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Show Panguitch • Panguitch Lake • Hatch • Bryce • Tropic • Antimony • Henrieville • Cannonville • Escalante • Boulder • Duck Creek Thursday, August 6, 2009 • Issue # 227 Lies, Damn Lies and Global Warming Statistics By Randy Parker, CEO, Utah Farm Bureau Federation People are beginning and you can only afford to America’s free enterprise to recognize the Waxman- set your air conditioner at system and will weaken our Markey cap-and-trade bill 85 degrees. Rural citizens global leadership. Starting before Congress will in- use 58 percent more energy new businesses or expandcrease energy costs, hurt that urban residents. Cap- ing existing ones will be our economy and likely do and-trade could further iso- more difficult in a carbonprecious little, if anything, late them from health care constrained, cap-and-trade to reduce global warming. and other critical services. economy. Increased energy Tom Tripp, a Utah magneIncreasing energy costs costs will ultimately reduce sium specialist and member will hurt Utah and Amer- the use of coal and oil, but of the Intergovernmental ica’s farm and ranch fami- what energy source will Panel on Climate Change lies and could damage our plug the hole? (IPCC) recently spoke nation’s future food secuThe scientific commuabout global warming to a rity. Less than 1.5 million nity is split on recent global statewide gathering of farm- farmers and ranchers feed temperature trends. In the ers and ranchers in Provo at 300 million Americans and 1970s, a cooling of the the Farm Bureau Mid-year another 150 million glob- planet led to scientific conconference. Tripp, along ally. Food production is cerns of another ice age. with 2,000 members of the heavily energy intensive re- The 1990s warm up and IPCC shared the 2007 No- quiring electricity, fuel and former Vice President Al bel Peace Prize with former fertilizer for planting, culti- Gore’s factually misleading Vice President Al Gore. vating, irrigating, milking, “Inconvenient Truth” fo“Despite what you hear harvesting, transporting and cused attention on anthroin the media, there is no processing. For Americans pogenic global warming. scientific consensus regard- to continue enjoying the Declining temperatures ing global warming.” Tripp safest, most abundant and since 2002 have the alarmsaid. “The atmospheric affordable food in the world ists morphing the global data is not overwhelming will require access to rea- warming crisis into climate and even with increased sonably priced energy. Do change, claiming both sides levels of carbon dioxide it Americans want to rely on of the man-caused debate. is still only a miniscule por- China, India or Mexico to Is carbon fraud the tion of the atmosphere. If meet our most basic need? white-collar crime of the there are warming trends The Waxman-Markey future? Or should we all today, man may not be the climate bill passed by the take comfort that Gore prime suspect. For instance, U.S. House of Represen- and Wall Street’s Goldman 700 years ago global warm- tatives was an embarrass- Sachs are already lined up ing halted the Ancestral ment to America’s public to manage the American Pueblo civilization and it policy process and what ‘market-based carbon tradprobably wasn’t caused by the Founding Fathers envi- ing system?’ As Wall Street SUVs,” he noted. sioned in the Constitution. companies prepare to trade We all use and enjoy the The 1,200-page bill nar- the ‘thin air’ be aware clibenefits of carbon based rowly passed on a 219-212 mate criminals are already energy. It is the affordable vote, only after 300 pages cashing in globally on carfoundation of our health, were added at 3:00 a.m. the bon credits and trading wealth, standard of living morning of the House vote, schemes. and quality of life. a combination of political Waxman-Markey proBottom-line, the cur- backroom deals and arm- vides U.S. dollars to forrent cap-and-trade debate twisting by House Speaker eign countries to purchase is about increasing the cost Nancy Pelosi. Before vot- carbon credits for avoided of energy in America to re- ing, do you really think any deforestation and tree plantduce use. In Utah, 90 per- member of Congress read ings. Money to be made cent of our electrical power the bill? from questionable praccomes from coal-based enGovernment picking win- tices or illicit carbon marergy production. Waxman- ners and losers through car- kets coupled with AmeriMarkey will increase your bon rationing or restricting can companies desperately power bill by 50 – 100 per- successful energy technolo- needing credits to offset cent. Imagine July in Utah gies will ultimately damage emissions will be irresistible to organized crime. Imposing unilateral cap-and-trade legislation weather that disarms our economy or places us at a competitive disadvantage in global thursday trade makes no sense and high: 83 low: 48 is ‘a fool’s errand.’ The burgeoning populations and economies of China, friday the world’s premier carbon high: 77 dioxide emitter, and India low: 43 ISOLATED T-STORMS have both said no to emissions mandates. saturday Politically, WaxmanMarkey supporters see the high: 79 low: 45 carbon credits to be sold by ISOLATED T-STORMS the federal government as the most significant revesunday nue-generating proposal of high: 81 low: 49 our time and provides for a ISOLATED T-STORMS redistribution of America’s wealth and resources. monday America needs to do all high: 80 we can to expand our enlow: 48 ISOLATED T-STORMS ergy portfolio. Continued reliance on Middle East tuesday oil does not make sense, and we all want clean air. high: 81 low: 48 Sunny Sunny Americans interest in energy independence and clean air should not be conwednesday fused with a radical climate high: 81 Sunny change agenda and costly low: 49 cap-and-trade policy. $15.3 MILLION FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN RURAL AREAS Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of 145 recipients for more than $15.3 million in grants to start or expand businesses in rural communities. Through Recovery Act funding, businesses will be able to access to critical capital that will help with start-up and working capital loans, building and plant renovations, transportation improvements, project planning and other business needs. “These Recovery Act grants represent the Obama administration’s ongoing efforts to ensure strategic investments and increase economic opportunities in rural America,” said Vilsack. “Small businesses play an important role in building strong communities while providing vital products and services to local residents. This funding will help spur important economic development and strengthen communities in dozens of states around the country.” In addition to the $15.3 million that USDA Rural Development is providing for the 145 projects announced today, recipients have raised $16 million from other sources. For example, Transitions, a private, nonprofit company with a mission to empower disadvantaged adults in rural Utah has been selected to receive a $99,900 grant to purchase an existing building in Blanding, Utah. Making this project possible along with the USDA grant are several local and state leveraged funds, including the Ute Mountain Tribe. The Transition Center’s purpose it to assist disabled people develop skills necessary to be more active, independent members of society. With support, resources, and training they will be able to meet their own basic needs. Additionally, by working toward selfsufficiency, many will be able to contribute further to the economic development of the community, and surrounding areas of Utah. Transitions will not only provide training and jobs for the disabled individuals of San Juan County, it also has the vision of rejuvenating existing unique buildings tied to Blanding’s history and creating jobs and business opportunities to assist the struggling economy of the area. The funding announced today is being provided through USDA Rural Development’s Rural Business Enterprise Program (RBEG), which helps finance new and existing businesses as well as employment-related adult education programs. RBEG funds can be used for startup and working capital loans, building and plant renovations, transportation improvements, project planning and other business needs. Additional information on the RBEG program may be found at http:// www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/ busp/rbeg.htm Funding of individual recipients is contingent upon their meeting the terms of the grant agreement. More information about USDA Rural Development can be found at www.rurdev.usda. gov. President Obama signed The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 into law on Feb. 17, 2009. It is designed to jumpstart the nation’s economy, create or save millions of jobs and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. The Act includes measures to modernize our nation’s infrastructure, enhance energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest need. sold for each region will help the DWR know which region most archers want to hunt in. Second, it should reduce the overall number of hunters who hunt in the Southern Region. “After the first two weeks of the season, archers can hunt on any general season area that’s still open to hunting,” Tutorow says. “Because some of the hunters will have already taken their deer, fewer archers should be heading to the Southern Region to hunt.” When the chance to hunt statewide happens on Sept. 2, five units will already be closed to general archery buck deer hunting. The following units will be closed starting Sept. 2. The units will close because of the low number of bucks on the units: • Central Mountains (Nebo) • Oquirrh-Stansbury • South Slope (Vernal) • La Sal (La Sal Mountains) • Monroe More information about USDA’s Recovery Act efforts is available at www. usda.gov/recovery. More information about the Federal government’s efforts on the Recovery Act is available at www.recovery. gov. Big change awaits Utah’s archery hunters If you’re one of the lucky hunters who obtained a permit to hunt during Utah’s general archery buck deer hunt, please keep this in mind—you must hunt in the region you obtained a permit for until Sept. 1. Starting Sept. 2, you can hunt in any area in the state that’s still open to general season archery buck deer hunting. Utah’s general archery buck deer hunt begins Aug. 15. “People who live in southern Utah are concerned about the pressure they feel the statewide archery hunt puts on the region’s deer herds,” says Judi Tutorow, wildlife licensing coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources. “Even though general season archers have been able to hunt anywhere in Utah, many people in the Southern Region believe many of those archers—if not most of them—come to southern Utah to hunt,” she says. Tutorow says requiring archers to hunt in one region during the first two weeks of the season should do two things. 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