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Show DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE August 2010 A7 Report examines coal industry Matthew Colson vices. About 85 percent of the jobs were in Carbon, Emery and Sevier counties. The industry produced nearly $200 million in revenue. Coal "has been a mainstay of the state's economy," Perlich said. "It is the life-blood of Carbon, Sevier and Emery counties." There is currently no coal production outside of these three counties, which collectively account for 99 percent of all the coal ever mined in Utah. "A lot of the income produced by the coal mining stays in the state," said Michael Hogue, research analyst and co-author of the report. The electric power industry relies heavily on coal. Coal-fired generation now accounts for 5o percent of U.S. net electricity generation and 82 percent of generation in Utah is STAFF WRITER An extensive report released by the School of Business examines the broad economic effects of Utah's coal industry. The report includes how coal has played a significant role in the economic development of the state for more than a century, and how it will continue to impact Utah's economy for years to come. In "The Structure and Economic Impact of Utah's Coal Industry," Pamela Perlich, senior research economist and co-author of the study, said it's the "most comprehensive look at Utah's coal industry in 4o years." In 2007, the coal industry, sustained just more than 4,70o jobs4900 directly and the other 2,80o through indirect support and ser- from coal. The power generation industry, currently dependent on coal, adds more than 8,000 jobs and more than $300 million in revenue. "The most important barrier to further growth in coal-fired electricity generation is the cost of reducing emissions of those pollutants required by current and potential future regulation," Hogue said in a U press release. According to the Energy Information Administration, coal will continue to provide the largest share of energy for U.S. electricity generation, even as alternative energy sources are developed. The study projects the future impact of the coal industry in Utah in three scenarios: low, middle and high. All the scenarios project an increase in statewide employment resulting from the coal industry from around 4,700 jobs to more than 6,000 by 2014. The middle and low scenarios project decreasing employment continuing into 2030, ending below current employment numbers. The high scenario projects only a slight decrease from 2014 projections until 2030. The study did not address any economic impacts relating to environmental or health effects of the coal industry m.colson@chronicle.utah.edu Generation of Electricity I;e1 . _ t-from Coal M 0%— United States?!`,;.iii:;i:-,4,t . g 82%— Utah In the next 4 years there will be 1300 new jobs from the Coal Industry .1 4 Lie detector tracks eye movements Veronica Pineda STAFF WRITER Researchers at the U have found a way to detect deception by using new eye-tracking technology. The detector works by monitoring a person's eye movements and pupil size while the subject reads and responds to true or false statements presented by a computer. Through measuring the reading time and response time of the candidate, the computer can also determine the person as truthful or deceptive. Educational psychologists John Kircher, Doug Hacker, Anne Cook, Dan Woltz and David Raskin have been working on this project since 2004 in an effort to find a more efficient alternative to the polygraph test. The polygraph test measures physiological responses such as blood pressure, nervous tics and sweating rather than psychological responses that the eye-tracking device focuses on. So far, research has only been done in a lab, but has been proven to be 82 to 91 percent accurate, said Kircher, professor of educational psychology "The new lie detector is as effective, if not more effective than the polygraph in detecting who is lying," said Thad Kelling, spokesperson for Technology Venture Development. The new lie detector would have other ben- licensing the extraordinary research done at the efits that surpass the polygraph. The eye tracker University of Utah," Sanders said. would be a fraction of the cost of a polygraph. v.pineda@chronicle.utah.edu It would be quicker, cheaper and much simpler than the polygraph, Kelling said. There would be no need for a trained examiner and it would be less intrusive and invasive to the person, he said. About two weeks ago, the research team licensed its technology to a company in Park City—Credibility Assessment Technologies. After the licensing, the researchers hope to attract clients such as the Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, Department of Energy, Department of Defense, Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency. Gerald Sanders, chairman of CAT, said the company hopes to incorporate the new test in travel visa applications which require interviews and job screenings for sensitive government positions. For the past 3o years, the U has been a forerunner in lie-detection technology. Raskin and Kircher were the first to develop a computer polygraph system and have since been recognized worldwide as leading scientists in the field of investigation and development of polygraph. RACHEL WARNE R/The Daily Utah Chronicle "It's a matter of national security that our govProfessor Anne Cook demonstrates a new type of lie ernment agencies have the best and most addetector that is being developed by the Educational vanced methods for detecting truth from fiction, Psychology Department. and we believe we are addressing that need by Study could help forecast hurricanes Deborah Rafferty STAFF WRITER A U professor will head to Florida to take part in NASA's first major study since 2001, to determine how tropical storms generate and rapidly intensify. The main question for participating scientists will not be where storms are headed because effective models have been developed to forecast large-scale, day-to-day events, said Ed Zipser, professor for the department of atmospheric science. However, it is the smaller details of storms that are more difficult to forecast, he said. This research could help scientists better forecast the intensity of hurricanes to warn people in the hurricane's path. "These are very destructive storms," Zipser said. "The more advanced warning you can give people, the better for society and you can reduce suffering greatly." As one of three project scientists in the Genesis and Rapid Intensification Program, Zipser will be in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., from Aug. 12 to Aug. 19 and Aug. 31 to Sept. 25. During his time there, Zipser will help determine which days they will schedule to fly and make strategic decisions during the study, such as determining flight patterns. Researchers will be looking for any disturbance that could lead to a tropical cyclone to help determine genesis, Zipser said. One disturbance is tropical waves in the Atlantic Ocean that come from the shores of Africa every three to four days, but only about 20 percent will result in a named storm. Other disturbances scientists will study are low-pressure spots that develop in the Gulf of Mexico, storm systems that have counter-clockwise turning of wind, and deep, rainy clouds. Researchers will then determine which of the disturbances they believe will become a tropical storm, Zipser said. They will then fly planes that are loaded with instruments, scanning various parts of a storm, such as wind, lightning, temperature, air pressure and width. Most of the See HURRICANES Page A8 1. TSTUDER r. u.*AP,* of- '4% pult WALK VIE 004E BEGINS HERE STARTS 21/2 HOURS BEFORE EACH GAME k TES.COW _AV ARIF-4 -- |