http://burnstimesherald.info/2012/04/11/lawsuit-aims-to-block-steens-wind-project/ Covering Harney County Like The Sagebrush Thu, 16 May 2013 23:33:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://burnstimesherald.info/2012/04/11/lawsuit-aims-to-block-steens-wind-project/#comment-79386 Maria Bell Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:39:06 +0000 http://burnstimesherald.info/?p=5197#comment-79386 I was shocked to learn that it's even become an idea to get wind turbines up one the Steens Mountain. For how many years did the locals fight to keep land on that mountain to maintain thier cattle ranching? I was able to attend some of the meetings at Frenchglen when we were all fighting to keep the Steens Mountain from becoming a National Monument. Perhaps this has been the plan the whole time, take the land away, make us believe it's for the better, and now that it's out of our hands they want to go and let an industrial-scale wind facility be built there, shame on the BLM. That is heartbreaking. I remember some ranchers holding back tears when they had to speak up infront of the public to state why they did not accept the idea of a nationnal monument and now they will have to fight this. Would it not be fair than to raise the cattle and sheep AUMS and forget about the "wilderness area" so that the local community can have something back. We already have electricity and what ever is gained from the project will not stay local as much as they want people to believe. It's sad to know that the BLM is in part with Ken Salazar on this project. I wish the best of luck to the Audubon Society and to ONDA, may this project be abolished so the the land we have fought hard to conserve can stay that way. I was shocked to learn that it’s even become an idea to get wind turbines up one the Steens Mountain. For how many years did the locals fight to keep land on that mountain to maintain thier cattle ranching? I was able to attend some of the meetings at Frenchglen when we were all fighting to keep the Steens Mountain from becoming a National Monument. Perhaps this has been the plan the whole time, take the land away, make us believe it’s for the better, and now that it’s out of our hands they want to go and let an industrial-scale wind facility be built there, shame on the BLM. That is heartbreaking. I remember some ranchers holding back tears when they had to speak up infront of the public to state why they did not accept the idea of a nationnal monument and now they will have to fight this. Would it not be fair than to raise the cattle and sheep AUMS and forget about the “wilderness area” so that the local community can have something back. We already have electricity and what ever is gained from the project will not stay local as much as they want people to believe. It’s sad to know that the BLM is in part with Ken Salazar on this project. I wish the best of luck to the Audubon Society and to ONDA, may this project be abolished so the the land we have fought hard to conserve can stay that way.

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