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Show A-17 Yhe Park Record Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, November 4-7, 2006 WRITERS ON THE RANGE By Dan Dagget The right way to be green The midterm elections are approaching fast, and as usual the environment is considered a Democratic issue. I had no problem with that when I was Fighting strip mines in Ohio in 1973; environmentalist!! was synonymous with leftist politics. In the early '80s, when a friend told me someone named Dave Foreman was forming an environmental group named EarthFirst, I was among the first to become involved. Now that I'm older, I've come to believe that an automatic identification between the left and the environmental movement is neither good for the environment nor for environmentalist!!. The main reason for this change of mind and heart is that I've become convinced that the private sector is more effective than government at producing just about anything, healthy ecosystems included. In 30 years of activism, the most impressive environmental successes I've encountered were achieved by individuals operating according to principles that make up the conservative playbook. In each case, individual initiative, personal accountability, the free market and rewards for results were more effective at saving endangered species, healing damaged ecosystems in the West, and even combating global warming than the government alternative of regulation. Take just one example: In Arizona, in 1946, the Forest Service created the Drake Exclosure to protect a tract of damaged rangeland from grazing and human use under the assumption that this would restore it to ecological health. Sixty years later, 90 percent of the plant species within the exclosure have disappeared, and the distance between plants can be measured in yards. But outside the exclosure, on land that has continued to be grazed under the management of a responsible rancher, the distance between plants can be measured in inches. Leftist environmentalists have lobbied to expand the preserve to include the rest of the ranch. Conservative environmentalists have commended the rancher for his success and proposed to leave the preserve so the rest of us can learn what it teaches. Examples like this got me to thinking that the reason environmental problems seem so hard to solve may be because the knee-jerk methods we use to deal with them are so ineffective. This leads to a significant question: Why have environmentalists chosen the leftist approach of command and control, which is a confirmed loser and unnatural to boot, over an approach based on conservative principles? The answer came when 1 took success stories in the West to my environmental peers. I knew how most environmentalists feel about everything voluntary and not legally buttoned down, so, when I told them what I had discovered, I wasn't surprised that that they were defensive. What did surprise me was their total lack of interest in how people they normally think of as adversaries had succeeded in dealing with problems such as over-grazing that had stymied them for decades. After a few years of this, I was the one who finally got the message. I concluded that many people who call themselves environmentalists are more interested in installing prescriptions than in achieving success on the ground. For them, environmental issues are a means to achieve liberal political ends rather than the other way around. In fact, that's how many environmentalists measure success -- in the number of acres brought under government control, in laws passed, in regulations created, and in the election of politicians committed to increasing all of the above. That's why my environmental lis- teners weren't interested in the successes 1 described to them. Liberals deal with problems by applying policies such as a living wage, affirmative action, and universal health care. Conservatives are more apt to Over 10,000 work to create a situation in which people can locations use their creativity and initiative to produce a Join Now worldwide. product for which there is a demand and, thereRest Of Year fore, a reward. An environmentalism based on conservative (435) 658-2811 principles would determine success and dispense rewards for achieving results. This would change the face of the environmental debate entirely. Among other things, it would expand the number of people involved in environmental issues. It would do so by giving people on the right, many of whom arc as concerned about environmental problems as liberals, an environmental strategy to support that did not require them to sign on to something they oppose, which can be summed up as increased regulation and bigger Start now and make- 2007 your best year yet. In just 30 minutes, you'll get a total body workout with our total support and proven results. government. It would also offer an alternative to what currently passes for a conservative environmentalism - discounting the seriousness of environmental problems so it can be claimed that tighter regulation is unnecessary. The power to amaze yourself.' curves.com Creating an environmentalism that is truly conservative would give all of us a means to set rjoi^r.trt irjri.