I was forwarded the responses to a simple post on the Utah Amicus. The title of the blog was simple: $81.09. What intrigued me was that the post itself simply read “To fill a Nissan Altima.” Despite this, one anonymous commenter took this simple post – a statement of fact mind you – and went [...]
Archive for the ‘Energy Policy’ Category
God damn it, my job is terrible.
Now hold on, this is not a post about how the person in the cube next to me stinks or how the copy machine constantly jams paper…no this post is about the almighty dollar crushing our souls. Now let me make things clear. I respect the need for our economy to grow and I understand [...]
My Car is Better than Yours
Recently my car hit a minor milestone…100,000 miles. Now why would I waste my time even telling you this, well it is because it coincides with the recent strike of the United Auto Workers. Now this post is not about how the UAW is wrong in striking, nor is it to state that my 1999 [...]
Back from the Boonies
So I have finally found some time to sit down and update the ‘ol blog-a-roo and boy do I have a few stories to tell from Southern Utah. For those of you who did not read previous posts don’t know the Young Democrats of Utah teamed up with the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance to foster [...]
In the year 2004…
The New England Patriots won Super Bowl XXXVIII.A Second NASA rover landed on Mars.Madrid train bombings kill 190 people.The last Oldsmobile was produced.The World War II memorial was dedicated in Washington D.C.The first privately funded space ship was flown.John Kerry was nominated for the upcoming Presidential Election.Martha Stewart started her 5 month jail sentence.The Red [...]
Becker Releases Blueprint for a Green City
So, no surprise, for work I had to read my boss’ (Ralph Becker) plan for a greener city. And I must say that it is one of the most comprehensive plans I have seen for making our city more environmentally friendly. Now, as I have stated before, I am not some “tree hugging” hippie who [...]
New-ka-lur
Legislators have started to discuss the possibility of opening a nuclear power plant somewhere in Utah by drafting legislation necessary to get the process rolling. Nuclear power is, naturally, a touchy subject. and opposition is understandable – after all we have seen the dangers of nuclear energy and its disastrous effects when things go wrong. [...]