Anonymous ID: 85ac0b Feb. 22, 2020, 6:32 a.m. No.8216385   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>6441 >>6444 >>6575

 

Nunes has been talking about the water in California since 2002 when elected to Congress when environmental groups tried to get him on board to destroy the farms and land in California, watch the water, watch California. Like Kansas is Pompeo, Nunes is California

 

Man-Made Drought: A Guide To California's Water Wars

 

REP. DEVIN NUNES 05:33 PM ET 06/12/2015

In the summer of 2002, shortly before I was elected to Congress, I sat through an eye-opening meeting with representatives from the Natural Resources Defense Council and several local environmental activist groups. Hoping to convince me to support various water restrictions, they argued that San Joaquin Valley farmers should stop growing alfalfa and cotton in order to save water — though they allowed that the planting of high-value crops such as almonds could continue.

 

Then, as our discussion turned to the groups' overall vision for the San Joaquin Valley, they told me something astonishing:

 

Their goal was to remove 1.3 million acres of farmland from production. They showed me maps that laid out their whole plan: From Merced all the way down to Bakersfield, and on the entire west side of the Valley as well as part of the east side, productive agriculture would end and the land would return to some ideal state of nature. I was stunned by the vicious audacity of their goal — and I quickly learned how dedicated they were to realizing it.

 

"There's not enough water in California": Environmentalists often claim that the California water crisis stems from the state not having enough water to satisfy its rapidly growing population, especially during a drought.

 

However, the state in fact has abundant water flowing into the Delta, which is the heart of California's irrigation structure. Water that originates in the snowpack of the Sierra Nevada Mountains runs off into the Delta, which has two pumping stations that help distribute the water throughout the state.

 

But on average, due to environmental regulations as well as a lack of water storage capacity (attributable, in large part, to activist groups' opposition to new storage projects), 70% of the water that enters the Delta is simply flushed into the ocean. California's water infrastructure was designed to withstand five years of drought, so the current crisis, which began about three years ago, should not be a crisis at all. During those three years, the state has flushed more than 2 million acre-feet of water — or 652 billion gallons — into the ocean due to the aforementioned biological opinions, which have prevented the irrigation infrastructure from operating at full capacity.

 

If at first you don't succeed, do the exact same thing: Many of the Delta water cuts stem from the radicals' litigation meant to protect salmon and smelt. Yet after decades of water reductions, the salmon population fluctuates wildly, while the smelt population has fallen to historic lows. The radicals' solution, however, is always to dump even more water from the Delta into the ocean, even though this approach has failed time and again.

 

The striped bass absurdity: If the radicals really want to protect salmon and the Delta smelt, it's a bit of a mystery why they also champion protections for the striped bass, a non-native species that eats both salmon and smelt.

 

Hitchhiking salmon: It is estimated that the San Joaquin River Settlement will cost taxpayers $1.2 billion – and it's clear to me that the total price tag will likely exceed $2 billion – in a disastrous effort to restore salmon runs to the San Joaquin River.

 

Moreover, the settlement legislation defines success as reintroducing 500 salmon to the river, which means spending $4 million per fish. The salmon, which have not been in the river for more than half a century, have proved so incapable of sustaining themselves that agents have resorted to plucking them out of the water and trucking them wherever they are supposed to go. It is a badly kept secret among both environmentalists and federal officials that this project has already failed.

 

https://www.investors.com/california-drought-caused-by-environmental-activists/

Anonymous ID: 85ac0b Feb. 22, 2020, 8 a.m. No.8216851   🗄️.is 🔗kun

If posted before pardons. But interesting

Friday, January 17, 2020

Former Commander of Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Convicted of Obstructing Justice in Connection with Civilian Death

 

A former Commander of Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) was convicted by a federal jury today of obstructing justice and making false statements, among other charges, in connection with the death of a civilian at the naval base.

 

John Nettleton, 54, of Jacksonville, Florida, was convicted of obstructing justice, concealing information, falsifying records and making false statements, all related to his actions during the Navy’s investigation of the death of Christopher M. Tur, the Loss Prevention Safety Manager at GTMO’s Naval Exchange. A sentencing date has not been scheduled.

 

“Captain Nettleton dishonored his oath and impeded the investigation into a civilian's tragic death, preventing much needed closure for the family and friends of the deceased," said Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department's Criminal Division. “Today's verdict demonstrates the department's steadfast commitment to holding accountable those who abuse their positions of public trust and obstruct justice.”

 

“By deliberately misleading NCIS during the investigation into the tragic death of Mr. Tur, Captain Nettleton delayed justice and wasted valuable Department of the Navy resources,” said Special Agent in Charge Matthew Lascell of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service’s (NCIS) Southeast Field Office. “NCIS is dedicated to holding those who unlawfully impede investigations accountable for their actions.”

 

Tur, 42, was found drowned in the waters of Guantanamo Bay on Jan. 11, 2015. An autopsy revealed that Tur had suffered injuries prior to his drowning. At the time of Tur’s death, Nettleton was the Commanding Officer of GTMO. Nettleton was indicted in January 2019.

 

According to the evidence at trial, Tur confronted Nettleton at a party at the GTMO Officers’ Club on Jan. 9, 2015, with allegations that Nettleton and Tur’s spouse had engaged in an extramarital affair. Later that same evening, Tur went to Nettleton’s residence and a physical altercation ensued that left Tur injured. Tur was reported missing on Jan. 10, 2015, by other residents of GTMO. Nettleton also did not report that Tur had accused him of the extramarital affair, that Nettleton and Tur had engaged in a physical altercation at Nettleton’s residence, or that Tur had been injured. Nettleton persisted in concealment and false statements as the search for Tur continued and then during the investigation into the circumstances of his death.

 

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service investigated the case. Deputy Chief Todd Gee and Trial Attorney Peter M. Nothstein of the Criminal Division’s Public Integrity Section prosecuted the case. Former Public Integrity Section Trial Attorney Mark Cipolletti also assisted in the investigation.

 

The year 2020 marks the 150th anniversary of the Department of Justice. Learn more about the history of our agency at www.Justice.gov/Celebrating150Years.

 

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-commander-naval-station-guantanamo-bay-convicted-obstructing-justice-connection