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Amid pollution, residents ask why expand Woods Cross refinery?

Jan 08, 2013
Salt Lake Tribune

Holly refinery » Opponents say state is going backward; proponents cite more jobs, economic activity.

What was going on outside wound up having a big influence on what state regulators heard inside the Department of Environmental Quality building Thursday as they fielded public comments on a local oil refinery’s proposed expansion.

The Colorado River Water will become more valuable

Dec 16, 2012
Salt Lake Tribune

The day may come, in the not too distant future, that holding rights to Colorado River Basin water may be like owning stock in Hostess Brands or Lehman Brothers. Even the most ironclad legal document won’t help you get your share of something that isn’t there.

Report: Global warming hits Utah’s ski industry hard

Dec 06, 2012
Salt Lake Tribune

Report » Conservation group focuses on the economic impact of the climate change that causes lean-snow winters.

Every lean-snow winter batters Utah and its $1 billion-a-year ski industry, according to an economic study on global warming released Thursday by the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Comparing snowfall to visitation records since 1999, the NRDC report said Utah resorts attracted 14 percent fewer skiers in the driest winter compared to the snowiest. That difference cost the state $87 million in revenue and 1,000 jobs, it said.

Tackling air quality brings Utah businesses together

Dec 03, 2012
Salt Lake Tribune

 The business case for keeping Utah’s air clean is clear, Utah business leaders agree, even if the path forward can be a little murky sometimes.

A killing climate

Dec 01, 2012
Salt Lake Tribune

 The global response to climate change is incapable of addressing the catastrophic consequences to a planet dependent on burning fossil fuels for energy, spewing greater volumes of the greenhouse gases that are boosting temperatures at an accelerating rate.