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Show A8 Wednesday, April 2, 2008 Vernal Express Auto-semi collision on U.S. 191 injures A 4 1-year-old Wyoming driver was injured when his vehicle stuck a semi on U.S. Highway 191 north of Steinaker Reservoir. According to a UHP spokesman, spokes-man, Michael Hirsch of Powell, Wyo., was driving a 2002 Toyota 4-Runner northbound on the highway on March 21 when he reportedly drifted across the center line. His vehicle struck a 2000 Freightliner traveling south on Highway 191 operated by Redneck Truckin' and driven by Carl Damron, 47 of Rock Springs, Wyo. The vehicles reportedly struck one another at the front driver side and both skidded to a stop on wither side of the road. UHP reports indicate the Hirsch's vehicle was some two or three feet over the center line at the point of impact. Paramedics responded to reports of a broken femur and other injuries sustained by Hirsch, who was transported to Ashley Regional Medical Center for treatment. i Ml it , if PVRIK1HUI1 l . . v. ' t; : v. ': '. ' .4"' "","'r ,0 VVTm' W I"" " ? 1 1---) ii v irri-ir ra ii rrr' -ir r rrrt - - . - a State expects gasoline tax increase Vernal area EMS crews work quickly to fold back the roof to extricate a 41 -year-old Wyoming driver after his vehicle stuck a semi on U.S. Highway 191 north of Steinaker Reservoir. Blankets were used to cover a watchful EMT assisting the driver during the extraca-tion. extraca-tion. , "It seems inevitable that there may have to be a gas tax increase," said Sen. Kevin VanTassell in recapping Utah's economic situation. Even as gas prices rise greater has fuel consumption went up across the state. Still, this rise has not translated in a commensurate commen-surate rise in revenues. "We're just not accruing the revenues we once did," VanTassell VanTas-sell remarked. "In order to generate gener-ate increased revenues there will probably be a 5-cent increase in gas tax." Revenue loss is primarily blamed on fuel efficiency among the newer vehicles. Cars get more miles per gallon. People are more careful about driving taking fewer and shorter trips from home. "Added to that is the cost is the price of building and rebuilding re-building our roads," the senator explained. IPAMS to stress West's role in renewable energy future The Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States (IPAMS) announced Friday that its members will travel to Washington, Wash-ington, D.C., this week to meet with policymakers and stress the essential role of natural gas in a future with cleaner and less carbon-intensive fuels. According to a press release, IPAMS members will discuss the vast energy reserves found in the Intermountain West and the region's importance in meeting the nation's near and long-term energy needs. "Our representatives in Congress Con-gress must understand that in order to avoid an energy crisis in the near future, they must reject polices that call for increased in-creased supplies of natural gas while at the same time making the exploration for and production produc-tion of natural gas more difficult and more expensive through redundant regulation and overtaxation, over-taxation, " said IPAMS Executive Director Marc Smith in the press release. "We hope to remind Congress that America needs more of all types of clean energy, including solar, wind, and natural gas," Smith added. According to the Department of Energy, by 2030, 25 percent of energy in the United States will come from natural gas, and r 1 i Indian Education Title 7 Purpose: To review and collect input on the 2008-2009 I application and budget proposal for the Title VII Formula Grant Application I Parent Guardian of all students attending schools in Uintah J School District are invited to come. Your input is welcome. ' West Middle School Media Center Wednesday, April 9, 2008 4:00 PM about 8 percent will come from renewable energy sources. As Congress looks to increase the nation's use of renewable energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, IPAMS plans to remind policymakers that even . the most optimistic forecasts for the development of renewable energy sources call for increased natural gas supplies. "As the U.S. increases its reliance reli-ance on solar and wind energy, more clean-burning natural gas will be needed to fill the gaps when the wind isn't blowing and the sun isn't shining," Smith said. "Solar and wind facilities simply cannot exist without in creased supplies of natural gas. Additionally, as Congress pushes polices that encourage the use of bio-fuels, it must remember that we'll need even more natural gas to produce fertilizer and convert plant material into useful energy." en-ergy." Since clean-burning natural gas emits half the carbon dioxide that coal does, it is an essential part of any plan to reduce greenhouse green-house gas emissions, Smith said. Recent studies cited by IPAMS predict that increased supplies of natural gas will be needed in order to implement any of the climate change polices under consideration today. . During their visit to Washington, Wash-ington, IPAMS members will urge policymakers to encourage the development of technologies technolo-gies that will improve efficiency and make futuristic supplies of energy possible, but not neglect the imminent challenges that remain in meeting our nation's near-term energy demands. "By increasing costs for domestic energy producers and making even more of our federal lands off-limits for energy development, devel-opment, Congress will artificially restrict natural gas supplies and further delay our transition to a renewable energy future," Smith said. 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