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Show The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH Saturday, February 25, 1995 _ Scientist Praises Global Effort to Save Atmosphere By Lee Siegel THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Rush Limbaughclaimspollution doesn’t harmthe ozonelayer that protects Earth from cancer-causing ultraviolet radiation. Environmental extremists con- tend ozone depletion will destroy the environment Both are wrong, one of the world’s leading experts rary, springtime hole in the ozone layer over the Arctic, where such ahole has yet to be detected. But continuing reductions in CFC production mean that by 2050. there no longer should be a hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica, where such a hole has been detected every spring (fall in the Northern Hemisphere) for morethan a decade, Solo- said during a lecture at the University of Utah monsaid Solomon, headscientist for the National Ozone being corrected by international treaties limiting Expedition in Antarctica during 1986-87, said the treaties are working because scientists proved to Ozone-layer damageis proven, but the problemis Ozone is a molecule containing three oxygen at- oms, compared with two atoms in the oxygen molecules animals need to breathe. Sunlight can break oxygen molecules into two oxygen atoms. Some of those atoms combine with oxygen molecules to form ozone. At groundlevel, ozone is a component of photochemical smog harmful to humanhealth. But in the stratosphere, roughly 9 miles to 15 miles above the Earth’s surface, ozone absorbs ultraviolet sunlight Such radiation causes sunburn andskin cancer. Skin cancer takes years to develop, but studies showevery 1% reduction in the ozone layer eventu- mosphere, Solomonsaid. Ozonedepletion first appeared in Antarctica because the southern continent has Earth’s coldest temperatures, allowing ‘‘polar stratospheric clouds” to form ataltitudes far above normalclouds. Sunlight drives chemicalreactions on the surfacesofice crystals in polar stratospheric clouds, converting CFCs to a form of chlorine that rapidly destroys ozone. The ozone hole forms during the Antarctic spring — Septemberand October — whenthesunfirstrises over Antarctica after months of darkness Ozoneloss is reducing production of phytoplankton — microscopic sea plants — in Antarctic seas. Wednesdaynight's Frontiers of Science lecture. Ozone-gobbling chlorine will reach maximum levels in the stratosphere in 1997, then diminish steadi- mid-latitudes — including the United States — with no ozoneloss detected in the tropics, she said. ly as three treaties sharply reduce production of CFCs, the source of the chlorine, she said pooh-poohedthe ozone-depletion problem, blaming pellants. The United States banned use of CFCs in That probablyis reducing populations of shrimplike creatures called krill, which in turn could diminsh the numberofseals, whales and penguins that eat krill, said Solomon. Scientists have yet to detect an ozonehole over the Arctic because that region usually warms more quickly than Antarctica during the spring. Solomonsaid ozoneloss happensat mid-latitudes — despite the lack of stratospheric clouds — because ozone-depleted air flows from the poles toward lowerlatitudes and, more importantly, because ozone- it on chlorine from voleanic eruptions. Solomon said experiments have shown volcanic chlorine does not reach the ozone layer. spray cans in 1978. destroying chemical reactions can occur on aerosol production of ozone-eating chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) pollutants, said Susan Solomon, senior scien- tist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s AeronomyLaboratoryin Boulder, Colo. This is not Armageddon: it’s not going to be the end of the world,” Solomon told 130 people at Particularly cold winters in the next several years might contribute to occasional formationof a tempo- US WEST arctic ozone hole and global reduction in ozone concentrations. Overall ozone depletion is about 40% in Antarctiin the Arctic and 4% to 10%over the Ultraconservative talk-show host Limbaugh has Its Monopoly THE SALTLAKETRIBUNE Drug dealer Marcus Antony Frescas-Hernandez got the maxi added about $5.30 toa residential bill each month. The company dropped the case last fall. Service Commissicn will handle three disputed rate-hike requests (called rate cases) involving US WEST, which serves 97%of the 920,000 phone linesin thestate. Supreme Court has told ‘to tie up loose endsin all three cases, whichever way com- request The companyhas said the current price-cap style of regulation lions of dollars that US WEST has given businessesthe cost burden of modernizing the phonesystem, but consumer groups and mayhave overcharged its Utah customersin the past decade. The PSC’s decision could mean the year-old West Valley City man came at him with a steel horseshoefile. “I didn’t remember anything but firing and blacking out,” the A second factor is the outcome of a rate case US WESTis expected to file next month. Company officials said Friday they will update and resubmit their 1994 rate Cattle livestock nutrition and produc- USU’s study could lead to better increase production efficiency in the livestock. “Even you probably don’t understand that cows really do emit methane,” Olson said. ‘Without that basic understanding, it may sound foolish. But it’s the media's responsibility to tell people the whole story, not the half that makesuslookfoolish.” Paul Rasmussen, director of USU’s Agricultural Experiment Station, attributes the unsavory coverage to the skeptical nature of the news media: “It’s always easy to pick up on a hookthat’s negative and get some mileage out ofit.” The proposal forthe study orig- inated with someone whoalso has getting positive if the whole global warming thing is not real, then we'vestill done something for the livestock producers,” he said @ Continued from B-1 press: President Clinton. An administration environmental priority has been to identify the sources of gases that could be altering the HB i @ @ Instructional Videos Business Promotions @ 255-0576 ana > = = = sulfuric acid and waterparticles from volcanic eruptions. “This was nothing more than