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Recent Climate Change In Utah, 1870-2023, Scott Hotaling, Kendall Becker
Recent Climate Change In Utah, 1870-2023, Scott Hotaling, Kendall Becker
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Climate change is impacting Utah. Forty-five years of temperature data show that Utah is steadily warming, which, in turn, is driving declines in winter snowpack, shifting the timing and amount of available water, increasing fire risk, and causing ecological change. This fact sheet addresses changes in Utah's temperature, precipitation and snowpack, streamflow, wildfire, and ecology.
Could A Carbon Tax Improve Utah's Air Quality And Mitigate Climate Change?, Rose Cameron, Kendall Becker, Alexi Elizabeth Lamm, Scott Hotaling
Could A Carbon Tax Improve Utah's Air Quality And Mitigate Climate Change?, Rose Cameron, Kendall Becker, Alexi Elizabeth Lamm, Scott Hotaling
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Urban areas in Utah have suffered from poor air quality since Euro-American settlement in 1847. Because today’s harmful air pollutants and carbon dioxide—the most significant driver of contemporary climate change—are often emitted together, a carbon tax could improve air quality while also mitigating climate change. Here, we explore how Sweden has successfully implemented a carbon tax and consider the viability of a similar approach for Utah. While a carbon tax would pressure Utah’s transportation and energy sectors to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, revenue from the tax could finance renewable energy infrastructure to support companies transitioning away from fossil fuels …
Sustainable Transportation: Transforming Utah Through Community Action, Isabella Erwin, Kendall Becker, Patrick A. Singleton, Scott Hotaling
Sustainable Transportation: Transforming Utah Through Community Action, Isabella Erwin, Kendall Becker, Patrick A. Singleton, Scott Hotaling
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Transportation in the United States accounts for 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Over half of these emissions come from on-road vehicles. Nationwide, Utah has the third highest rate of car ownership, and the resulting air pollution from on-road vehicles has significant implications for the climate and public health. This fact sheet provides information on how Utah’s government and other entities are working to expand modes of transport that minimize harm to communities and the environment.
Cap-And-Trade Carbon Pricing In Utah: Challenges And Potential Impact, Katherine Michaels, Kendall Becker, Alexi Elizabeth Lamm, Scott Hotaling
Cap-And-Trade Carbon Pricing In Utah: Challenges And Potential Impact, Katherine Michaels, Kendall Becker, Alexi Elizabeth Lamm, Scott Hotaling
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Cap-and-trade programs are a market-based form of carbon pricing that allows companies to trade with each other using carbon credits. Carbon credits function as permission slips to emit a certain amount of carbon. The “cap” establishes the number of carbon credits an industry or region has available for trading. Companies are incentivized to emit less because they can sell their excess carbon credits to other companies. Several cap-and-trade programs exist in the United States, and these programs are effectively reducing carbon emissions while creating net economic benefits for their regions. A cap-and-trade program could help Utah reduce carbon emissions in …
Artificial Carbon Sequestration In Utah, Signee Storrud, Kendall Becker, Scott Hotaling
Artificial Carbon Sequestration In Utah, Signee Storrud, Kendall Becker, Scott Hotaling
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Carbon dioxide is an important greenhouse gas that helps keep Earth warm and habitable. But since humans began burning large quantities of fossil fuels during the Industrial Revolution, there has been a rapid increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide from approximately 280 parts per million in 1750 to more than 420 parts per million in 2024. Natural carbon storage processes have been unable to keep up with humans’ carbon dioxide emissions, and the sudden rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide has led to rapid global warming and climate change. One climate adaptation tool that may help rebalance Earth’s carbon cycle is artificial …
Rock Glaciers In Utah, Scott Hotaling, Kendall Becker, Matthew Morriss
Rock Glaciers In Utah, Scott Hotaling, Kendall Becker, Matthew Morriss
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Utah’s primary water supply––winter snowpack––is in decline due to climate warming coupled with more precipitation falling as rain instead of snow. As snowpack dwindles, other sources of cold stream water, such as rock glaciers, will become more important. Rock glaciers contain significant volumes of internal ice covered by debris. This internal ice provides cold meltwater to mountain streams, sustaining flows in summer and supporting biodiversity. Rock glaciers are common in Utah’s mountains and are projected to be more stable under climate change than Utah’s snowpack. Thus, rock glaciers are likely to persist in their current form even as snowpack volumes …
Moab Local Food Guide 2024, Roslynn Mccann, Shiree Duncan
Moab Local Food Guide 2024, Roslynn Mccann, Shiree Duncan
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Thank you for picking up this Moab Utah Local Food Guide. Those growing and producing food within a 100 mile radius from Moab have been included in this guide to help YOU make locally sourced purchasing decisions!
