Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
The Gulf isn't the only place in need of attention from the Interior Department "Salazar told a House subcommittee in March that he disagrees with the “no more wilderness” settlement and that he is working on a resolution. It’s time to complete that work and issue a secretarial order restoring...
Read MoreAmerica’s Great Outdoors Listening Session, Annapolis, MD Friday, June 25 2010 Post by Chris Yoder The focus was on the Chesapeake Bay. In the breakout sessions they had a list of four issues they wanted to discuss, all of them on the theme of how do we get more people...
Read MoreJune 2010 Here’s what is happening this month with the redrock:1. Final hearing held on proposed Alton coal mine.2. Tell the Obama administration to protect Utah’s wild lands!3. Activists share ideas at the SUWA grassroots retreat.4. New redrock bill cosponsors include Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA). Threatened Places: Update on...
Read MoreSan Juan County wilderness protection is vital to all Utahns Wilderness stewardship is intimately intertwined with living ethically, living mindfully and living with restraint. As the "Faith and the Land" dialogues made clear, what makes good ecological sense makes for good theology too. This idea can unite rather than divide...
Read MoreLocal reaction to governor's energy task force mixed Last week, Gov. Gary Herbert announced the formation of his 10-year Strategic Energy Plan Task Force. “It will be a diverse working group composed of people from education, the energy industry, market consumers and other stakeholders,” said Rob Behunin, special assistant to...
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