Category Archives: environment

A few days in southern Utah . . .

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Bennett Minton

. . . where a piece of the Trump administration’s environmental agenda is playing out, and where hordes of Americans (and foreigners) can’t get enough of the West. Fiery Furnace is a mind game

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A 100-days report card

Posted on April 29, 2017 by Bennett Minton

Any list of President Trump’s accomplishments will reflect the biases of its creator. Justice/Immigration/Civil Rights Trump signed two executive orders banning immigrants from seven, and then six, countries. The January order was halted by a federal appeals court. The March … Continue reading →

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Belief and the ‘debate’ over global warming

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Bennett Minton

In Miriam-Webster, belief is “a state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in some person or thing.” I’ve been mulling the grip of belief on public policy, prompted by reports of state legislators trying to … Continue reading →

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