Has drilling on Federal Land been approved? Has the Keystone pipeline been approved? Have cancelled drilling permits been re-instated? NO! This is the real war to destroy wealth in America. Spending on gas hits a 30 year high, which spells trouble for many business owners who may need to reevaluate 2013 plans. Spending on gas […]
Link to entire story: http://tinyurl.com/a8ggcuf This story concentrates on on the Bay Area of California, but much of it applies to McLean County. There isn’t much difference between the Bay Area and the McLean Country Regional Planning Commission. MCRPC haas plans on their website for Bloomington, Normal, McLean County, Unit 5, District 87, and more, […]
Our ever so helpful government has decided that your wood burning stove is now a danger to the world. In another attempt to outlaw the off grid lifestyle, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the same agency that was recently caught using drones to spy on Americans, is now going after home owners who use Wood Burning […]
by JIM LAKELY on JANUARY 11, 2013 What’s in worse shape? The state of the Earth’s climate? Or the state of the New York Times? Global temperatures are not rising all that quickly, so the Earth is doing fine. Meanwhile, the Old Gray Lady is shutting down it’s Environment Desk. From Inside Climate News [emphasis mine]: The New York Times will close its environment desk in the next […]
Taylor Smith – January 9, 2013 Heartland Institute With the Illinois legislature back in session, representatives of the oil and gas industry and environmental activists are directing their attention to Senate Bill 3280, an amendment to the Oil and Gas Act currently pending in the House Rules Committee. The legislation would impose regulations on the process […]
You can’t drive in the new Uptown Normal, you have to park in a garage and walk. Almost every new building is retail on the first floor and apartments above. The Town of Normal is spending over 20,000 for a feasibility study of a grocery store in Uptown. The train station has no place to drop off […]
by Diane Benjamin I previously reported on the purchase of a house at 900 South Linden: http://blnnews.com/2012/10/15/big-spending-environmentalists-running-normal/ According to the Town Council Action Report dated 11/1/2007, this property was purchased to enlarge Underwood Park and provide access to Constitution Trail. The purpose has now been changed. Instead of tearing the house down, Normal has plans […]
Christopher Monckton explains truth of scandal over climate change The attendees at the recent global “climate” conference in Doha, Qatar, most of them highly influential and powerful in their home countries, were treated to a special address recently. “There has been no global warming for 16 years (actually 18 or 19 years, on closer examination),” […]
Previous posts: http://blnnews.com/2012/12/31/the-climate-change-hoax-part-1/ http://blnnews.com/2012/12/31/the-climate-change-hoax-part-2/ Renewable energy: The Illusory solution Renewable energy is proposed as the solution. The claim is that if we just stop using coal, natural gas, and oil and instead adopt solar, wind, and bio-fuels we can stop “dangerous carbon emissions” and halt global warming. Unfortunately, there are as many misconceptions about renewable energy as there […]
This video, produced by the BBC, has a lot of good information. The first 15 minutes are excellent! It very long, but extremely informative. If you can’t watch it all, don’t miss starting at 40 minutes to see why the US is involved. See the last 10 minutes to see what is happening to 3rd world countries because […]
by diane Benjamin If you missed Part 1: http://blnnews.com/2012/12/31/the-climate-change-hoax-part-1/ “There are ominous signs that the earth’s weather patterns have begun to change dramatically and that these changes may portend a dramatic decline in food production. . .after three quarters of a century of extraordinary mild conditions, the earth’s climate appears to be cooling down.” “The […]
by: Diane Benjamin How many billions (trillions?) have been spent around the globe to supposedly fight global cooling in the 70’s, then global warming and now just climate change? When have you ever seen a debate among scientists or meteorologists? The answer is NEVER. Anybody who questions the reality of climate change or opposes the massive taxpayer dollars being thrown […]
December 26th, 2012 by Tom DeWeese It has become typical in school text books, in public discussions, and in the smug wisdom of Progressives, to diminish the words and actions of those who led the founding of the United States. However, now that the nation has gone through what Al Gore called a “wrenching transformation” away […]
Global Warming Myths An influential blog that is written by attorneys whose articles also have appeared in National Review, The Weekly Standard and The American Enterprise has picked a professor from Austria for its “Green Weenie of the Year” award, for advocating that those who reject a belief in global warming be, well, killed. “The […]
The Town of Normal City Council will discuss tonight adopting another prong in the International Building Code. I spoke to a local builder this morning, he has no clue what they are talking about. That’s the point – add to the cost of housing for little or no benefit. The goal of Agenda 21 is […]
by Diane Benjamin While the United Nations Flag stands in the Bloomington City Council chambers, the town of Normal is IN BED with the United Nations. Recent posts have tied the government activities in Normal Il directly to the United Nations through Agenda 21. The United Nations does not believe in the America as founded-they […]
Oyster farmer battles federal government’s order to shuck operation A California family that has operated an oyster farm on the bucolic Northern California coast is fighting back after the federal government moved to kick it off of the National Park Service property where the shellfish have been legally harvested for nearly 80 years. The Drakes […]
Now you need to Remodel for Sustainability! Questions: Who decided we weren’t sustainable? Who appointed anybody to be in charge of deciding what is and what isn’t sustainable? Why are their opinions forced on you? Bloomington – Where to you think the idea of requiring sprinklers in new construction came from? Note the word “vision”, that would be the one […]
