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A pilot should have good vision and fast reflexes, that much is a given. But Hainan Airlines has an additional requirement for its pilots, which is a bit harder to explain...

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Twin Falls County officials are afraid that the China Mountain Wind Project in southern Twin Falls County might be a dead issue now.  The Times News reports today that NV Energy, a Nevada utility company, had been working with RES Americas to build the 170 turbine wind farm in the China Mountain area but that company recently announced its decision to pull out of the project. 

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There’s probably going to be at least a two year delay in any decision to build a huge wind farm in southwest Twin Falls County.  The Times News reports that the proposed China Mountain wind farm project is being put on hold for now so the BLM can formulate a plan that will protect the endangered sage grouse critical habitat

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Top Story Podcast 6/10/11: First hour - Is Gov. Otters "Project 60" a sellout to China?   Steve Crump.   Second hour - Weinergate...does it point out a liberal moral schizophrenia?

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The Bureau of Land Management sponsored a public hearing in Twin Falls yesterday so area residents could weigh in on the proposed China Mountain Wind Project in the Browns Bench area in southern Twin Falls County. 

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The Bureau of Land Management has been working on a draft environmental review of the China Mountain Wind Project near Rogerson for several months.  Now that draft review is completed and the BLM would like to get input from you regarding the project. 

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The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has released a draft environmental analysis for the proposed 400-megawatt China Mountain wind farm  near the Idaho-Nevada border. 

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The average price of a gallon of unleaded gasoline in Idaho is $3.03, below the national average of $3.13. 

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