Salt Lake’s contentious inland port will undoubtedly impact the quality of life for City residents, especially those who live at the lower elevations along the Wasatch Front. It will add hundreds if not thousands of additional semi trucks to our roads, hundreds of additional jumbo cargo airplanes to our airways; and massive amounts of pollution to our air—which has … [Read more...]
Restoring the past, preserving a legacy—The Richard W. Erickson Foundation Museum
Passion for acquiring leads to eclectic collection Wallsburg, Utah—On a tip from Utah antique picker Matt Binyon of American Rust Company, I visited what he described as “one of the most amazing ranches/museums I’ve ever seen.”, Richard Erickson's 300-acre ranch in Wallsburg, Utah. I don’t know Matt as someone who uses hyperbole or conjecture, but he has seen a lot of cool … [Read more...]
Utah’s Air Policy and why won’t our leaders do anything about industrial pollution
More people die and end up in emergency rooms in Utah on red air days than any other day. Our poor air quality is probably the most serious environmental problem we face in Utah and very little is being done about all of the industrial polluters along the Wasatch Front. Why is this? In this wide-ranging episode, we speak to Marty Gray a compliance manager for the Division of … [Read more...]
Total Eclipse in Utah
Millcreek-UT—Rarely spoken in our popular vernacular, the language of pagans, at the Millcreek Senior Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, consisted of many "oooooohs" tones followed by "ahhhhhhh" sounds. The pagans rose their faces to the sun while wearing masks and gazing heaven bound, presumably hoping that Phaeton the son of Helios would make a clear sign to them that this was … [Read more...]
The History Behind Monsanto’s Assault on Mexico’s Corn
Searching for the "impact that GMO corn has had on Mexico" I came across this interesting article from Regeneration International. In 2009, changes in Mexican law allowed biotech giants like Monsanto to conduct trials of GMO corn in approved regions of the country. Two years later, in 2011, Monsanto and Syngenta asked for a permit to plant GM corn in several states in … [Read more...]
Utah Travel and Tourism Fallout Due to .05 Liquor Law Could be Severe
Governor Gary Herbert heard the final pleas from the Utah Office of Tourism, The Utah Hotel Association, and the Utah Hospitality Association about the harm the new liquor law, which puts Utah's legal drinking limit of blood alcohol content at .05 from the national standard of .08, could inflict on Utah. All of these associations agree that the negative repercussions the new … [Read more...]
Young Living Oils: Successfully Suppressing Facts
Gary D. Young’s team, financed by billions in sales from Young Living Oils, is successfully suppressing Google, YouTube, and the main-stream media from offering the truth. Utah Stories articles on Young Living Oils have generated over 40,000 likes on Facebook, and have generated over 600 comments. Thanks to all the readers who have supported our coverage. … [Read more...]
Can Utah family farms thrive despite population growth?
This past summer, Utah Stories toured our fine state to examine agriculture on farms both small and large to answer some basic food questions: How is our food produced? Where does it come from? And what is going to happen if we continue to build over much of our best farmland in order to sustain a growing population? Thousands of acres of Utah farmland are developed each … [Read more...]