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Rolly: Lawmakers to lobbyists: What have you done for me lately? 5 Jul 2009 01:31 GMT
... for me lately? Several years ago as Utah's governor, Mike Leavitt had what he thought ... about having the event in a cold-weather environment instead of in an NBA city with ...
Slow growing 5 Jul 2009 01:31 GMT
... well. After years of rapid residential development, Utah's growth has slowed. In the first five ... growth has taken a toll on the environment, our infrastructure and our dwindling open spaces. Farms grow ... For Sale signs, traffic clogs freeways and pollutes our skies, fields and foothills are paved ...
Salt Lake City native leads orchestra of misfits 5 Jul 2009 01:00 GMT
... East High in 1996. Initially, he left Utah to tour the country as an emcee ... with my grandmother, but also to the environment of Bill and Nada's. The idea of ...
Red Butte concert preview: Indigo Girls still closer to fine 5 Jul 2009 01:00 GMT
... bisexual and transgender issues, as well as environmentalism. They also promote community radio stations. Ray's ... is excited about his first performance in Utah, a state he has only driven though. ...
ATK Plays Key Roles in Successful Launch of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite O (GOES-O) 4 Jul 2009 23:31 GMT
... Delta IV rocket carrying the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite O (GOES-O) on its mission to ... The nozzle is manufactured at ATK's Promontory, Utah facility. ATK also supplied 12 key composite ...
Walsh: Huntsman legacy? It's hard to pin down 4 Jul 2009 22:51 GMT
... to a popular conservative -- the former Utah County commissioner. And in the end, the ... little more than four years, he pressured environmentalists and state road engineers to compromise on ... about gay rights, accepting the science of global warming and capping EnergySolutions' radioactive waste dump. Once ...
Mining firm seeks to double footprint at Great Salt Lake 4 Jul 2009 22:30 GMT
... In the face of objections from environmental groups, a company that produces fertilizer from ... of environmental groups worried about the lake's ecological future in an era of climate uncertainty. ... that includes various Audubon Society chapters, the Utah Waterfowl Association, the Utah Airboat Association and ...
Illegal immigration crackdown: Massive childcare closures feared 4 Jul 2009 17:31 GMT
... the next year due to a new Utah law targeting undocumented immigrants. Critics fear the ... being taken care of in a safe environment," said Sen. Luz Robles, D-Salt Lake City. ...
Serious Solar Power On The Way 4 Jul 2009 15:20 GMT
... for other uses and undertake a single environmental review for all of them. Assuming their ... are Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. The move follows a general solicitation for ... make the dreams of activists, scientists, and ecologists come true in spades. With the knowledge ...
For Banks, Wads of Cash and Loads of Trouble 4 Jul 2009 10:31 GMT
... approved it. The bank was chartered in Utah, but did much of its lending in ... to community banks in our present economic environment.” The banks won important concessions. The regulator ...
EPA Announces Energy Star Homes Reach Nearly 17 Percent Market Share for 2008 4 Jul 2009 07:30 GMT
... WASHINGTON � The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that nearly 17 ... Nev., N.H., N.J., N.Y., Ohio, Okla., Texas, Utah, and Vt. Nearly 940,000 Energy Star qualified ...
Obesity Rates Continue to Climb in U.S. 4 Jul 2009 03:31 GMT
... to 17, at 44.4 percent. Minnesota and Utah had the lowest rates, both at 23.1 ... fish out of water, living in an environment totally at odds with our physiology." To ...
Girl helps jumpstart Glenwild recycling 4 Jul 2009 03:30 GMT
... is popular with homeowners A new no-sort recycling program a 17-year-old girl helped jumpstart at ... Lake County. "I figured, to be more environmentally friendly, I would try to get a ... have to take everything down to Recycle Utah in the city. I took all my ...
This truck runs on wood and waste 4 Jul 2009 02:10 GMT
... system that he says expels virtually no pollution. The technology is called gasification, and it's ... engineering professor at Brigham Young University in Utah, said gasification for vehicles is a scientifically ... is really not much better for the environment. "It's fantastic people are doing these kinds of ...
Fed works to speed solar development 4 Jul 2009 02:10 GMT
... Nevada, Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah as study areas for utility-scale solar projects. ... the department will work with states on environmental studies and permitting to speed solar development ...