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U.S.12 Travel/Tourism Businesses
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ITD ALERT #4: IMPERIAL OIL EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN MODULE OVERTURNING INCIDENT. Sent July 6th, this Alert to the Idaho Transportation Department and Governor Otter, points out the oil companies' lack of preparedness for such an accident such as the overturning of a load, possibly into the river, and one that may cause complete, potentially lengthy blockage of U.S.12. To: Doral Hoff, Idaho Transportation Department. From: Linwood Laughy and Borg Hendrickson, Kooskia, Idaho. 3 Crane booms have a limited ra...
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Big Oil & Little People
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In Idaho, no Environmental Assessment [EA]is required for the Imperial Oil/Exxon Mobil Canada or the Conoco Phillips or any other corporation's shipments of gargantuan loads of equipment on U.S. Highway 12. In Montana, an Environmental Assessment was required and completed. An EA process mandates a public comment period. No EA, as in Idaho, and no public comment period is required. Comments to the Montana Department of Transportation. KEARL SANDS TRANSPORT PROJECT. The analysis provided and outreach cond...
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Ragged Universe: A tired old origins story | Ragged Edge of the Universe
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Musings from the West. Ragged Edge of the Universe. Ragged Universe: A tired old origins story. Posted at raggeduniverse.blogspot.com Jan. 13, 2009:. What, besides school, will be my lasting connection to this place? So, the name of my blog. It stems from a quote by Nick Carraway, summing up his youthful adventures and seeking to explain the move east that lands him on Jay Gatsby’s doorstep:. The grind →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Address never made public). Med marijuana provi...
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The flood | Ragged Edge of the Universe
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Musings from the West. Ragged Edge of the Universe. I promised yesterday to follow up my whining with a link to my latest feature, “Hell and high water.”. The ongoing thanks →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out.
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Safety Issues
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The Port of Lewiston. Both on their website and in grant applications for port expansion with taxpayer money, states, “If one oil company is successful with this alternative transportation route, many other companies will follow their lead.”. The CEO of Sungjin Geotec. The Korean company that manufactured the 207 ExxonMobil Canada modules, told a Korean news agency his company expects to receive future orders for additional modules from Imperial Oil/ExxonMobil Canada totaling $1.5. 2009 public slide show...
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Fighting Goliath
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June 7, 2010. To ITD and Gov. Otter. From: Linwood Laughy and Borg Hendrickson. ALERT #1 SAFETY ISSUES. ITD consistently states that public safety is the number one issue in deciding whether permits should be issued to ConocoPhillips, ImperialOil/ExxonMobil and other possible corporations or their contractors. Travel plans filed by ConocoPhillips and Imperial Oil/ExxonMobil both include a reliance on Idaho State Police. The loss of the availability of ISP personnel. Both travel plans referenced above rel...
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The Rural People of Highway 12 — Fighting Goliath
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September 13, 2013 UPDATE: Judge Winmill HAS GRANTED the Nez Perce Tribe and Idaho Rivers United's requested preliminary injunction and ordered the Forest Service to issue a close of Highway 12 to Omega Morgan's megaloads until the FS's corridor study and tribal consultation are complete. It's a hands-down VICTORY! April 8, 2013 The IRU vs. USFS/FHWA 60-day appeal deadline passed without an appeal being filed! Read Winmill's ruling by scrolling down to Feb. 7 Judgement here. November 2, 2011- Imperial/Ex...
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The Rural People of Highway 12 — Fighting Goliath
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Make a difference: TAKE ACTION. Support Idaho Rivers United. The IRU vs. USFS and FHWA lawsuit is underway. Via this case IRU aims to show that the USFS, which has publicly opposed megaloads on U.S.12 but abdicated its authority to do so, does have authority to stop them, as per the United States' Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. Support Advocates for the West. Then, please also send a copy to FightingGoliath: lin@wildblue.net. US 12 Travel Tourism Businesses. Top 20 Reasons U.S.12 Is Special. Top 20 Reasons ...