a killing,” the judge said. ‘You've done this crime, you've killed this person — you're going to pay for it,” The judge sent Frescas-Hernandez to prison for 1 to 15 years and added the maximum gun en- must pay the victim’s burial costs of $3,500. “I will also recommend to the prison that you get substance- abuse and mental-health counseling. You are obviously in need of both,” the judge added. Charged with first-degree felony murder, Frescas-Hernandez pleaded guilty last month to second-degree felony manslaughter. Dana’s body was found in the gutter on Oct. 31 near 9750S. Wasatch Blvd. The two men wereon the way to complete a drug deal when an argument erupted at about 4 a.m. “He started acting like an as- shole,” the defendanttold police. The defendant stopped his By Tony Semerad the small-business owner. “But empt from thebill, as would rail- THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE it’s unfair to single out a particu- lar industry.” Added Rep. Tom Matthews, DHelper and a railroad employee: “We're opening a can of worms here. Therailroads are trying to road employees or others autho- Railroads would be shielded fromliability for accidents involving people who wanderonto their property, under a bill passed by the Utah House Friday After stern debate, HouseBill 69 drew a near-straight party vote, with no Democrats andall but three House Republicans present siding with the measure’s sponsor, House Speaker Mel Brown. Brown, a dairyman and Midvale Republican, said his bill is intend- Frescas-Hernandezthenfled to California, where he was arrested. The murder weapon never was found. The defendant has a lengthy criminal history that includes numerous charges for drug possession, drug distribution andtheft. He is wanted in Colorado and Kansas on drug charges. Dana was awaiting sentencing on a drug-possession charge when he waskilled. He wasthe father of three children, 10, 7 and 8 months. get away with something they shouldn't here.” Steve Goodsell, an attorney for Union Pacific Corporation, has said railroad trespassing is a growing industry concern, rized to be on railroad property. Meanwhile, Brown enjoyed $1,700 in campaign donationslast year from Nebraska-based Union Pacific, slightly more than a tenth of his total spendingin seeking reelection. Brownsaid there is nolink between the UnionPacific contributions and his sponsoring of HB69. as The rail company spread some morethrill-seekers userail yards, trestles, bridges and moving $22,550 among more than 70 Utahlegislative incumbents in the November campaign, placing the firm among Utah’s top political trains as objects for recreation. Public crossings would be ex- donorsfor the second consecutive election. west FOR ABUSE CALL 1-800-897-LINK For free confidential help with Domestic Violence. private properties safe for unau- thorized members of the public. Dozens of trespassers are in- volved in accidentson rail property every year — manyresulting in data. “The research itself is going fine,” Olson said. “And luckily my costly lawsuits. administrators are supportive. On the other hand, the public isn’t Rep. Neal Hendrickson, DWest Valley City, questioned the blanket exemption. “I would love and that bothers me.” to have something like this,” said rs BLACK \/7PEP Larry H. 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Olson is fitting the cows with LAL a was unimpressed with the defendant’s self-defense story. behind bars. Upon release, he was ed to giverail utilities “‘an oppor- As the three-year study enters its second phase, Rasmussen is TV Ads Bi kecatly, irs not that expensive, let video ff communicate your business ideas, Call Roger at Artistic Video. would havegot meif I hadn’t got him. “He was blaming mefor having relations with his wife and calling me names.” But Judge J. Dennis Frederick proaching me, I was scared. He “He IMMEDIATE DELIVERY! He But CFCproductionstill increased. From 1978 to 1992, CFCconcentrations doubled in the Earth’s at- hancement of5 years. That means Frescas-Hernandez must serve a minimum of 6 years said. atmosphere, Rasmussen said. A less publicized component of cushions and other purposes; cleaning agents for electronic components; and aerosol spray-can pro- Bill OK’d by House Shields Railroad From Liability in Some Cases tion practices, Olson said. Anything that decreases methane production of a cow probably would Emissions Causea Stir said. CFCsare used as refrigerants in air conditioners and refrigerators; blowing agents to make foam for ap- defendant someregulatorsare skeptical that residential customers — kin calling relatives in neighboring towns, and such — have been those demanding the fiber optics and other Electronic Age equipment that constitute the bulk of US WEST'scosts. companygives credits to customers in future phone bills. mum sentence Friday forfatally shooting another man during a drug-crazed argument in October. Frescas-Hernandez, 22, claims he was high on cocaine andre: memberslittle about firing four bullets into Sam Richard DanaJr But the defendant is sure he fired in self-defense whenthe 31- Under the deregulation bill passed Friday, the Legislature has ordered the Public Service Commission to reconsiderits ruling on the fiber-optic lines and other high-tech phone equipment alreadyinstalled. That equipment accounted for a big chunk of the $27 million, 1994 rate-increase missionersseefit The cases center on tensof mil- trouble ByStephen Hunt US WESTasked for $27 million in that case, which would have @ Continued from B-1 ally will cause a 2% increase in skin cancer, Solomon Drug-Crazed Killer Gets Maximum Prison Time ease, which included “rebalancing” costs to eliminate the subsi dizing of residential customers by businesses. May Lose jtah world leaders that CFCs are responsible for the Ant- able At COMPUTERS PENTIUM IS MHz © PCI Motherboar. © 256K Cache @ ‘eMB RAM © 1.44 Floppy ® 540MB Hard Drive @ 1MB PCI Video 4” N-I Color Monitor .28 © Desktop Case 120.angNormalrestrictions 330 min. plans alsoapplavailable PENTIUM 100 MHZ OTTTar ®@ PCI Motherboard & Controller © 8MB RAM A Wonrha OntheSpotFinancing!| © 1.44 Floppy © S40MB Hard Drive © 2MB PCI V DISCOUNT CELLULAR. 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