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No- Temple devised a patchwork of initiatives, new vehicles to be reduced by 22 (3 Bams Inside Falrpark) & BdgsS188+ with some states, such as percent by the 2012 model year, (801) 595-0919 Wyoming and Utah, opting not to and 30 percent by the 2016 model take any statewide action, and year. (INSIDE STATE FAIRPARK) FREE ADMISSION • FREE PARKING taking only baby steps. Colorado: A voter-mandated On ALL Equipment W others And even in states with ambitious renewable portfolio standard will goals, progress has been slow. force the state's largest utilities to "Mounting Extra Here's what Western states are obtain 3 percent of their electrici- NEW & USED PACKAGE SALES $99-288 $99-175 I AlPitvt CoSfeeHouse Cf Cybercaf* 5£ COFFEE INTERNET Screamin Fast SPECIALS AND REDUCED RATES THROUGH THE SHOULDER SEASON Open 8am-7pm 7 satisfying days a week. trade partnership. Oregon: The Legislature has adopted California's emissions standards. Portland- has a "local action plan on global warming," which calls for a 10 percent reduction in emissions below 1990 levels by 2010. Utah: There is no statewide climate action plan, but Salt Lake City has one of its own, which includes increasing the efficiency of government buildings and encouraging the use of bikes and public transportation. Washington: The Legislature adopted California's strict vehicle emission standards and ordered a 20 percent reduction in state vehicles' petroleum use by Sept. 1, 2006. Seattle has required its public utility to achieve zero net emissions of greenhouse gases each year, a goal to be met by offsetting emissions through increased energy efficiency, planting trees to absorb carbon dioxide, and other measures. Wyoming: The Cowboy State has taken no major actions. High Country News (www.hcn.org) covers the West's communities and natural-resource issues from Paonia, Colorado. BLM gets bad grades on wilderness protection said Jill Ozarski, based in the Wilderness Society's Denver MediaNews Group Wire Service office. "They're also the places Salt Lake City - An environ- that get the most visitors, so they mental group this week assailed have the greatest demand. Yet, the Bureau of Land Management they are getting short shrift when and Congress for their "inade- it comes to the budget." quate" oversight of the agency's The Natural Landscape crown jewels, lands that were Conservation System was adoptgiven special status by lawmakers ed in 2000 with'a goal of protectjust five years ago. ing and restoring the BLM's In a report card assessing the showcase areas. In Utah, those Natural Landscape Conservation lands include the 1.7 million-acre Staircase-Escalante System - a collection of more Grand than 200 national monuments, National Monument, three wilderness areas, conservation national historic trails, three desareas and wild and scenic rivers ignated wilderness areas and 3.2 managed by the BLM.- the million acres in wilderness study Washington, D.C.-based areas. The Grand Staircase actually Wilderness Society handed out a fared better than most areas in batch of Cs and Ds. It faulted Congress for not the report, earning one A, two Bs funding the program at the levels and two Cs, and getting especialit requires, but also nicked the ly high marks for protecting the BLM for tilting so many of its monument's wild and primitive budget resources toward energy character and for visitor management and law enforcement. The development. "These are the places that are recent opening of four new visithe most spectacular, so they tor centers in cities surrounding should get the most attention," the monument - Kanab, Escalante, Big Water and Cannonville - figured prominently in that regard. But even there, Ozarski says there are problems. "They've had $800,000 cut out of their budget in the last two years alone," she said. "They originally set Grand Staircase aside as an "outdoor laboratory' but have gone from four to two scientists. They've only got four rangers, which adds up to one ranger per 470,000 acres. And they're just not getting the support they need from Washington when Kane County is doing things like putting up illegal road signs." While not disputing the budget numbers, BLM officials argue that the agency's multiple-use mandate makes hard choices inevitable. "The point is, we've got competing priorities," said Utah BLM spokesman Don Banks. "Funding does fluctuate according to the most pressing needs that we have. The energy By JOE BAIRD Great ty from renewable energy resources by 2007, and 10 percent by 2015. Idaho: Gov. Dirk Kempthorne, R, issued an executive order requiring much of the state's vehicle fleet to run on alternative fuels, such as ethanol. Montana A renewable portfolio standard mandates that 10 percent of the electricity sold in Montana will have to come from renewable sources by 2010, and 15 percent by 2015. Nevada: A renewable portfolio standard requires that 20 percent of all electricity generated in Nevada be derived from renewable sources by 2015. New Mexico; A renewable portfolio standard will force investor-owned electric utilities to provide 5 percent of their power from renewables by 2006, and 10 percent by 2011. Gov. Bill Richardson issued an executive order directing New Mexico to achieve 2000 emissions levels by 2012, 10 percent below 2000 levels by 2020, and a 75 percent reduction below 2000 emission levels by 2050. New Mexico is also the first state to join the Chicago Climate Exchange, a voluntary cap-and- 738 Lovrer Main Stf -'V-'T v ! "* " rr' 1'". .1 f-. \J ( \ f: r f [ - *-J649-O05i' demands we're facing, especially when you talk about natural gas, a domestic energy source, means they have got to be addressed." Banks also took issue with specifics regarding the Grand Staircase. "We've got 40 to 50 different research institutions working in the monument," he said. "There's something going on all the time.1' Nevertheless, environmentalists say there is something wrong with the Natural Landscape Conservation System's big picture. "The Natural Landscape Conservation System was created to safeguard landscapes that are so spectacular in their own way as our national parks," former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt said in a statement. "There is clear evidence, however, that we are at risk of moving backwards to adequately protect these special lands." Congress must support the conservation mission of the system, he added, before it's too late. vwvy.parkrecorci-tpom • Official Ballot for Francis Town, Utah November 8,2005 Introducing Dedicated to 100% Client Satisfaction. INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: To vote for a candidate, place 4 cross (X) In the square following the name(9) of the person(s) you favor as the candidates) for each respective office. 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