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Bravo!...You got it...Unfortunately, not enough people agree with you and me on this...The odds are stacked against us on this one...Global warming is advancing and the mountains are being overrun these days. Nobody cares about rampant population growth except for a few...Too much $$$ to be found these days in exploiting growth, resources, and the environment...And the concept of 'sustainable' has become 'elitist' in many minds...Quote:
Originally Posted by Stoysluttie1
Lest we forget the subject at hand:
http://biglines.com/photos/blpic39256.jpg
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photo (with exception of the poor photo-shop steeze) courtesy of Shredgar.
I haven't looked at the statistics where religion is highlighted, but I've seen more Catholic and Orthodox churches (the two branches of the True Faith, everyone else is a heretic ;) ). I go to Utah at least twice a year to ski, so I notice these things.
Hispanic immigration is growing by leaps and bounds in Utah. But the Mormon church has a stranglehold on the state (television, newspapers, state officials, city officials, etc.). That's why polygamy is tolerated or winked-at or glossed over - and almost all polygamy cases never go to trial, because the justice system (sheriffs, police, judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, etc.) does not care.
I think this thread exposes the heart of the growth issue in the west. most people just do not see it as ahigh priority issue. It is hard to argue with them sometimes, especially when we have a wet winter/spring like we have. Utah is a pretty dry state (historically). It will take a catastrophic drought to change the attitude about water resources. There is a lot that can be done to preerve water, not just through better landscaping practices, but also through improved infrastucture (supply lines, canals, etc). Salt Lake City did a study several years ago that showed that they lost 15-20% of there supply through leaks in their own supply lines. That is enough water to supply roughly 60,000 people (or 20,000 homes). Buzz hit something that is a huge issue as well, wasted canal water. While most canal water isn't suitable for drinking by the time it gets to the end user, it can be extracted earlier and used for other things, like recharging aquifers, reservoirs, etc. Better metering of water shares would be good. Most water shares now are timed, meaning you an open your head gates for a certain number of hours. Why not limit it to an amount instead of a time.
Better land use policies (including more flexible landscaping laws, increased densities, etc) are going to have to be a major part of any growth plan.
[QUOTE=Elitist]Lest we forget the subject at hand:
http://biglines.com/photos/blpic39256.jpg
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My pesonal fav is any time I bitched about the theocrathy or cult influence, the reponse was usually "We didn't ask you to come here" Looks like these cats above are holding personal invatations from the original "UTES"
"Manifest Destiny" I belive is the term