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 […]
Deseret News Folks waiting to buy a furnace or a water heater might want to hold out a little longer. But if, like Glen Jensen, you’re in need of a dishwasher, go for it. Utah has finally announced the start date for and published the list of items for which it will offer rebates as […]
Salt Lake Tribune It wasn’t The Big One, but Thursday’s earthquake did enough shaking to make northern Utah take notice. A 4.9 magnitude earthquake hit five miles northeast of Randolph at 5:59 p.m. Thursday, according to the University of Utah Seismograph Stations. The shaking at the Rich County Sheriff’s Office in Randolph knocked down pictures, […]
ksl.com Gov. Gary Herbert has designated April 4-10 as Earthquake Preparedness Week. A website provides tips on what to do in preparation for an earthquake and its aftermath. The Utah Seismic Safety Commission says about 700 earthquakes, including aftershocks, occur every year in Utah. Roughly 80 percent of the state’s population would be affected by […]
thespectrum.com Join Bill Lund, Senior Scientist with the Utah Geological Survey, and learn about the structure of the active earth of Southwestern Utah. Might we experience events similar to those that have recently affected Haiti, Turkey, Chile, and Japan? April 9: The Geology of Kanab Point April 16: Pioche; The Early Days April 23: Earth […]
thespectrum.com A series of springtime lectures starts Friday with a presentation on faults and earthquakes in southwestern Utah, scheduled for noon at the Interagency Information Center, 345 E. Riverside Drive in St. George. Bill Lund, senior scientist with the Utah Geological Survey, is scheduled to give a presentation on the structure of active earth in […]
thespectrum.com The Utah State Energy Program is launching a renewable energy incentive program focused on residential and small commercial markets. The Renewable Energy Rebate Program, funded by $3 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, comes online in April and rebates residents for solar photovoltaics, solar thermal systems and wind turbines. Residential properties could […]
KSL.com A new species of dinosaur has emerged from the rocks of southern Utah. Buried by a collapsing sand dune, perhaps 185 million years ago, the new dino was probably a plant eater and an early relative of the giant animals later known as sauropods, researchers report in Tuesday’s edition of the journal PLoS One. […]
Salt Lake Tribune Since 1939, the Cedar Valley spreading west and north of Cedar City has dropped 100 feet and the only way to stop or slow the process is replenish the underlying aquifer with at least as much water as is being discharged through pumping. That was one of the statistics the Utah Geological […]
Salt Lake Tribune A court ruling, and the inaction of Nevada lawmakers, means any agreement on Snake Valley water won’t happen until at least 2011, according to Mike Styler, executive director of the Utah Department of Natural Resources. During a session of the Utah Water Users Workshop, Styler said the Nevada Legislature did not take […]
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