Magazine
Being Green in the Land of the Saints

December 22, 2003

Mormons are often stereotyped as conservative anti-environmentalists, but Utah activists Richard Ingebretsen and Chris Peterson of the Glen Canyon Institute want to convince fellow believers that it’s OK to be green. Also in this issue: The proposed salvage logging of the Biscuit Fire area in Oregon’s Siskiyou Forest is one of the largest timber sales in history, and critics say it’s not only ecologically dangerous, but undermines the Roadless Rule.

Feature

Being Green in the Land of the Saints
Mormons are often stereotyped as conservative anti-environmentalists, but Utah activists Richard Ingebretsen and Chris Peterson of the Glen Canyon Institute want to convince fellow believers that it’s OK to be green
Rosemary Winters Dec. 22, 2003 From the print edition

Sidebar

Mormonism 101: A primer for gentiles
The Mormon Church, founded by Joseph Smith in the early 19th century, has a distinctive set of doctrines, theology and church governance
Rosemary Winters Dec. 22, 2000 From the print edition

Editor's Note

Toppling monoliths in Mormon Country
Now that Mormons are debating environmental issues such as draining Lake Powell, it’s high time they looked at overpopulation and the rampant development of Utah’s Wasatch Front
Greg Hanscom Opinion Dec. 22, 2003 From the print edition

Essays

A gift of supreme excellence
The writer remembers with love a man who might have seemed worthless to the rest of his community, but who taught a young boy important lessons about fishing, rivers, life and sovereignty
Aaron Abeyta Essay Dec. 22, 2003 From the print edition

Book Reviews

Whose thousand words?
Print the Legend: Photography and the American West by Martha Sandweiss takes a hard and thoughtful look at the historical uses of photography in the West
Josh Garrett-Davis Dec. 22, 2003 From the print edition
Calendar
Staff Dec. 22, 2003 From the print edition
More than just a city on a river
In Hispanic Albuquerque: 1706-1846, Marc Simmons takes readers on a fascinating journey through the history of the Duke City in New Mexico
Laura Paskus Dec. 22, 2003 From the print edition
Log onto Democracy!
The nonprofit State Democracy Foundation has created a new Web site to keep citizens informed about what their legislators are up to
Staff Dec. 22, 2003 From the print edition

Writers on the Range

Planning for the new rural Idaho
People sometimes move to rural places like Driggs, Idaho, to get away from the rest of the world, but they tend to stay in communities that are lively and welcoming
Jerry Brady Essay Dec. 22, 2003 From the print edition

Heard Around the West

Heard Around the West
Fat bears; La Verkin welcomes U.N.; Boise, Utah; scratch ‘n’ sniff for rural newcomers; pronghorn vs. antelope; clear-thinking kids thwart crazy bus driver; and global warming is good for wine
Betsy Marston Dec. 22, 2003 From the print edition

Dear Friends

Dear Friends
HCN takes a Christmas break; thanks to Peggy Rosenberry; Robyn Morrison and Rosemary Winters keep writing; this issue’s cover art; and scratch ‘n’ sniff manure brochures work
Greg Hanscom Dec. 22, 2003 From the print edition

News

Massive logging plan shakes Northwest
The proposed salvage logging of the Biscuit Fire area in Oregon’s Siskiyou Forest is one of the largest timber sales in history, and critics say it’s not only ecologically dangerous, but undermines the Roadless Rule
Kathie Durbin Dec. 22, 2003 From the print edition
Follow-up
EPA boss Mike Leavitt approves Bush’s Clear Skies Initiative; Bush signs Healthy Forests Restoration Act; Forest Service lays off workers to privatize jobs; and former government officials form Environment 2004 to criticize Bush’s environmental policies
Laura Paskus Dec. 22, 2003 From the print edition
West Nile isn’t just for people
West Nile virus is impacting Western wildlife, particularly birds, and some think coalbed methane development may be spreading the disease
Karen Mockler Dec. 22, 2003 From the print edition
National preserve is in hot water
GeoProducts wants to build a geothermal plant in New Mexico’s Valles Caldera National Preserve and sell power to Los Alamos National Laboratory, but some say the whole plan is a scam to get money from the Forest Service
April Reese Dec. 22, 2003 From the print edition
Fires take toll on San Diego’s wildlife
The October wildfires in Southern California burned rare trees and may have caused the extinction of a butterfly -- proving, some say, that San Diego’s Multiple Species Conservation Program did not protect enough habitat to save imperiled species
Tony Davis Dec. 22, 2003 From the print edition
King coal is back
With a natural gas shortage looming, and the encouragement of the Bush White House, energy companies are looking to coal again, and coal-fired power plants are being planned in Sigurd, Utah, and across the West
Tim Westby Dec. 22, 2003 From the print edition
Big development gets bought out
California buys the controversial Ahmanson Ranch, north of Los Angeles, and agrees to preserve it as open space
Matt Jenkins Dec. 22, 2003 From the print edition
Biologist busted for moving endangered cacti
Tucson environmental consultant Mary Darling pleads guilty to illegally moving endangered Pima pineapple cacti, in a complicated plan to raise the value of local real estate
Tony Davis Dec. 22, 2003 From the print edition
Clean water changes could sully Western streambeds
If the Bush administration pushes through a rule change to the Clean Water Act, three-fourths of the West’s rivers would be unprotected from pollution
Joshua Zaffos Dec. 22, 2003 From the print edition
Mormons win Martin’s Cove
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gains control of the Wyoming historic site of Martin’s Cove, where Mormon immigrants died 150 years ago
Christopher Smith Dec. 22, 2003 From the print edition
A near-miss for California’s clean-air rules
California’s newest clean-air law, designed to deal with pollution from small engines, narrowly survives an attempt to shoot it down in the U.S. Congress
Matt Jenkins Dec. 22, 2003 From the print edition
Wildlife win one in Yellowstone
The National Wildlife Federation negotiates two important land deals with ranchers in the Yellowstone area, ending grazing on Horse Butte and protecting local bison
Ray Ring Dec. 22, 2003 From the print edition
Cattalo could get the boot
The bison herd that wandered into Grand Canyon National Park is largely made up of bison-cow half-breeds, but the state of Arizona and the park are still undecided about what to do with the destructive but valuable animals
Anne Minard Dec. 22, 2003 From the print edition

Letters

Story gave San Diego plan short shrift
Dan Silver Dec. 22, 2003 From the print edition
Story was biased against Los Alamos
Blake P. Wood Dec. 22, 2003 From the print edition
A disappointing story on Los Alamos
Bernard Foy Dec. 22, 2003 From the print edition
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