Activist Ashley Anderson Makes a Mockery of Kennecott/Rio Tinto’s Disingenuous Efforts on Fossil Fools Day

(EnviroNews Utah) – In this effective piece of satire-filled activism, we see Ashley Anderson, co-Founder of the up and coming activist organization Peaceful Uprising, costumed-out as a Kennecott executive who tells to the energetic crowd a “sad story” of how Kennecott has given up a billion dollars in…

Tim DeChristopher Leads Protestors in a Chant Against Kennecott/Rio Tinto on Fossil Fools Day

(EnviroNews Utah) – In this short episode we see renowned climate activist Tim DeChristopher leading a crowd of enthusiastic protestors in a chant against Kennecott Utah Copper as part of the Fossil Fools Day of Action. “Hey, hey what do ya’ say? Time for coal to go away!…

Heated Global Warming Legislative Fiasco Goes Down on Capitol Hill (Video)

(EnviroNews Utah) – This segment airs from the “legislative freak-show” on Capitol Hill in Utah surrounding HJR12 and HJR21. The news-brief features former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson going head to head with Republican Representative Mike Noel who was the sponsor of HJR21. Our coverage on…

Highly Controversial Climate Fiasco Goes Down in Utah With HJR 12 and HJR 21

(EnviroNews Utah) – This is the first part of our coverage on the global warming-oriented, legislative fiasco on Capitol Hill in Utah surrounding two highly controversial pieces of legislation. House Joint Resolution 12 (HJR 12), and it’s counterpart HJR 21 made national headlines as Utah’s highly conservative Republican…

Breathless in Zion Film Trailer

(EnviroNews Utah) – Breathless in Zion: Utah’s Battle for Clean Air is set to be a riveting documentary that will portray the complex political, topographical, environmental, and health issues regarding the horrendous air pollution problem enveloping the greater Salt Lake City area. In the film we will examine…

Utah Plauged With America’s Top 5 Worst Air Polluted Cities

(EnviroNews Utah) – By January 2010 it was official. Northern Utah had been labeled with the worst air quality in the nation, exceeding all Federal standards for particulate pollution. The Federal Government’s air quality website “Air Now” ranks the top 5 worst places in the United States for…

Emergency Bypass for the Record Books at Holly Oil Refinery

(EnviroNews Utah) – This is an emergency bypass filmed at Holly Oil Refinery directly following the massive explosion at Silver Eagle Refinery November, 4 2009 in South Davis County. While all other media sources were talking about Silver Eagle, EnviroNews Utah was covering this incredible display of…

SLC Mayor Ralph Becker Acknowledges Greenhouse Gas Problem, But Ducks Question on Snake Valley Water Grab: “To Me, Climate Change is a Crisis”

(EnviroNews Utah) – Here in this extracted piece from the sit-down interview with Salt Lake City sophmore Mayor Ralph Becker, news anchor Monica Bellenger asked the helmsman of Utah’s largest city if he feels like he should have an active hand in the quietly festering, yet potentially massive…