The pending ballot proposal in Arizona claiming jurisdiction over the air, wildlife and minerals within the state’s borders is the latest manifestation of a growing frustration many westerners feel at being prevented from governing the places they inhabit. While Utahns can certainly sympathize and understand the sense of bureaucratic paternalism felt by our Arizona neighbors [...]
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Public Lands: Utah Pursues a Balanced, Win-Win Approach
Thursday, October 25th, 2012Uncle Sam: Let’s Make a Deal
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012Uncle Sam, let’s make a deal. Utah will take over the management of the majority of the lands within its state boundaries. You can keep control over the national jewels. You can also keep the PILT payments and the SRS funds you send to the state each year to minimally compensate for lost taxes and [...]
The Rock That Burns
Thursday, October 27th, 2011The Green River Formation located in Utah, Colorado and Wyoming holds 16,500 square miles of shale deposits, estimated to contain 2 trillion barrels of oil.¹ Moreover, Utah has over half of all tar sand deposits—containing over 30 billion barrels of oil. Colorado and Utah shale has as much oil as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Venezuela, [...]
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