Idaho Legislature: Ask Legislators to VOTE YES on S1167 - Weather modification districts (posted 03/12/25)
(Check the linked page or use My Bill Tracker for the bill’s current status.)
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S1167 repeals Chapter 43, Title 22 of Idaho code titled Weather Modification District. No such weather modification districts operate today, but the "Oneida County weather modification district" operated as a taxing district and levied taxes on local property owners in the late 1970s.
Repealing this section of Idaho code prevents new weather modification districts from being created. Please pass this bill!
Background:
Cloud seeding: Introducing particles into clouds to enhance precipitation or disperse fog
SRM: Deliberately modifying the earth's radiative balance by reducing sunlight.
Weather modification: Intentionally altering atmospheric conditions
Weather modification began as a weapon of war in late 1940s and later was co-opted by progressive climate change activists as a way to “save the planet.” Fortunately, some legislators around the country understood the intent and current state of progressive climate policy. Responding to Biden’s 2023 White House climate change initiatives, many states introduced SRM-restricting bills; Tennessee passed one in 2024. Now Idaho’s bill S1067 can help protect Idaho from climate engineers’ experimentation.
Preventing government sponsored, taxpayer funded open-air experiments is good policy. Despite progressives calling SRM and weather modification (which goes by many names) beneficial to one-world health – plants, animals, humans – this may not be a benign technology. We need better research, but not in the open air where biological organisms, forests, air, and water are exposed to tinkering without our informed consent. And definitely not funded by taxpayers and taxing districts.
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