NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL DEBATES PROPOSED ENERGY POLICY VOTE ON DELEGATE PHELPS’ AMENDMENT TO REPLACE “SHALL” WITH “MAY” FOR MEDICINE PPLE TO BE CONSULTED ON ENERGY PROJECTS. 10 IN FAVOR, 4 OPPOSED AT 5:45 PM SPEAKER NAIZE CALLS FOR FINAL VOTE ON PROPOSED ENERGY POLICY AND DELEGATES LEONARD TSOSIE, DWIGHT WITHERSPOON, KATHERINE BENALLY, ELMER BEGAY WALK […]
NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL CONTINUES DEBATING PROPOSED ENERGY POLICY. THE SPONSORS OF THE ENERGY POLICY IS DELEGATE ROSCOE SMITH, WHO IS VICE CHAIRPERSON OF RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE DELEGATE DWIGHT WITHERSPOON It’s a goal. If good enough for California to transition, preamble to create sustainable future. Fossil fuel not created over millions of years. They are […]
NAVAJO COUNCIL CONTINUES DEBATING PROPOSED ENERGY POLICY DELEGATE DWIGHT WITHERSPOON/DELEGATE CHARLES DAMON II That requirement that 20 percent be renewable by 2030. DELEGATE ROSCOE SMITH Portion of Energy Policy talks to sustainability. DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES FRED WHTITE renewable energy is very expensive, very costly. the goal of Navajo Nation is provide energy at lowest […]
Greetings Relatives/Frens, The Navajo Council is now debating the proposed Navajo Nation Energy Policy of 2013. DELEGATE DWIGHT WITHERSPOON/Delegate Charles Damon II AMENDMENT: page 5, line 17: between two and three paragraphs: promote and nurture and protect water, springs, animals, Dine’ health, balance thru ownership, health impacts, environmental protection, and thru Treaty, Hozhoni, Walking in […]
Navajo Nation Council votes on approving $4.1 million for Navajo Transitional Energy Company today. The vote was 17 in favor, 2 opposed. The 2 opposing are Delegates Elmer Begay and Lorenzo Curley. The 17 “yes” votes came from Delegates George Apachito, LoRenzo Bates, Mel Begay, Nelson Begaye, Katherine Benally, Joshua Butler, Charles Damon II, Jonathan […]
Navajo Council continues debating $4.1 million for Navajo Transitional Energy Company, which the Council created to negotiate purchase of BHP Billiton coal mine. DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE Strike section 6 from legislation. (Section 6 deals with approving NTEC to go to Navajo Nation Investment Committee for approval of $36 million line of credit) VOTE 15 in […]
Navajo Council still debating $4.1 million for Navajo Transitional Energy Company which also includes authorizing NTEC to go to Investment Committee for approval of a $36 million line of credit to buy BHP Billiton coal mine. DELEGATE DWIGHT WITHERSPOON Other concept here, coming from community that complains about deals from major energy companies and getting […]
Greetings Relatives/Frens! The Navajo Nation Council called into session at 11:30 a.m. Delegate Edmund Yazzie prayed. Speaker Johnny Naize announces that Delegates Russell Begaye and Kenneth Maryboy excused. And that the mother of Maryboy’s staff assistant, Woody Lee, former Delegate, passed away. Delegate Leonard Tsosie asked for financial report on tribal investment and the impact […]
