Show Conference Supports Sustainable Growth By Valerie Christensen News Editor Dont blame people for doing what the world tells them to do but change what the world tells them Judy Jacobsen PhD Ph.D. JD J.D. said in her keynote address at the second annual Utah Population Conference on Saturday Jacobsen a population consultant and adjunct professor of Environmental Environmental Environmental Environ Environ- mental Policy and Management at atthe atthe atthe the University of Denver serves on the Presidents President's Council on Sustainable Sustainable Sustainable Sustain Sustain- able Development Sustainable Development was the key phrase as speakers and panelists panelists panelists pan pan- encouraged education and awareness about population issues such as consumption the status 01 of women and use of natural resources Among other issues panelists discussed Microns Micron's move to Utah County and the pending Olympic bid in terms of economic and ecological ecological ecological eco eco- logical impact Fred Montague PhD Ph.D. from the Department of Biology and Environmental Environmental Environmental Environ Environ- mental Science at the University of Utah opened this years conference In his introductory speech he stressed the connection between humans humans humans hu hu- hu- hu mans and nature how are dependent on nature for not only physical sustenance but also economic economic economic eco eco- well Montague said Darwin based his theory of survival on organisms cooperating cooperating cooperating co co- co- co operating with other organisms within their environment Montague said the human race needs to make responsible decisions about living in its ecosystem Humans control Evolution while some still deny its existence Montague said The conference included several workshops on a variety of population population population tion based subjects such as land use economics and education water and air quality and the ethical and technological technological technological tech tech- future of contraception Several local organizations and contributors sponsored the conference conference conference confer confer- ence including League of Women Voters Population Coalition Utah Sierra Club and the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance The conference was held Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day April 29 at the Salt Lake Red Lion Hotel |