http://www.utdemocrats.org Utah Democratic Party Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:56:17 CDT en-us http://www.utdemocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1182788 http://www.utdemocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1182788 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:45:24 CDT The Salt Lake Tribune WASHINGTON - EnergySolutions Inc. and its executives have poured money into Rep. Rob Bishop's re-election campaign in recent months. The company, which is fighting a bill in Congress that would block its attempt to import foreign radioactive waste to Utah, has given Bishop nearly $25,000 since April. That's more than one-third of Bishop's total campaign haul of $67,000 for the time period covered in campaign finance disclosures filed late Tuesday. Bishop's opponent, Democrat Morgan Bowen,... http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_9894165 http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_9894165 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:01:20 CDT The Salt Lake Tribune If the plan to open Yucca Mountain in Nevada for the nation's nuclear waste goes forward, between 87 percent and 95 percent of the 77,000 tons of radioactive waste could travel through Utah en route to the southern Nevada dump. Also, because Nevada couldn't hold all of the nuclear industry's waste, Utah could again be looked at as a potential storage site for spent nuclear fuel. http://www.sltrib.com/ci_9890816?IADID=Search-www.sltrib.com-www.sltrib.com http://www.sltrib.com/ci_9890816?IADID=Search-www.sltrib.com-www.sltrib.com Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:14:11 CDT Commentary by Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colorado, in The Salt Lake Tribune Since the 19th century, we in the West have been trying to extract oil from the vast oil shale riches that lie under our feet. It is no easy task, and past efforts have failed miserably. Commercial oil shale development would require not only immense financial investments but also an undetermined quantity of (scarce) water from the Colorado River basin and the construction of several multibillion-dollar power plants. http://www.utdemocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1182683 http://www.utdemocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1182683 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:44:25 CDT The Spectrum PAROWAN - The Iron County Commission Monday unanimously approved an ordinance for Iron County's first geothermal power plant. "It's exciting to have renewable energy in our county and the opportunity to be the focal point of geothermal power because we have great solar potential in this area and some wind on occasion," said Bryan Dangerfield, Cedar City/Iron County Economic Development director. "Anything we can do to encourage these companies to start here with their state-of-the-art, very... http://www.utdemocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1182455 http://www.utdemocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1182455 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:08:57 CDT The Salt Lake Tribune The House is on fire, and Republican factions are busy dousing each other in gasoline. Long-running feuds and tension in the Utah House of Representatives have erupted recently in name-calling, ethical charges and countercharges, and claims of retribution and character assassination. http://deseretnews.com/article/content/mobile/1,5620,700241871,00.html?printView=true http://deseretnews.com/article/content/mobile/1,5620,700241871,00.html?printView=true Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:02:00 CDT The Deseret News As the U.S. House Agriculture Committee considers ways to fight high oil prices, Rep. Jim Matheson on Wednesday asked the committee members to support a middle-ground bill he introduced to close loopholes that he says allow speculators to unfairly manipulate prices. http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_9811250 http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_9811250 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:44:31 CDT The Salt Lake Tribune opinion What's truly shocking about is the fact that a member of the Capitol Hill gang was about to be investigated by his colleagues. The Walker case, amazingly, would have marked just the fourth time that a lawmaker's actions have been scrutinized by his peers in the past 22 years. Blame it on an unwieldy, unworkable process that requires three lawmakers to file formal complaints against a cohort to activate the ethics panel, which then serves as a biased judge and jury. Obviously, self-scrutiny...