Navajo Council’s Resources & Development heard all the reports and they have gone to proposed legislation for $4.1 million for Navajo Transitional Energy Company. RDC MEMBER LEONARD TSOSIE There is an important item on agenda, NTEC. I’m asking RDC to waive floor rules and go to item (g) and for the record, I’m not dong […]
Greetings Relatives/Frens, I received a text this morning from an environmental journalist that alerted me to a last minute revision to the Navajo Nation Council’s Resources & Development Committee agenda for today’s meeting at 10 am the Council chamber in Window Rock, Ariz. The revised RDC agenda, which is the second revision, added Council Delegate […]
Greetings Relatives/Frens, On Oct. 8, the Navajo Nation Council’s Resources & Development Committee takes up the proposed Energy Policy that President Ben Shelly is using to coercise the Council into approving before he signs off on Council Delegate LoRenzo Bates’ proposed legislation for $1.4 m. for Navajo Transitional Energy Company, which the Council created to […]
Greetings Relatives/Frens! I’m sharing a story from Farmington Daily Times news reporter Noel Smith about yesterday’s press conference involving Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly, Speaker Johnny Naize and Council Delegate LoRenzo Bates, who is also the Budget & Finance Committee chairperson at the Upper Fruitland Chapter near Farmington, N.M. I’m posting her story and the […]
The press conference here at the Navajo Nation Upper Fruitland Chapter is over. The press conference was called by Navajo Nation Council Delegate LoRenzo Bates to reassure BHP mine workers that the Legislative Branch and Executive Branch are both working towards the purchase of the BHP coal mine, a coal supply agreement between BhP coal […]
PRESS CONFERENCE ON NAVAJO NATION PURCHASE OF BHP BILLITON COAL MINE STARTS AT 11:12 AM AT THE UPPER FRUITLAND CHAPTER NAVAJO COUNCIL DELEGATE LORENZO BATES We’re here to find out if the Executive Branch and Legislative Branch are still together on the purchase of the BHP coal mine, which would provide revenue stream to the […]
Greetings Relatives/Frens, Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly’s staff assistant Michelle Henry just informed me that the meeting was wrapping up and that “they” would talk with me. I’m still camped outside the closed door meeting between Navajo Nation government elected officials, political appointees, Navajo Transitional Energy Company Board members and BHP Billiton officials here at […]
alt=”On Sept. 22, 2013, about 100 people attended the Shiprock, N.M., chapter meeting to debate a coal mine purchase. Photo by Marley Shebala ” width=”570″ height=”282″ class=”size-large wp-image-286″ /> On Sept. 22, 2013, about 100 people attended the Shiprock, N.M., chapter meeting to debate a coal mine purchase. Photo by Marley Shebala [/caption] Greetings Relatives/Frens, […]
BLOGGING FROM SHIRPOCK, NM, CHAPTER WHERE DINE’ C.A.R.E. IS PRESENTING RESOLUTION THAT ASKS THE SHIPROCK COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT THEIR OPPOSITION TO THE PURCHASE OF THE BHP COAL MINE BY THE NAVAJO COUNCIL: SHIPROCK CHAPTER PREZ DUANE “Chinli” Yazzie As chapter president here, I’m very careful about how I present myself on issues like this cuz […]
Shiprock Chapter Prez Duane “Chili” Yazzie is translating Dine CARE resolution in Navajo language. The resolution asks the Shiprock community to Support Dine CARE’s opposition of the Navajo Government/Council’s purchase of BHP coal mine. Dine CARE director Lori Goodman is here and she will be given ten minutes to explain why the Shiprock should support […]
