Tag: weather modification
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Steps Forward: Holding Cloud Seeding Accountable
Part 4: Steps Forward: Holding Cloud Seeding Accountable Demanding Notification and Transparency The current cloud seeding program in Idaho potentially infringes on private property rights, yet residents are not provided the option to opt-out or even notified before spraying occurs. It’s high time for Idaho to adopt responsible measures seen in other states, such as…
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Unveiling the Chemicals: Transparency Concerns in Idaho’s Cloud Seeding Program
Part 3: Proceeding with Caution in Weather Modification Experimental Approaches Raise Concerns Idaho Power has been cloud seeding since 2003. It now operates 57 remote ground generators in the Payette, Boise, Wood River and upper Snake River pumping a variety of chemicals into the skies to ‘increase precipitation’. Our state budget has 7 million ear…
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Idaho Cloud Seeding Raises Flood Concerns
BOISE, Idaho — As cloud seeding programs continue to be implemented across the western United States, concerns are growing over the potential risks and unintended consequences, including the risk of flooding and environmental damage. With an annual budget of $7 million, the Idaho Power Company’s cloud seeding program, along with the oversight from the Idaho…
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Idaho Cloud Seeding on Trial
Part 1: Liability Release Analysis Why were cloud seeding operators given special liability protections in 2021? HB 266 states, “The act of cloud seeding pursuant to a project funded in whole or in part by the state of Idaho or authorized by the state water resource board shall not be the basis of any claim…
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Weather Modification in Idaho
Idaho’s Cloud Seeding and Weather Modification: Addressing Concerns and Seeking Transparency Watch this video of Miste Karlfeldt discussing the Idaho Water Resource Board and Cloud Seeding in Idaho with Dr. Daniel Bobinski of True Idaho News In Idaho, cloud seeding and weather modification programs have raised legitimate concerns among residents who question whether we are…