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No end to Nevada’s quest for water

Apr 09, 2013
Salt Lake Tribune

During the blitzkrieg bombing of London in World War II, Winston Churchill rallied the British to stand up against tyranny and "never surrender," a defining moment in history. In refusing to surrender to the Las Vegas water grab, Gov. Gary Herbert summoned his inner Churchill, opening the door Wednesday for a defining moment in Utah history.

A Rebuttal of Nuclear Power on Monday's Access Utah

Apr 04, 2013
Utah Public Radio

Mark Lynas, author of “The God Species: Saving the Planet in the Age of Humans” joined us for the hour on Wednesday.   He says we need to embrace Nuclear Power and Genetically Modified Organisms as parts of any successful portfolio of solutions to Climate Change.  Many fellow environmentalists disagree. 

Inaugural campaign raises more than $800K for Utah nonprofits

Mar 25, 2013
Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — The statewide Love UT Give UT online giving campaign, a 24-hour effort to raise awareness and funds for some 400 Utah nonprofits, netted more than $800,000 in its inaugural day of giving Friday.

Total donations could reach $915,000 once the nonprofits report whether the giving reached levels required by matching and challenge grants, said Fraser Nelson, executive director of the Community Foundation of Utah, which coordinated the effort.

Jobs, not health

Mar 18, 2013
Salt Lake Tribune

 One of only two air-quality bills to pass among many proposed on the Hill this legislative session was acclaimed by Gov. Gary Herbert and lawmakers as a “quantum leap forward” in improving air quality. Unfortunately, SB275 is no such thing.

Air pollution, state Rep. Mike Noel, and me

Mar 16, 2013
Salt Lake Tribune

 It was well into the evening of March 7 when Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck presented legislation to the Utah Legislature’s Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Committee. She had asked me to attend the hearing to answer any legal questions about HB346, designed as a response to the shroud of deadly air pollution that settles on the Wasatch Front each winter.