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Show 2 a a The SaltLake Tribune UTAH/NATION Monday, May21, 2001 Alo Industry Split Even on Change In Energy Rules @ Continued from A-1 ing to congressionalofficials, ‘There are divisions overen vironmental policy, the pace of mergers, and how the country should move towarda national electricity grid in which the flow and price of poweraredetermined by the laws of supply and demand. administra: tion's proposal to give the federal government: broader au thority to dictate thelocationof transmission lines could set up clashes with governors and ad Vocates of states’ rights, “It's a political hornet's nest,” said a senior Republican with close ties to the utility industry, ‘The Bush plan, for example, holds out the possibilityof regulatory relief for Midwestern and Southern coal-burning utilities that have been sued by the Environmental Protection Agency for allegedly violating alrquality rules for old power plants, ‘The notion infuriates environmental groups andhas been. attacked by Democrats, But some ofthe strongest opposi: tion to relaxing enforcement procedures comes from Bast: ern utility companies that burn. clean natural gas, or have com: plied withstringentstate environmental codes. “The regional tensions are in play with the Bushapproach because it doesn’t createa level business playing field,” said Joseph Miakisz of the Clean Bnergy Group, which represents eight Eastern utilities, Without clear emission targets for key hesaid, the Bush rer™mwill not solve the problem. The Bush administration plansets out as a long-termob: jective a national grid forelec tricity in whichprices would be determined by free-market forces, Somepolitically power: ful groups view sucha deregu lated systemwith skepticism, Glenn English, a former Democratic congressmanfrom Oklahoma whois chief execu tiveof the National Rural Blee: tric Cooperatives Association, saidhe couldsupport anational grid, but only if cooperatives and other consumers have a say in “how it it is built and who is going to controlit.” The environmental split is even more graphically illus. trated in an internal industry dispute over the administra: tion's opposition to including carbon dioxide, a main culprit in global warming, as part ofa nl oe eT cele hig (THE STUFF BETWEEN THE TILES) Tired of moldy, missing, dirty, cracked grout? We clean,seal, repair, regrout & stain/change Polygamy “multi-pollutant” solution to emissions by coabburning power plants. Atlanta-based Southern Co. supports the administration address greenhouse gas emissions.” But Ohio-based Ameri canBlectric Power Co., oneof the nation’s largest coal: burning utilities, has joined the Business Environmental Leadership Council, which favors taking action to address global warming, “We'renot green, but we are realistic,” an ARPspokesman said, Co,, said the Green trial fits “Wefind alot about Amer- and the charges against Green the stereotype most Burope- ‘Exotic’ Topic In Europe @ Continued from A-1 polygamists. “Oneof the reasons we embrace the Olympics is we hope At will clarify what Utah is and that we'renotall strange out here,” Kinard said, Carol Moran, a producer for the London Broadcasting ans have of Utah as a haven for men who wish to take a boring. We have 22children and a family dog.” Luca Dini, U.S. bureau chief of the Italian news bevyof teen-age brides. “Many feel that Utah is a place where a man can marry as many youne girls as they weekly Oggi, said many Italjans see plural marriage as an want a haremoffemales to satisfy’ their needs and mother their children,” Moran said. are no joking matter. He says if Green had not made multiple appearances ontelevision parading his lifestyle, he would have never heard ofthe polygamist, Suzan Mazor, whovisited Provo to write a freelance ar ticle for the Financial Times of hear the word Utah, polygamy is attached,” Australian radio personality Felicity Daveysaid listen- “exotic subjec “Polygamy is not practiced here,soit’s always something that attracts mediaattention,” Dini said. “It’s also interesting cannotbelieve that polygamy is tolerated in Utah. “Utahis very disconnected that this guy has the guts to fromthe rest of the country,” ers in Sydney werefascinated David Sertainly when people challengethe system.” Juab- County Attorney by thetrial. 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