tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311929704697522769.post1621660270914122354..comments2024-03-28T00:15:16.769-07:00Comments on Mojave Desert Blog: How Many Desert Tortoises at Ivanpah?Shaun G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17039896758011526968noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311929704697522769.post-80316696013490655272010-10-19T04:47:03.618-07:002010-10-19T04:47:03.618-07:00One problem is there's a huge amount of federa...One problem is there's a huge amount of federal stimulus funding at stake and it will expire soon. I agree that some organization should try to stop this project. There are grounds to try: the CEC process was a joke and there are all kinds of violations of both Californian's Endangered Species Act and it's requirements for review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311929704697522769.post-16426777961941607142010-10-18T18:46:54.241-07:002010-10-18T18:46:54.241-07:00You have to admit the CEC and the BLM put out some...You have to admit the CEC and the BLM put out some impressive looking documents, hundreds of pages, thousands of pages, chock full of all kind of boilerplate, as hard to read as a prospectus, and just as misleading it appears.<br /><br />GIGO, it is so obvious now with this latest news of the desert tortoise massive undercount, has been the modus operandi here with this process from the very beginning.<br /><br />Throw up a bunch of statistics and math models, designed to get environmental groups mollified, and then keep your fingers crossed and hope that the truth doesn't come out.<br /><br />Well guess what, the truth is starting to come out, whether anyone will listen is another matter.<br /><br />I have said all along this kangaroo court process is in serious need of a reckoning, right now, a reckoning that appears can only take place in a federal court. Surely with this news, there must be one environmentalist group or even an individual of principle and means, who can strike that blow now, before the earth movers get warmed up and running.<br /><br />I am fervently praying that this party or person will step up soon, as this,as your map clearly shows,is the first act of a tragedy will lead inexorably to the death of the wild California deserts as we know them.Morongobillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04423986732712894214noreply@blogger.com