03-24-2008, 09:31 PM
[cool][#0000ff]I read a small blurb in the Tribune this morning that kinda got my dandruff up. [url "http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_8675462"]LINK TO ARTICLE[/url] Seems that a big energy company is proposing a project that they claim will solve a big part of Utah's energy problems...but could be potentially disastrous to the fragile environment of Bear Lake.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Since our own BearLakeFishGuy (Scott Tolentino) was mentioned in the article, I contacted him for his input. Not sure that was a good move. To say the very least, he has some "feelings" on the issue. We can hear those feelings at 10 AM tomorrow on Salt Lake talk radio station KCPW...88.3 FM and 1010 AM. He also mentioned that there was a bigger article in the Logan paper. [url "http://hjnews.townnews.com/articles/2008/03/23/news/news03.txt"]LINK TO LOGAN ARTICLE[/url][/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have reread the articles a couple of times and have listened to Scott's explanation...in biologist terms. Sounds to me like big business is going to throw a lot of money around to get what it wants...and to %$&& with the lake and the fisheries. Sounds a lot like they are proposing a "perpetual motion" situation...pumping water uphill at night and then downhill for power during the day...and somehow making money from it. Who cares about all the eggs, fry and larger fish that are sucked through the system...or the sedimentation? Heck, who needs a blue lake. Brown is more of a "modern" decorator color.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I'm sure that BLFG will chime in here with his better explanation and his true feelings. Stand Back.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Since our own BearLakeFishGuy (Scott Tolentino) was mentioned in the article, I contacted him for his input. Not sure that was a good move. To say the very least, he has some "feelings" on the issue. We can hear those feelings at 10 AM tomorrow on Salt Lake talk radio station KCPW...88.3 FM and 1010 AM. He also mentioned that there was a bigger article in the Logan paper. [url "http://hjnews.townnews.com/articles/2008/03/23/news/news03.txt"]LINK TO LOGAN ARTICLE[/url][/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have reread the articles a couple of times and have listened to Scott's explanation...in biologist terms. Sounds to me like big business is going to throw a lot of money around to get what it wants...and to %$&& with the lake and the fisheries. Sounds a lot like they are proposing a "perpetual motion" situation...pumping water uphill at night and then downhill for power during the day...and somehow making money from it. Who cares about all the eggs, fry and larger fish that are sucked through the system...or the sedimentation? Heck, who needs a blue lake. Brown is more of a "modern" decorator color.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I'm sure that BLFG will chime in here with his better explanation and his true feelings. Stand Back.[/#0000ff]
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