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HOW DOORS COULD OPEN FOR NEVADA

2011-01-27T02:30:42Z

For economy to thrive, leaders must usher in new industry in cohesive way

In his State of the State address today, Gov. Brian Sandoval will reveal how he plans to balance the state budget, which is billions of dollars short of the funding needed to maintain current services. Those with interests at stake are bracing for cuts, the fifth such round and likely the deepest since Feds release plan identifying prime areas for solar projects on public lands in Southwest

In an effort to speed the process for more solar development, the Department of Interior is releasing a draft plan identifying prime areas on public lands in the Southwest.

The draft identifies 24 so-called solar energy zones in California, Nevada, <...

DIY Solar Panels

2010-11-03T01:35:45Z

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Top 10 Hot Jobs in Provo, Utah

2010-11-02T17:56:14Z

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Solar Panels Being Installed on the Salt Palace Convention Center

2010-09-15T17:29:59Z

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First wind gets Utah started on wind energy opportunities

2010-10-14T12:05:45Z

The Milford Wind Corridor, a First Wind Milford project, is a 203.5 megawatt wind farm with a total investment of $86 million. The project paved the way for hundreds of job opportunities as well as energy security to Milford region. The First Wind farm is built with 97 First Wind turbines, and is primarily in charge of producing electricity for the Southern California Public Power Authority under a 20-year purchasing power agreement. The Milford wind farm has a capacity to power 45,000 hom...

Study starts on S. Utah sage grouse, wind farms

2010-04-19T18:31:56Z

S. Utah biologists studying sage grouse in areas with high potential for wind farm development

Before wind energy developers come calling on southern Utah, biologists there hope to learn about how it might affect the greater sage grouse.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the Wyoming wind farm debate tests Western private property values

The prospect of wind energy development in the northern Laramie Range is stirring debate among residents of the area.

A representative of Wasatch Wind of Heber City, Utah, says the company is in the early stages of studying the area for a possible wind farm.

Interior designates 670,000 acres of federal land in Southwest as potential sites for solar

The government will help companies build powerful solar farms in the desert Southwest by pre-qualifying huge swaths of federal land for development.

The Department of Interior said Monday it will designate 670,000 acres of federal land in Nevada, Arizona,

Space elevators stop just shy of winning NASA prize

2010-10-16T08:05:23Z

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Utah Tries Turning Roadsides into Biofuel

2010-10-15T09:44:15Z

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Fresno Pacific BYU Basketball

2011-01-01T20:31:17Z

Brigham Young Cougars guard Jimmer Fredette, right, attempts to score as Fresno Pacific guard Brandon Rowe (2) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball...

San Diego Utah Basketball

2010-12-25T14:01:01Z

Utah guard Chris Kupets, left, fouls San Diego guard Devin Ginty (3) as Ginty attempts a shot in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Diamond Head Classic, Saturday, D...

Mississippi St Fight Basketball

2010-12-24T00:00:08Z

Renardo Sidney, far left, and Elgin Bailey, far right, both teammates with the Mississippi State basketball team fight in the stands before the start of the Utah/Hawaii basketball game at the Diamond Head Classic, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010, in Boise State tight end Chandler Koch celebrates teammate Doug Martin's second quarter touchdown against Utah in the Maaco Bowl NCAA college footb...

Travel Trip Colorado National Monument

2010-12-20T09:31:01Z

In this photograph taken on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010, Ute Canyon is shown at the Colorado National Monument south of Fruita, Colo. The monument is 32 square miles of red rock monoliths and canyons just south of Interstate 70 on the border of Colorado and Utah. (AP Photo/