Tag Archives: Mayor Ralph Becker

Peaceful Uprising Demands Immediate DAQ Ban On Tar Sands Refining in Utah

(EnviroNews Utah) – Salt Lake City – Peaceful Uprising has demanded that the Department of Air Quality (DAQ) ban all tar sands refining in the state of Utah, and has called upon them to reject any further permit requests for tar sands refining or development in the future….

See Why This Man’s Being Called “America’s Bike-Friendliest Mayor”

(EnviroNews Utah) – In light of mounting concern over air pollution and a distressed climate as we soared past 400 parts per million Co2 in the atmosphere last month, people are asking more and more just what they can do to take the climate bull by the horns…

Provo Mayor John Curtis Challenges Himself and Utahans to be “Better Stewards” at the ‘Clean Air Challenge’ Press Conference on Capitol Hill

(EnviroNews Utah) – Mayor John Curtis Challenged himself in front of the podium on Capitol Hill to do more to help clean up Utah’s dangerous and deadly air.

Mayor Mike Winder of West Valley City Regarding the ‘Clean Air Challenge’: “Utah’s Second Largest City is Enthusiastically Behind This”

(EnviroNews Utah) – Mayor Mike Winder of West Valley City addressing a swath of reporters at the ‘Clean Air Challenge’ press conference, amongst the Governor, and Utah’s most prominent mayors.

John Inglish of UTA Announces a Free Public Transit Day – “Everyday I get up and I taste the air to see weather we’re in a Yellow Alert Day or a Red Alert Day”

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SLC Mayor Ralph Becker Puts Forth His Views at the ‘Clean Air Challenge’ Press Conference on Capitol Hill

(EnviroNews Utah) – Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker took to the podium at the Governor’s ‘Clean Air Challenge’ press conference on Capitol Hill, where a chorus of local mayors and politicians addressed the press regarding Utah’s debilitating air pollution crisis. The heart of the Mayor’s message revolved…

Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker Discusses His Role in Combatting Air Pollution, Green House Gases, and Climate Change

(EnviroNews Utah) – In this brief extract from our full-feature interview with Salt Lake City’s Executive-in-Chief, the Mayor speaks to his role and responsibility in combatting the looming perils of climate change, global warming, and greenhouse gas emissions.

SLC Mayor Ralph Becker Acknowledges Greenhouse Gas Problem, But Ducks Question on Snake Valley Water Grab: “To Me, Climate Change is a Crisis”

(EnviroNews Utah) – Here in this extracted piece from the sit-down interview with Salt Lake City sophmore Mayor Ralph Becker, news anchor Monica Bellenger asked the helmsman of Utah’s largest city if he feels like he should have an active hand in the quietly festering, yet potentially massive…

Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker Speaks Proudly to the Success of the “Clear the Air Challenge”

(EnviroNews Utah) – In this extracted segment from the feature interview between EnviroNews Utah anchor Monica Bellenger and Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker the “Clear the Air Challenge” was discussed. The Clear the Air Challenge is a diverse effort started by Governor Gary Herbert, Mayor Becker, Ben…

Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker Attests to the Continual and Concerted Effort Required to Combat Utah’s Dangerous Air Pollution

(EnviroNews Utah) – In this sit-down and feature interview between EnviroNews Utah anchor Monica Bellenger, and Salt Lake City sophomore Mayor Ralph Becker, the topic of what can be done specifically to fight back against air pollution in the Salt Lake Valley, was front and center. Becker was…