thespectrum.com If there is such a thing as good pressure, then that’s what Hurricane Power Director Dave Imlay is currently experiencing. In May, the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems gave the city a $121,950 cut of a $1.2 million federal stimulus grant to upgrade Utah streetlights with energy-saving, LED lamps and fixtures. That means lighting […]
KSL.com Scientists are getting the first good look they’ve ever had at the Salt Lake City portion of the Wasatch Fault. What they’ve seen so far confirms a major earthquake is a constant threat. In fact, geologists dug two big trenches in a vacant lot right next door to the University of Utah’s president’s mansion. […]
Salt Lake Tribune A team of scientists that includes Utah state paleontologist James Kirkland have identified a new dinosaur from a partial skull and other fossil bone fragments recovered in a 91-million-year-old formation in western New Mexico. Jeyawati rugoculus appears to be a link between the iguanodon lineage and hadrosaurs, a highly evolved group of […]
by Mark Milligan Recent photo of erosion-control terraces constructed by the CCC in the 1930s, above the Bonneville shoreline in North Salt Lake, Davis County. Sometimes I get a public inquiry that leads to a “Glad You Asked” article, and sometimes I see something interesting in the field and wish I would get a question […]
This Issue Contains: Modeling Ground-Water Flow in Cedar Valley Bringing Earth’s Ancient Past to Life Ground-Water Monitoring Network Energy News: Saline Water Disposal in the Uinta Basin, Utah Glad You Asked: How many islands are in Great Salt Lake? GeoSights: Fremont Indian State Park, Sevier County, Utah Survey News New Publications READ THIS ISSUE PAST […]
ksl.com If you’re thinking about replacing that old water heater, clothes washer or other appliance, now is a good time to think about doing that. Starting May 12, the Utah State Energy Program has more than $2 million available for rebates on energy-saving appliances. This is part of the federal economic stimulus program, called the […]
Salt Lake Tribune First, there was Cash for Clunkers. Now, there’s Cash for Appliances. States have been given $300 million in federal stimulus money to create rebate programs that encourage consumers to make energy-efficient appliance upgrades. Utah’s $2.3 million portion is going toward a Cash for Appliances program that starts Wednesday and will provide rebates […]
Did you know that Utah Has been a net exporter of energy since 1980? That Utah has the second-lowest price for home heating via natural gas production in 2008 reached an all time high of $2.7 billion? These are just a few of the facts detailed in a new publication, “Utah’s Energy Landscape,” from the […]
KSL.com Paleontologists are excavating intact bones of a meat-eating dinosaur in central Utah. The find, made in late November, was announced Monday by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the College of Eastern Utah’s Prehistoric Museum. The museum’s field and laboratory manager, John Bird, says the site east of Castle Dale includes more than […]
Salt Lake Tribune Utahns who want to tap the sun and wind for energy might be eligible for cash rebates of up to nearly $5,000. The money — which Utahns now can apply for — would come from the state’s share of the federal stimulus aimed at renewable energy. It would be available to households, […]
The Utah Geological Survey (UGS) is a division of the Utah Department of Natural Resources. Several specialized programs comprise the UGS: Data Management, Energy & Minerals, Geologic Hazards, Geologic Information & Outreach, Geologic Mapping, Groundwater & Wetlands, and Paleontology.
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