for a solar farm, but for an environmental offset that the solar farm required. As long as the cattle were there, it couldn't be used as an environmental offset.

/johnny

[centurion316]

The land supposedly sold to the Chinese is South West of Las Vegas, Bundy’s ranch is North East of Las Vegas. About 140 miles apart and on opposite sides of the state.

I'll try to help you connect the dots. The land to be used for the solar farm is also inhabited by the desert tortoise. These solar farm, unlike grazing, do threaten the tortoise. Therefore, any development must include a mitigation plan before it can proceed.

As documented here on Free Republic, the BLM mitigation plan specifically cited Bundy's allotment as one of the areas for "special management" so that the solar farm can be built. This is a bit of insurance to see to it that Bundy can never prevail, and it directly benefits Harry Reid.

The larger issue is the organized effort by the BLM and other federal agencies to force ranchers off public lands. They believe that the land should not be used for economic activity (the original intent) and have worked with a vengeance to run these people off. Places like Las Vegas and crooks like Harry Reid support this because they want the water rights, a very limited commodity in the West.

For an historical parallel read about the depopulation of the Scottish Highlands in the 19th Century. Tyranny knows no borders.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

I have been wondering about the legalities of leasing Federal land for cattle grazing. One does not adversely possess against a government. There were claims that when Nevada entered the Union the citizens agreed that most of the States land would belong to the Federal government.

However, the Feds were seizing Bundy's cattle without apparent authority. Bundy claims and the State government admit he has paid the state the proper amounts.

Whatever the legalities, remember the Boston Tea Party was illegal, the Bundy's and those that actually stood with them stood for our liberty. God Bless them all!

[Brad from Tennessee]

According to the link below the Chinese project was canceled last year because its developers were unable to find a utility that would buy the power the plant was supposed to generate.

http://www.kcet.org/news/rewire/solar/photovoltaic-pv/nevada-solar-factory-canceled.html