Below is the guest commentary by Jeff Roper that was published in the Twin Falls Times-News on March 21. Read the original article here (please support local news). Dr. Dave Makings (Times-News, March 12) reminded us that as we consider the proposed Lava Ridge Wind… Read More »Times-News Op-Ed: Climate change is here — and that’s why we need Lava Ridge
By: Kevin Bradshaw, IEF Advisory Council Member The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Open House on Feb. 29 was a demonstration of how the public process to determine the future of a project like Lava Ridge works. The open house showed how the BLM engages… Read More »BLM Considers Changing the Process for Proposing Clean Energy Projects at Open House on Lava Ridge
TWIN FALLS (March 3, 2023) – Today, Idaho Energy Freedom’s Advisory Council took a position in support of the Lava Ridge Wind Project in the Magic Valley, deferring to the expertise of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to select the alternative best suited for the… Read More »Idaho Energy Freedom Issues Statement in Support of Lava Ridge Wind Project
The proposed Lava Ridge Wind Project has been sited in an area of Lincoln, Minidoka, and Jerome counties, about 25 miles northeast of Twin Falls. This area is home to many passionate Idahoans who care deeply about their environment, and it’s home to a few… Read More »Lava Ridge proposal is outside of important greater sage-grouse habitat