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Show The Park Record A-10 Wed/Thurs/Fri, September 27-29, 2017 Western governors take the lead on climate change Group shows states’ interest in spite of Trump policies ELIZABETH SHOGREN High Country News Please Bring your finest mask and Join us for the 18th annual Image Reborn Foundation Celebration of life Masquerade Ball To benefit women diagnosed with breast cancer Saturday October 14th, 2017 Stein Eriksen Lodge, Deer Valley 6:00pm Cocktails, entertainment, dining, silent and live auctions Master of ceremonies by breast cancer survivor Mary Nickles Dancing to the Joe Muscolino Orchestra Rsvp online before October 2nd, 2017 The governors of California and Washington traveled to New York City last week to send a strong, simple message to world leaders gathered for the United Nation’s annual General Assembly. When it comes to acting on climate change, “you can count us in,” Washington Governor Jay Inslee said. During its meetings with world leaders last week, the Trump administration reiterated the president’s plans to withdraw from the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement unless it can be renegotiated. Inslee and California Gov. Jerry Brown joined New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in New York to counter President Donald Trump’s message and his aggressive efforts in recent months to rescind national policies designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The three governors are cochairs of the U.S. Climate Alliance, a group of 14 states plus Puerto Rico formed in June to coordinate and showcase state-level action. Oregon and Colorado are the other Western states in the group. “This is about controlling our own destiny,” Inslee said during a press conference Wednesday with the other governors. The three governors, all Democrats, also participated in a roundtable with environment ministers from around the world at the United Nations two days earlier. They hope that by highlighting individual states’ determination to keep acting on climate change, other countries will be less likely to follow Trump in rejecting the Paris Agreement. Because California has long been a leader in policies to address climate change and Brown has frequently attended international climate change Crystal Peak Minerals and Sylvia & Lance D’Ambrosio American-Brazilian Aesthetic Meeting KUTV Ames Construction Playing for Life Rodizio Grill Saltz Plastic Surgery and Saltz Spa Vitoria US Bank Complimentary Valet Parking Special room rates available for guests attending gala Sponsorship and volunteer opportunities are now available Tickets are going fast...so be sure to purchase your tickets online today! www.imagerebornfoundation.org or call 801.679.3065 Together we are supporting breast cancer survivors through monthly retreatsin Park City. Proceeds support these Image Reborn Foundation no-cost weekend retreats. A 501C3 Organization OPEN FOR LUNCH CELEBRATING OVER climate action varies significantly among states in the alliance. California has committed to get 50 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030, and, through its cap-and-trade program, to cut greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2040. Colorado was the first state to control emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from oil and gas production. But even as Gov. John Hickenlooper joined the alliance, he signed an executive order that encourages voluntary rather than mandatory actions. For instance, he said at the time: “We are instructing state agencies to work strategically with electric utilities and cooperatives who want to create plans to invest in as much renewable energy as possible.” Oregon barred its large investor-owned utilities from providing electricity generated with coal as of 2030. And it requires they supply 50 percent of their electricity from renewables by 2040. Washington state in 2016 capped greenhouse gas emissions for its largest industrial polluters. Inslee used regulation to limit climate pollution after the state legislature repeatedly rebuffed his efforts to pass legislation. Montana has not joined the alliance, but Gov. Steve Bullock reacted strongly to Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris accord: “Ask any Montana farmer, rancher, hunter, angler, or skier — climate change is real and poses a threat to our economy and way of life. To not acknowledge that or deal with it in a responsible way is short-sighted and dangerous,” he wrote on Facebook. Nevada also has not joined, but its state legislature in June adopted climate-friendly policies, including a bill intended to revive the state’s residential solar industry. The legislature also passed a bill to increase the renewable portfolio standard but Gov. Brian Sandoval, a Republican, vetoed it. Correspondent Elizabeth Shogren writes High Country News’ DC Dispatches from Washington. Insurance rates not expected to rise in Ogden after fire Thank you to our supporters including: Advice Media meetings, world leaders are aware that it and other states have forged ahead with – and without – federal leadership. “We are a political and economic force; and we will drive the change that will get us to the climate goals that we have to reach,” Brown said at the press conference. For instance, states have the authority to set policies to reduce emissions for power plants and other industrial facilities in their states and can coordinate with other states to reduce emissions. They can set incentives and requirements to increase the use of renewable fuels like solar and wind and phase out dirty fuels like coal. They also can cut pollution from cars through low-carbon fuel programs that require refineries to reduce emissions from gasoline and diesel and zero-emissions vehicle programs that require automakers to sell electric cars. But fuel economy standards — the strongest policy tool for limiting greenhouse gas emissions from cars — are set by the federal government. And, unlike the federal government, states can’t require other states to cut emissions.” In the future, states can also drive key advances in climate policy, such as developing a sophisticated electric grid to accommodate more renewable power and multi-state networks of recharging stations for electric vehicles. To emphasize that their combined actions are making a difference, the governors released a report that shows collective greenhouse gas emissions of the 14 alliance states dropped 15 percent between 2005 and 2015. And with policies already adopted in their states, they are projected to cut emissions 24 to 29 percent below 2005 levels by 2025. “Subnational action is now more important than it’s ever been,” says Robert Stavins, a professor of energy and economic development at Harvard University. “But saying that (state actions) are important, is not the same thing as saying that they are an adequate substitute for what would happen with federal policy.” The level of commitment to By GINA BARKER Associated Press OGDEN, Utah (AP) _ Insurance rates aren’t expected to go up in Ogden neighborhood where a wildfire destroyed three homes and caused the evacuations of hundreds. But authorities are warning the residents to be on high alert for landslides because the land is now unstable, the StandardExaminer reported (http://bit. ly/2wygGrL ). The fire sparked Sept. 5 by a downed power line destroyed three homes and four other structures and damaged two other homes and nine other buildings Improve performance, prevent injury and recover faster with the help of chiropractic. before it was brought under full control five days later. Part of the zone it affected is a residential area in the unincorporated Uintah Highlands area above Uintah. “As to the wider community, there probably won’t be any increases. It wasn’t like a hurricane,’’ with massive, widespread destruction, said Steve Gooch, spokesman for the Utah Insurance Department, an insurance regulatory body. But Gooch said those living in the area affected by the fire need to be mindful of an increased possibility of landslides in the months ahead. The destruction of vegetation can potentially make the land underneath more unstable, particularly with snowfall, snowmelt, rain and other moisture. Homeowner insurance typically extends to most areas, even those not so close to fire hydrants or as accessible as more urbanized subdivisions. That’s good news for those who had homes and other property damaged or destroyed in the blaze. But broadly speaking, there can be added costs or conditions in insuring homes in such zones stemming from the particular risks when fires strike, according to area agents. “Anytime you live outside the city limits, further from responding (fire) stations, you’re going to see higher rates to start with,’’ said Lisa Marie, an agent with Ogden-based Platinum Insurance Group, speaking in general terms. Exclusive. Strategic. Refined. A great real estate brand is not a luxury, it’s a necessity. 55 YEARS OF BUSINESS IN PARK CITY RED BANJO 50% OFF ANY SINGLE PIZZA $29 adjustment* No Appointments Convenient Hours Open 7 Days a Week Chiropractic Physicians Kelly Rogers Valid on dine in, to go. Must present coupon at time of order. 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