Every search query, streaming session, and AI-generated image passes through a data center somewhere — a warehouse of servers that, to most of us, is invisible. But for the peopleContinue reading “The Hidden Cost of the Cloud: How Data Centers Are Reshaping Communities and Ecosystems”
Tag Archives: Utah
Are There Too Many Humans or Too Many Cows?
It is common knowledge that the Colorado River and the Great Salt Lake are running out of water, at least in the sense that humans are diverting too much waterContinue reading “Are There Too Many Humans or Too Many Cows?”
Power to the Local
Lately, I have been thinking a lot about all the bombs dropping on innocent civilians, messy global networks of oil production, blocked shipping channels, and the horrific amount of moneyContinue reading “Power to the Local”
Utah Population Keeps Growing but Slows in 2025
Recently there have been updates on the demographics of Utah for 2025and projections for the future. The updates are provided at thefollowing two websites: Utah’s population growth is slowing down.Continue reading “Utah Population Keeps Growing but Slows in 2025”
Some Pertinent Utah, National, and World Population Numbers –Past, Present and Projected.
Falling Fertility rates in Utah, but Increasing Population When the Utah Population and Environment Council (UPEC) began in 1997 the fertility rate for women in Utah was approximately 2.6. (ThisContinue reading “Some Pertinent Utah, National, and World Population Numbers –Past, Present and Projected.”
Biodiversity and Human Population
Stephanie Feldstein, Population and Sustainability Director, Center for Biological Diversity provided a well-informed presentation on “Biodiversity and Human Population” as part of the Utah Population and Environment Council, 2024 Speakers Series on May 6, 2024.
Red Rocks and Redder Reproductive Politics
If you had told my east-coast, twenty-something-year-old self that, in the not too distant future, I’d be making a home and raising a family in Utah, you’d have been metContinue reading “Red Rocks and Redder Reproductive Politics”