More Utah Stupidity
On Saturday (March 27, 2010), Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed into law two bills that authorize the use of the “eminent domain” power to take federal land in the name of the state government. As part of that, the state government has set aside $3 million for the legal defense of this ridiculous measure. That’s [...]
The Corporation of Utah, continued….
Well, our dear friends in the State Legislature are at it again, working hard to ensure that corporate interests prevail over the needs and wants of We The People. In their latest bit of chicanery, our elected employees have decided to pass a resolution opposing the creation of any National Monuments or parks in Utah. [...]
More Stupidity From Sutherland…
Ah, the Sutherland Institute, Utah’s very own neoconservative nightmare. In their latest move they’ve decided to premier an independent film, Not Evil Just Wrong, which highlights nine “significant errors” in Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth. This is apparently an attempt to convince the world that global warming isn’t really a problem and that attempts to [...]
Inspirational…. Maybe Cheesy, but Definitely True.
I had it all planned out, a nice rant about TSA and the orange threat level. Hey, I may even end up posting that tomorrow, but tonight I just can’t do it. I am in Georgia right now, at the beautiful Stone Mountain State Park for the annual conference of the National Association of State [...]
EnergySolutions: Another End-Around on Safety
What is the next step in EnergySolutions’ war on Utah’s environment? Last week the Nuclear Regulatory Commission reclassified depleted uranium as “Class-A” waste, paving the way for EnergySolutions to dispose of this waste at its facility in Tooele County. Here’s the rub: Class-A waste is supposed to become safe in under 100 years and can [...]
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