Entries by Utah Geological Survey

GEOLOGISTS EXAMINE SALT LAKE CITY PORTION OF WASATCH FAULT

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. […]

COLORADO PLATEAU YIELDS ANOTHER NEW DINO SPECIES

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 […]

SURVEY NOTES volume 42, number2

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 […]

REBATES AVAILABLE FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT UPGRADES

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 […]

REBATES GALORE FOR GOING ENERGY-EFFICIENT

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 […]

UTAH PALEONTOLOGISTS FIND MEAT-EATING DINOSAUR

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 […]

UTAH HOMEOWNERS CAN EARN THOUSANDS BY SHIFTING TO SOLAR, WIND

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, […]

CASH REBATES FOR SOLAR AND WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS

A new cash rebate incentive program for solar and wind energy systems begins today. The Utah State Energy Program (USEP) announced applications are now available for Utah residents, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations interested in generating renewable energy. The rebate amounts cover approximately 25 percent of the cost of a typical residential system. “This program […]