Weather Engineering: Idaho vs Florida. State in denial or action. By SA (06/25/25)

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The author addresses three key points about weather engineering in Idaho:

• What’s happening in Idaho?

• Idaho’s State Funding of Weather Modification

• Keep calling and questioning

SUMMARY (Grok ai, edited)

On June 20, 2025, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 56, banning geoengineering and weather modification activities in the state with felony penalties for violations.

Author SA contends the 2025 Idaho GOP summer meeting attendees took a denialist attitude by passing a resolution emphasizing transparency in such activities without asking for an outright ban.

ED NOTE 
We agree with the author that we have “enough” science and transparency. However, we believe the resolution's push for transparency along with its final strong call for a ban if investigations show harms, is more likely to lead to a ban by a clearly conflicted legislature. 

The final clause in the Idaho GOP resolution states:

📌 BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that if any problems, risks, or issues related to these weather modification activities are identified, immediate steps shall be taken to halt such activities to protect public safety, the environment, and the health of Idaho’s citizens.

📌 We already have scientific receipts, so the investigation phase essentially is done. Perhaps this suggestion is too simplistic, but the investigation **could be** part of the debate on a 2026 bill, similar to Florida's, the outright bans geoengineering and weather modification technology in Idaho.

Florida’s Geoengineering Ban

• Legislation: SB 56, signed June 20, 2025, prohibits intentional geoengineering and weather modification in Florida.

• Penalties: Violations are felonies.

• Reporting: Mandates mechanisms via Department of Environmental Protection and airport operators to Department of Transportation.

• Context: Florida is praised for legislative research into geoengineering technology.

Idaho’s Response

• Resolution: 2025-49, passed at 2025 GOP summer meeting, calls for transparency in weather modification and geoengineering.

• Criticism: Seen as denialist, redundant due to NOAA’s existing reporting system.

• State Program: Idaho funds weather modification through IDWR, suggesting transparency is already in place.

Call to Action

• Public Engagement: Urges residents to contact representatives.

  • Find your Idaho state representative: legislature.idaho.gov/l…

• Goal: Push for an outright ban on geoengineering, following Florida’s example, rather than simple transparency measures.

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Key Points from Idaho GOP Resolution 2025-49 (GROK ai summary, edited)

Resolution 2025-49, titled "Call for Transparency in Weather Modification and Geoengineering," submitted by Idaho Senator Tammy Nichols was passed during the IDGOP Summer Meeting June 20-21, 2025. It addresses:

• Concerns Raised:

  • Weather modification and geoengineering pose unknown risks to the environment, human health, and agriculture.

  • Lack of transparency and public input in approving these activities.

  • Jurisdictional complexity due to involvement of federal, state, and international entities.

• Demands for Action:

  • Immediate investigations by U.S. Congress, Idaho Legislature, and relevant agencies.

  • Full transparency, including real-time reporting and environmental impact assessments.

  • Halt activities if risks to public safety, health, or the environment are identified.

• Resolution Distribution:

  • To be sent to U.S. Congress, Idaho Legislature, and relevant governmental bodies for swift action.

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Related:

• Cloud Seeding Experiment in Idaho: tinyurl.com/5ddchbuy

• Idaho GOP Resolution 2025-49 — Call for Transparency in Weather Modification and Geoengineering (go to page 23): tinyurl.com/482h8n48

• Florida SB 56 — Geoengineering and Weather Modification Activities: tinyurl.com/55htusrf

• Zero Geoengineering (so many references and links, plus news of bills and activities in other states): tinyurl.com/yfdmyta5

• GAO Report, December 2024: TECHNOLOGYASSESSMENT: Cloud Seeding Technology. Assessing Effectiveness and Other Challenges: tinyurl.com/3z6mysw8

Idaho 2025 Weather Engineering Bills

• S1167 - Weather modification districts (signed into LAW): tinyurl.com/4435hm9n

• S1065 - Weather modification (died in committee; we generally liked this bill except for its exclusion of cloud seeding, which also should stop): tinyurl.com/2p9jd37k

• S1064 - Cloud seeding (amended and became unsupportable; died in committee):