Planning For A Gnarly Future: Reimagining Planning To Empower Your Community, Elizabeth Sodja
Planning For A Gnarly Future: Reimagining Planning To Empower Your Community, Elizabeth Sodja
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The purpose of this document is to summarize key takeaways and resources from our 5-part online learning series featuring planning solutions to challenges facing Gateway and Natural Amenity Region (GNAR) communities in the west.
Agriculture Water Use And Economic Value In The Great Salt Lake Basin, Cody Zesiger, Burdette Barker, Sarah Null, Earl Creech, Matt Yost, Ryan Larsen, Joshua Dallin
Agriculture Water Use And Economic Value In The Great Salt Lake Basin, Cody Zesiger, Burdette Barker, Sarah Null, Earl Creech, Matt Yost, Ryan Larsen, Joshua Dallin
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This fact sheet briefly describes human impacts on GSL water volume, human population growth, surface water withdrawals, and agricultural water use from 1985 and 2015 in the GSL Basin. Finally, agriculture’s economic impact and food production in the GSL Basin are summarized.
Developing And Implementing A 100% Renewable Electricity Resolution: A Research-Based Framework, Emily E. Skill, Roslynn Brain Mccann, Sarah C. Klain
Developing And Implementing A 100% Renewable Electricity Resolution: A Research-Based Framework, Emily E. Skill, Roslynn Brain Mccann, Sarah C. Klain
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While it may seem that the efforts of local governments have only a marginal impact on the global issue of climate change, local action can spread to generate large-scale change. Local action can inspire other communities to adopt policies, creating the potential to expand and form regional action on climate change. Furthermore, local policies can influence state and federal policies. This guide will walk you through a five-step framework that was developed from the results of a qualitative research study that explored how three Utah cities, Salt Lake City, Park City, and Moab, successfully adopted 100% renewable electricity resolutions.
Tips To Taper Energy Costs In The Kitchen, Lou Mueller
Tips To Taper Energy Costs In The Kitchen, Lou Mueller
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This publications gives suggestions on how to save on energy costs in the kitchen.
Energy Efficient Appliances, Leona Hawks, Celia Peterson
Energy Efficient Appliances, Leona Hawks, Celia Peterson
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Checklist To Determine Energy Efficiency Of A Home, Leona Hawks
Checklist To Determine Energy Efficiency Of A Home, Leona Hawks
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Insulating Concrete Forms (Icfs), Leona Hawks, Koa Percer
Insulating Concrete Forms (Icfs), Leona Hawks, Koa Percer
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Solar South, Roof Overhangs, And Light Shelves, Leona Hawks, Celia Peterson
Solar South, Roof Overhangs, And Light Shelves, Leona Hawks, Celia Peterson
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Energy Efficient Windows, Leona Hawks, Celia Peterson
Energy Efficient Windows, Leona Hawks, Celia Peterson
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Lighting, Leona Hawks, Celia Peterson
Photovoltaic Systems (Pv), Leona Hawks, Celia Peterson
Photovoltaic Systems (Pv), Leona Hawks, Celia Peterson
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Species Ratings For Landscape Tree Appraisal In Utah, Michael R. Kuhns
Species Ratings For Landscape Tree Appraisal In Utah, Michael R. Kuhns
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This fact sheet establishes species ratings to be used by tree appraisal experts with the trunk formula method for appraising the monetary value of trees in Utah.
Cold Tractor Operations, Von Jarrett
Fuel System Maintenance, Von Jarrett
Is There Slime In Your Fuel, Von Jarrett
Is There Slime In Your Fuel, Von Jarrett
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Preventive Maintenance Checklist, Von Jarrett
Preventive Maintenance Checklist, Von Jarrett
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Tune-Up And Dynamometer Testing, Von Jarrett
Tune-Up And Dynamometer Testing, Von Jarrett
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What You Need To Know About Retreads, Von Jarrett
What You Need To Know About Retreads, Von Jarrett
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Bleeding Air From Diesel Fuel Lines & Filters, Von Jarrett
Bleeding Air From Diesel Fuel Lines & Filters, Von Jarrett
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Caring For Your Tires, Von Jarrett
Diesel Engines, Von Jarrett
Drain That Antifreeze, Von Jarrett
Engine Service Tips, Jumper Cables Used, Von Jarrett
Engine Service Tips, Jumper Cables Used, Von Jarrett
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