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Show 2monday, 7, 1977, Dilemma of environment laws vs. energy demands looms larger Only about seven unused d sites remain in Utah for power plants that could be used in light of federal clean air requirements. And The federal government wants industries to switch from oil and gas to coal. The coal-fire- federal government wants to protect the environment. Its hard to do both. That was the dilemma addressed by Verl Topham, those will only accommodate 1,000 to 2,000 megawatt facilities. The sites, if utilized for just UP&Ls needs, would all be used in 30 years or less, Topham asserted. But the only alternative is to use gas turbine generators, and that would run counter to Carter administration efforts Utah Power & Light counsel and assistant secretary at a recent conference on current developments affecting natural resources on public lands sponsored by the Utah State Bar. Condominium project slated Dyer and Co. and concrete structure will feature underground parking, Akerlow said. Western Woodlands has been commissioned to act as leasing agent for the project, which includes 29 Aker-lo- w Thomas and Co. have announced plans to construct a $1.2 million condominium project at the southeast comer of 600 E. and 200 So. Chuck Akerlow said he expects William Francis Construction Co. to break ground East Gate on the Condominium within 60-9- 0 days. Completion is slated for 39-un- two-bedroo- m and 10 units. They expect to market the units for $37,000 to $45,000 Akerlow said. Akerlow said he expects to build a second identical condominum complex on property near the East one-bedroo- m it June. The five-stor- Gate site. brick and y TK UTAH H Enterprise National Enterprise is published weekly by the National Enterprise Publishing Company, Inc., 500 Continental Bank Bldg., P.O. Box 11778, Pioneer Station, Salt Lake City, Utah 8417 (801 Copyright C 1977 by National Enterprise Publishing Co. All rights reserved. Th 533-055- 6. Second class postage paid in Salt Lake City, Utah, No. 891300 R. George Aim E. Btntlfly Kan Ballo Debbie Ostler Circulation Manager 'anti-pollutio- Still In the courts Even if a change in coal lease policies were forthcoming today, Topham continued, there would be no significant impact until 1985 when new plants could begin operation. Thus, a new national policy to make coal available in order to shift energy requirements away from oil and gas is needed forthwith as the only hope to stop the import of larger and larger quantities of oil, Topham claimed. Crisis isnt bad Chris Farrand, manager of the resource and environmental division of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, also criticized Carter administration policy at the conference. He decried the president's confrontation politics in accusing the oil companies of profiteering. Farrand cited govern- Litigation aimed at determining coal lease policy is still in the courts, but among the proposals are to limit leases to eight years w'orth of reserve and to ban construction of new .... - it. ment figures that show the energy crisis isn't quite as bad as it's painted. They included extimates of 189 billion barrels of recoverable crude oil in the U.S. and 1,000 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. If sources such as shale, tar sands, and brine are added, the supplies are quadrupled. Six billion barrels of crude and 19 trillion cubic feet of gas are now used annually, Farrand asserted. Thus, it is too early to forego development and merely concentrate on conservation which would inflict pain and hardship on consumers and the economy, he said. Carters plan, however, lacks production incentives, Farrand maintained. Dont pit one against the other The Chamber spokesman claimed the problems could not be solved if parties, such as consumers and producers or environmentalists and developers, are simply pitted against one another. They must understand each others' positions in order to make tradeoffs. The business community must also learn to avoid confrontation politics, he said, and not adopt a policy of defending its most recalcitrant members. A consensus on an energy plan is crucial now but may never be reached because of the administrations tactics, the lack of trust in the government by oil companies, and a public steeped in officially sanctioned disdain for producThe result ing industries. may be an energy bill at the expense of an energy solution, Farrand claimed. Gregersen Publisher Kristopher R. Passey Creative Director Dean Alsup Sheri Poe Milt Pollczer Staff Writers Todd Curtis Artist Editor Production Manager to wean the country from its dependence on foreign oil imports. Topham also traced the history of litigation concerning both significant deterioran tion regulations and coal leasing by the federal government. After years of controversy, both issues are still very much unresolved. In the case of coal leasing, there has been very little leasing since 1970 and a moratorium was imposed on it in 1972, Topham maintained. Although large quantities of coal are already leased, the coal fields must be considered in connection with significant deterioration law's. The most desirable coal is that near power plant sites, Topham explained, and UP&Ls position has been that a coal leasing policy allowing extraction near plant sites should be developed. But the Department of Interior hasnt taken proximity to plants into account, Topham said. transportation facilities, the attorney maintained. A plant could only be built if there were reserves for its useful life at least 35 years, he said. 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