Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
June 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 MoreOf all southern Utah counties with large wilderness potential, Emery seemed the best prepared to undertake a process to work through public lands issues there. They’ve been actively involved in preparing a number of bills for legislation over the past decade, including a National Conservation Area and a National Monument...
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...
Read MoreA year ago, Mark Meloy told me about his dream of starting an organization committed to the appreciation and preservation of Cedar Mesa. It turns out that with Senator Bennett’s announcement of a process to resolve public lands issues—including Cedar Mesa—in San Juan County, Mark’s timing was perfect. When I...
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