The Recycling Coalition of Utah has recognized the Recycling Program at the SLC Airport as the “Local Government Recycling Program of the Year.”
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I enjoyed being the host of Carnival of the Green this week (see below). Please remember the next Carnival will be on January 2nd, after the holi-daze.
Please offer feedback on how I did by commenting on my Carnival post below. It would be helpful to know what changes I would need to make (if any) for the next time I host – which will be June 5!
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Step right up to this week’s Carnival of the Green (#6), being hosted by Jen’s Green Journal, a blog that explores issues of peace, justice, Green Party politics, direct action, civil disobedience, economic equality, environment, and electoral politics.
Click on the link above to get to the Big Top!
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Not surprisingly, the United States has refused to join new talks
aimed at producing a new set of binding limits on greenhouse gas emissions that would take effect beginning in 2012, according to a Washington Post article reprinted in today’s Deseret News.
All other industrialized nations have agreed to participate in this new round of talks on the issue. The U.S. has agreed, however, to engage in “non-binding” dialogue without any commitments to reduce carbon dioxide emissions associated with climate change.
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This week’s Carnival of the Green (#5) is hosted by The Greener Side, a blog devoted to all sorts of green issues.
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Most of Utah’s drinking water comes from underground water sources. So it’s alarming to hear that
4,000 cases of leaking underground petroleum storage tanks have been reported since 1988, according to an article in today’s Deseret News. Cleanup efforts are approaching the $1 million mark.
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The Deseret News has started a series of articles examining the rising cost of heating bills and the impact it will have on Utahns. The D-News will follow individuals and their families throughout the winter to learn how they cope with the rising heating costs.
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Yesterday I reported on a Deseret News poll on the expansion of commuter rail along the Wasatch Front.
Seems the D-News is continuing its poll reportings in today’s news a poll that indicates that
Utahns will back a UTA fare hike, due to the high cost of fuel. Participants indicated they would support a temporary rate hike beginning in 2006.
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Great Green Goods is this week’s Carnival of the Green host.
GreatGreenGoods is a shopping blog that markets eco-friendly products.
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Deanna Dee-Dee Taylor 