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Utah Arts Festival preview: Rocking out on the cello

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:27:04 MDT

Utah Arts Festival preview: Rocking out on the cello

By Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 14, 2013 10:27PM MDT

Is the cello a chick magnet? “Not as much as a guitar,” said Douglas Jenkins, leader and arranger of the Portland Cello Project, one of the headlining musical acts at the Utah Arts Festival. The group, known as PCP, performs Sunday, June 23, at 9:45 p.m. on the festival stage. The cello may be the perfect instrument, though. “It has the range of the human voice, from the low lows of a baritone to the high highs of a soprano,” Jenkins said in a recent phone interview. “You can get attached to ev...

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How green does Utah go? State panel to decide

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:05:07 MDT

How green does Utah go? State panel to decide

By Taylor w. anderson The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 13, 2013 07:05AM MDT

Renewable-energy developers representing more than $620 million in proposed wind and solar projects are awaiting a ruling by the state’s top utility regulators to decide whether they can move forward or must abandon Utah for greener states. The Utah Public Service Commission (PSC) ruling will tell Rocky Mountain Power — and ultimately Utah consumers — how much to pay for renewable energy and power from other producers. That price, in turn, will determine whether several proposed projects are fea...

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Board considering moving Utah prison wants to see financial data

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:21:51 MDT

Board considering moving Utah prison wants to see financial data

By Brooke Adams The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 13, 2013 12:21PM MDT

Show us the numbers. Members of the newly constituted Prison Relocation and Development Authority board decided Wednesday that they want to see the information that led their predecessors to conclude moving the Utah State Prison makes financial sense before seeking bids for the project. “I still have not concluded that this is feasible,” said Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams. He said after the meeting that he was “not comfortable moving forward until we have the information. At this point, I ...

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Judge says BLM underreports grazing impacts

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:30:08 MDT

Judge says BLM underreports grazing impacts

By Brian Maffly The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 12, 2013 06:30AM MDT

A scathing decision by an administrative law judge has concluded the Bureau of Land Management underreports impacts of grazing leases on Rich County’s 25,000-acre Duck Creek allotment. If the ruling’s reasoning is applied broadly, it could change the way BLM manages grazing on its holdings across the arid West, according to Jim Catlin of Wild Utah Project. “Sound ranching is part of what we need to have local food and sustainable communities,” Catlin said. “Degraded habitat places at risk your ...

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Great Salt Lake causeway bridge idea kicks up controversy

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:46:58 MDT

Great Salt Lake causeway bridge idea kicks up controversy

By Judy Fahys The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 11, 2013 09:46PM MDT

Federal regulators are rethinking a decision to let Union Pacific Railroad build a bridge as part of a plan to shore up the Great Salt Lake causeway. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which oversees the project, has fielded concerns about the railroad’s plan from industry, government agencies and environmental groups. The fear? The new design might choke the flow of salty lake water, along with its economic and ecological benefits — values recently estimated at around $1.3 billion. “It’s quite a...

Nicaragua canal fast-tracked with Chinese boost

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:59:38 MDT

Nicaragua canal fast-tracked with Chinese boost

By LUIS GALEANO The Associated Press

Updated Jun 8, 2013 10:59PM MDT

Managua, Nicaragua • For centuries, tycoons and adventurers alike have dreamed of building a canal through Nicaragua between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans and riding a boom in international trade to new riches. Up until now, however, all comers were forced to admit defeat when faced with the sheer challenge of building a man-made river through dense, hilly jungle. Now, the old dream is attracting a new hopeful, and this time from the other side of the world. The Chinese company, HK Nicaragua ...