Greetings Relatives/Frens, Here at Shiprock, NM, chapter, waiting for community to get to legislation opposing BHP’s waiver of all past, current and future liabilities regarding the coal mine, which BHP named Navajo Mine. Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC, which the Navajo Council created as a tribal enterprise specifically created to purchase Navajo Mine, announced on […]
Energy Prospects West – Navajo Nation Bets on Coal.
Representatives of DINE’ CARE (Citizens Against Ruining the Environment) speak with Navajo Council Delegate Leonard Tsosie about their concerns regarding the Council’s pending approval of a $4.1 million grant from the tribal Undesignated Unreserves Fund, which is a fund initially created by the Council to fund the tribal government for six months in the event […]
Greeting Relatives/Frens, I was doing a quick check of emails before heading to Navajo Council’s Budget and Finance Committee and I just had to share this press release from Gordon Bronitsky, who is a private entrepeneur that solicites Indigenous people to travel to Europe for cultural exchange. It appears that Bronitsky got Navajo Nation President […]
Greetings Relatives/Frens, The agreement to buy BHP Billiton Navajo Coal Mine was signed today, Oct. 31, 2013, which is also Halloween, by Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC, and BHP Billiton, That’s according to a BHP press release that I am posting with a web address. According to a press release from Shiprock, N.M., Chapter President […]
This is pretty hilarious; Navajo President Ben Shelly just announced that he’s having a Signing Ceremony today, at noon, at his office. Shelly’s signing ceremony will also involve the Energy Policy that the Council approved on Oct. 22. He’ll also sign the $4.1 million for Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC, that has been sitting on […]
On Oct. 23, the Council voted 16 in favor, 5 opposed to approve controversial amendments to the Navajo Transitional Energy Company’s plan of operation that the Naabiki’yati’ Committee approved and recommended to the Council in executive session on Oct. 16. None of the Council debate over the NTEC amendments was held in open session. 16 […]
Greeting Relatives/Frens, Navajo Council Speaker Johnny Naize issued a press release this morning that announces that he is holding a Signing Ceremony at Noon today, Oct. 24, at his office. Naize will be signing the Energy Policy and amendments to Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC. Here is Naize’s press release: 22nd NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL | […]
Navajo COUNCIL DEBATING AMENDMENTS TO NTEC PLAN OF OPERATION which Council votes down with vote of 4 in favor, 17 opposed. Final vote on NTEC amenmdents, 16 in favor, 5 opposed. DELEGATE WITHERSPOON If fraud, you say federal remedy so why isn’t language in Exhibit G? Who developed langauge? did we get any negotiations in […]
Navajo COUNCIL DEBATING AMENDMENTS TO NTEC PLAN OF OPERATION DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE I suport this legislation. Navajo Council investigated whether buying coal mine good thing and we decided it was. But like any big venture it wud cost money. At the beginning I didn’t drive around there, kicked tires, looked under hoods. We had people […]
