One Utah

Listening to Crandall Canyon mine owner Robert Murray on TV the other day, I heard him but saw only rainbows, twinkling stars and happy children playing outside in the middle of January. Here was the operator of a notorious facility in a notorious industry not pulling the community together and giving us the truth about [...]

Let me begin by saying I apologize. I’ve been gone promoting my new movie, hob-nobbing with Hollywood bigshots and lowlifes, and basking in the human-induced tanning machine that is southern California for a while (note driving with the top down and AC off to prevent damage to ozone-layer but lack of hands-free cell headset to [...]

3018 Old City Park Road
Moab, Utah 84532-3472
June 16, 2007
The Hon. Orrin Hatch
104 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-4402
Dear Senator Hatch:
In the next few weeks you will have the opportunity to vote on a package of energy, fuels, and transportation initiatives. I urge you to protect our future by supporting strong fuel economy, renewable [...]

Dedicated to Glenn, Richard and all the other closeted household appliance geeks of One Utah:
When I saw water trickling out of the downspout on a clear, sunny morning this week, I knew something was wrong. To people who live in dry climates like Utah, the evaporative, or more affectionately, “swamp” cooler is as common as [...]

It’s another Ozone Red Alert day here on the Wasatch Front. It’s now been almost three months since I installed a 2 kWh, ten-PV panel, sun-tracking solar power system in my backyard. Some of you may have even watched the video of its installation: a series titled “Harvesting the Sun” on my website schreinervideo.com. When [...]

It was a little cloudier Saturday afternoon than Day 1 so solar production was slightly off. And as you can see by following the yellow line (left above chart), it was a bigger consumption day. Like most people do on weekends, we did laundry, used the coffee maker, paid bills using computers and printers, ironed [...]

In the past, I’ve written about my support for clean election laws.
According to the Lt. Governor’s Office financial disclosure site, in 2006 various Utah Reps spending ranged widely (I’m doing some rounding).  David Litvack spent almost $26,000 on his campaign; Curtis Oda spent $16,600 on his; Paul Ray spent $17,000; Aaron Tilton spent just under $5,000; [...]

When is fighting for what you believe admirable and right or just plain stupid and self-destructive? The Bush Administration and the people and leaders of Utah are finding that out right now. As the U.S. Supreme Court and other judicial entities knock down case after case of administration environmental chicanery and other abuses of power, [...]

Maybe our political leaders hope the new Japanese discovery that removes pollutants from our air will save the people of the Wasatch Front from doom. It’s a good thing Gov. Huntsman is listening to the new Utah Physicians For a Healthy Environment, a new group of doctors formed to address our air crisis. They all [...]

News is just a bunch of unrelated events and facts unless you have the curiosity and analytical ability to connect facts and determine what it all means. Connecting facts is not just the job of the journalist but the responsible citizen. And some leaders in Utah are finally making the connections in our unfolding environmental [...]

This is really incredible.
Download and watch this power point file.
This changed my perspective on the world a little bit more…as few things do anymore.
Is God there? Is oil God?
Will we ever get past oil?
What is Palm Tree Island?

Today’s Tribune story about PacifiCorp’s needs and plans to provide more electricity verifies what I’ve said here in the week since TXU was bought by a green private equity group who cut the number of coal-burning power plants Texas’ largest utility wanted to build from 11 to 3. The largest buyout in history- $45 billion- [...]