ECOHOME Releases Video Report on Walkable Urbanism and Climate Change Christopher Leinberger maps critical path as part of ECOHOME Vision 2020 Sustainability Summit WASHINGTON, D.C. (PRWEB) November 28, 2012 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/11/prweb10176942.htm ECOHOME, the leading media source of information about certified green building products and projects, released today the first in a series of video reports to […]
All the below is happening locally. Inform yourself, get involved to stop it! From: Democrats against Agenda 21 http://www.democratsagainstunagenda21.com/ In a nutshell, the plan calls for governments to take control of all land use and not leave any of the decision making in the hands of private property owners. It is assumed that people are […]
Below is a good video explaining Agenda 21 and how the United Nations is implementing it through ICLEI. Neither Bloomington or Normal are members of ICLEI, but they are in contact, reading their emails, and accepting federal and state money for implementation. Reversing this process begins with education. Some public servants may realize what “Sustainability” is, but many think […]
Update: This was about a 6 minute meeting. They approved the long range plan for 2040 and the 5 year plan. No discussion. Evidently a public meeting was held last Friday. Did you know about it? Have you even heard of the Regional Planning Commission? —————————————————— The McLean County Regional Planning Commission is comprised of […]
So, you thought the local activists were making it up? Blowing Normal’s role in enacting Agenda 21 out of proportion? So, is Dick Morris making it up too? He wrote a whole book on it-sounds like he’s been eavesdropping on our local conversations: Agenda 21: Obama’s Plans For America By DICK MORRIS Published on DickMorris.com on October 9, […]
The writer of this article is fighting the same battles that CityWatch and BLNNews have been reporting on – control of local government by the federal and state government. as directed by the United Nations. John F. McManus is from the Rockford area. The McLean County Regional Planning Commission recently tried to get Bloomington to […]
The latest news from CityWatch: “What do you mean the McLean County Regional Planning Commission are federal administrators?” That was the question in response to the recent discovery regarding who the McLean County Regional Planning Commission really is. So, what was the discovery, you ask? It started with an investigation some weeks back when we became […]
If you haven’t watched this video – TAKE the TIME NOW. Start at 33:51 and watch until the end. The video is a presentation by Julie Hile, hired by YOUR local government, with one purpose: Get the agenda of government funded and implemented by controlling the conversation. This video talks specifically about people in Bloomington-Normal […]
Let’s talk local government. What is their job, what is their responsibility to citizens? Bloomington thought you needed entertainment, so you got the Coliseum and the BCPA, neither has made a profit or even broken even. They both need YOUR TAX DOLLARS. Normal thought you needed a new Uptown and they aren’t done building and […]
Opposition to Agenda 21, a 20-year-old United Nations agreement that seeks to promote sustainable development, is building across the nation. Manifestations include:: Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich pledged his opposition to Agenda 21, calling it an attempt by the U.N. to exert “extra-constitutional control” over the U.S. while empowering entities committed to “taking control of your private […]
The City of Bloomington is “Visioning” – so what exactly is it? The Town of Normal “Visioned” the Uptown project – now the formerly sleepy town is BURIED in DEBT. Of course they have a plan to pay for it! Raise taxes – they already have. See this previous post: http://blnnews.com/2012/05/30/normal-il-what-is-up-with-the-debt/ A large part of […]
A mere two weeks ago CITYWATCH dropped the Hile Bombshell – an expose’ that revealed a multi-levelled, multi-layered and multi-year plan that exploited two entire communities, slanted objectives, and distorted the process in which to get there. What was essentially a confession of sorts, no less an admission of facts, local consultant/facilitator, Julie Hile of the Hile Group, disclosed […]
by Diane Benjamin Below is a video of an event held May 23, 2012 in Normal. Since it only had 18 views, I assume you missed it. Mayor Koos speaks starting around 4 minutes to around 9. He discusses curb side recycling and how 9 out of 10 citizens attending and speaking at a council […]
If you know NOTHING about Agenda 21 – watch this video: False-Choices-The-Story-of-Agenda-21-713151488 The entire “Uptown” Normal was redeveloped for “sustainability”. Here are pictures of 2 new buildings – commerce on the main floor, apartments above: Uptown is covered with these buildings! The town wants to build another one in the empty lot across from the […]
It might seem to some local citizens, and even to many of our local city officials and elected council members, that the focus of sustainable issues, and thus, Agenda 21 – related projects, are issues that only us here at CITYWATCH are concerned about. Such is not the case. But, unfortunately, our community and city officials […]
Watch the Video – then listen to your local officials. Hear “Sustainability”? Locally you will!
It comes to no surprise to those of us “in the shadows“, as we have been tagged. To those of us “in the know”. Those of us who have been involved in this Main Street/Form Based Code debate with local government from the beginning have known all along something was amiss. And those of us in the know have been well […]
Today’s Pantagraph reports in headline fashion on tonight’s Normal Town Council meeting. The Pantagraph coverage highlights apparently what it considers the most impacting items on the agenda as rural Towanda’s ambulance service and bus service to Normal’s new train station. My point here is certainly not to downplay or minimize the importance of emergency vehicles or emergency response. Obviously a critical […]
Listed below are random items found by searching the Internet. We are trying to paint a broad picture of what a Mayor Renner would look like. _________________________________________________________________ Announcement of candidacy for Mayor: http://centralillinoisproud.com/fulltext?nxd_id=250692 So far the entire platform consists of spending. Considering Dick Durbin and Barack Obama supported his congressional run, can we expect anything […]