-ffiin u me cd pragnun ierfa !n p*ii S Inr.-aJ'-rKoC.TiTl Not valid wsh sny «T«r rfta VijJ cijy at pj.tsopiHr.3 bcMeru Ihjeugh u'lyot C^OCi Cuvn L goals in terms of environmental criteria, such as healthier habitat, more functional watersheds and a rebound for native or endangered species, and it would reward those who were able to achieve those goals. What we're doing now produces more regulations than results. Craig Reece, CRS Dan Dagget is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News. He lives THE CHALLENGE OF HOME in Santa Barbara, Calif., and is the author of ''The SELLING-BUYING SIMULTANEOUSLY Gardeners of Eden: Rediscovering Our Importance to Nature." Many people underestimate the emotional overload of FREE: Curves PARK CITY REAL ESTATE AND YOU m§m0t%m& Public Meeting Information PARK CfTY BOARD OF EDUCATION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2006 ©Park City School District Office, 2700 Kearns Boulevard 4:00 p.m. Special Closed Session to discuss negotiations. 5:00 p.m. Work Session Reports Auditor's Report Budget Report Board Room Remodel Open and Closed Schools PCHS Reconstruction Update Crisis Planning Out of Boundary Transfers 2007/2008 through 2011/2012 School Calendar Discussion RFP : District Soft Drink Provider (Support) Information Sharing «1 SUMMIT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2006 NOTICE is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners of Summit County will not meet Wednesday. November 8, 2006. Their next regularly scheduled meeting is Wednesday, November 15, 2006. Posted November 2, 2006 - PARK CITY PLANNING COMMISSION - 445 MARSAC AVENUE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2006 WORK SESSION - 5:30 P.M. 605 Woodside Avenue-CUP for construction on a slope greater than 30% Pod B-2, Flagstaff Mountain Resort (Empire Pass)-Master Planned Development Review of Regular Agenda REGULAR MEETING - 6:30 p.m. ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF MINUTES OF OCTOBER 11, 2006 & OCTOBER 25. 2006 PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF/COMMISSIONER'S COMMUNICATIONS & DISCLOSURES REGULAR AGENDA/PUBLIC HEARINGS 68 Prospect Street-Plat amendment (Possible recommendation to City Council) Pod B-2, Flagstaff Mountain Resort (Empire Pass)-Master Planned Development {Public hearing S discussion; no action) Hillside Avenue to the Guardsman Connection on Marsac Avenue-Final Plat (Public hearing & possible recommendation to City Council) 1825 Three Kings Drive, Spiro Condominiums Buildings N, O, P. Q, & R {Public hearing & possible recommendation to City Council) ADJOURN Posted: November 3, 2006 • PARK CITY RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2006 @ Recreation Conference Room, Park City Racquet Club 1200 Little Kate Rd Park City, Utah 6:00 p.m. Public Input 6:05 p.m. Communications & Disclosures from Board and Staff 6:10 p.m. Approval of October minutes 6:15 p.m. Discussion on Council Visioning & Subcommittee assignments 7:30 p.m. Adjourn selling one home and buying another at the same time. The process involved can sometimes send even the sawiest of homeowners into a series of highs and lows. There is the uncertainty of knowing how quickly the home will sell. Most people need the equity from die sale of their first home for the down payment on the new house. If your present home goes on the market first, you may be concerned that it will sell before you find the one you want to buy. Or, you might find the perfect home before your present home is under contract and the sellers may be reluctant to accept your offer. You may be too nervous about the sale of your existing home to sign a contract on the new one. It is a good idea to sit down with a real estate agent for some professional advice before you begin your search. Ir will probably be necessary to be flexible on the closing date because it is usually easier to locate a home that you want to buy than to sell your present home. If you have found the house you want, you can ask the lender about arranging a short-term bridge loan that can make it possible for you. You will need to set your expectations realistically and plan for contingencies with your agent. For rock solid advice on buying or selling real estate, call Craig Reece at 435-647-8017 or toll free at 1-800-553-4666. 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