I was reading Chlorophyll and clicked on the link to a Pulse of the Twin Cities article entitled One Green Moment, a post about the Green Party as a growing aned viable political party. As I was reading the article I had to blink twice when I saw a graphic that a friend of Utah Greens designed for the Green Party of Utah. We have this graphic on some merchandise items.
It’s cool that this original design is being used!
Green Jenni attended the hearing and has a post on this morning’s hearing on S.B. 70, the Envirocare bill that I posted on earlier today.
This evening HEAL Utah has sent out this letter:
——————————————-
Thank you to everyone who was able to come to the hearing this morning at the Capitol on such short notice. The vote was close, but Senate Bill 70 passed out of the committee by a vote of 3-2 and will now move on to the Senate for a full vote.
As you know, SB 70 rewrites state law to make it easier for nuclear and hazardous waste dumps to expand or develop in Utah by taking away the need for gubernatorial approval. The bill effectively removes power from the Governor and gives it to Envirocare.
In an effort to remove the public from the process, this bill has been on a fast-track and will most likely be voted on THIS WEEK. We need a lot of help to defeat this legislation in the Senate. If you have any time at all this week, your involvement could stop an effort to make it easier for nuclear and toxic waste to be dumped in Utah. This is truly urgent. Can you help with any of the following?
Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged envirocare, environment, nuclear issues, politics, Utah
That’s the forumula that Wales health psychologist Cliff Arnall has devised to determine that today, Monday, January 23, is the “bluest day of the year.”
On paper, the formula looks like this:
1/8W + (D-d) 3/8 x TQ
M x NA
The variables: (W)eather, (D)ebt, (d) or monthly salary, (T)ime since Christmas, time since failure to (Q)uit a bad habit, low (M)otivational levels and (NA), the need to take action.
(–Cox News Service)
Arnall said this formula holds true for Britain and the U.S. except in states where there is warmer weather.
Hooray, a formula at last! So if you are feeling “blue” today, now you know why!
This week’s Carnival of the Green is being hosted by The Ideal Bite: Irrevrant Thoughts on Being Green.
Today’s features include these topics with light-hearted commentary by The Ideal Bite:
Happy Reading!
HEAL Utah has issued the statement below urging citizens to attend the hearing TODAY on S.B. 70 (Sen. Stephenson), which, if passed, would allow Envirocare to double the size of its radioactive waste dump. The hearing will be heard by the Senate Natural Resources Committee at 9am in room 015 of the West Wing (bottom floor of the new west wing addition to the capitol.
Citizens are also urged to email their representatives (Email addreses are listed towards the end of this post.).
As I posted a few days ago, it has been discovered that Sen. Stephenson is a registered lobbyist for the group Utah Taxpayers Association, which ironically includes amongst Envirocare its members.
Corporate interests continue to be the focus of some legislators, influenced heavily by the corporations themselves, at the expense of our environment and health and well-being of our citizens. Citizens need to send a strong message to our representatives that we are tired of Utah being used as a dumping ground, we are tired of our legislators not representing the desires of their consituents, we are tired of our legislators continually proposing bills that clearly represent conflicts of interest and we are tired of our lives and those of our children’s and beyond being sacrificed for greed and the interests of the elite few.
Message from HEAL:
Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged envirocare, environment, nuclear issues, politics, Utah
These are the headlines from Sunday and Today:
Salt Lake Tribune
Today’s Legislature Headlines
Monday’s agenda highlights
Buttars stands out as morals crusader
Be assured, where state senator goes, controversy follows
D.C. Notebook: Blast from the past drives Hatch to tears
Deseret News
Today’s Legislature Headlines
Diverse views of origins measure
Bills may impact voters
Sunday’s Legislature Headlines
Utahns want reform in Legislature–Lawmakers, public differ on need for ethics changes
Transit bill detours millions to roads
City-manager bill put on hold for revision–Legislation’s sponsor working on substitute for the disputed idea
Republicans skirmish over Mascaro’s Medicaid bill–HB24 is sent to a panel where he thinks it will die
January 23
1875
First British Disarmament Campaign, Liverpool, England
1962
Fifteen members of the Committee of 100, the Non-Violent Direct Action wing of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) sat in at the British House of Commons demanding a halt to nuclear weapon tests.
Live Journal has made changes to improve its services. This includes the url of everyone’s blogs.
For those of you who have my blog bookmarked or listed, please change the url to:
Today I went with my husband and three of our friends to see the Slamdance film “B.I.K.E.” This film is
an exploration of the Black Label Bicycle Club and the wider tallbike subculture that has grown up around it. Comprised mainly of artists driven by anti-materialism and a belief that the impending apocalypse will render cars useless and bicycles in power, BLBC battles mainstream consumer culture and rival gangs for its vision of a better tomorrow. The film chronicles the trials of co-director Anthony Howard (“Tony) as he tries to become a member of the club.
After the film the audience met with the filmmakers and held a discussion.
This was an interesting film. The Black Label Bike Club has chapters in Minneapolis, New York, Texas and a couple of other states. This film focuses mainly on the New York Club. Black Label members belong to this club to experience a self-sufficiency and a sense of family. Their meals come from dumpsters, they ride their bikes everywhere, and they take care of each other. One of the activities of bike club members involves “bike jousting” on the tall bikes (two bike frames stacked on top of each other, with the handle bar, pedals and seat on the top frame and wheels on the bottom frame.) To become a member of this club you have to “hang out” with the club for a period of time and also pass the initiation – the “jousting” test.
Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Last night’s Slamdance Film Festival‘s very first Poetry Slam was a huge success!
It was held at Free Speech Zone in Sugarhouse.
Poets from across the country participated. Salt Lake’s Radical Cheerleaders, Pom Poms Not Bomb Bombs made an appearance!
I have posted photos here of the event.
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Activism, film, poetry, salt lake city, slamdance, Utah
Deanna Dee-Dee Taylor 