BY Sophie Silverstone

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December 1, 2016

Post-election awakening. Wednesday morning, November 9, 2016 Caught in the worry about the future of America and Planet Earth last night. But this morning I woke up. Like the kind of ‘WAKE UP AMERICA’ I’ve been feeling towards Trump supporters, non-vot …

BY Amy Brunvand

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December 1, 2016

Environmental news from around the state and the West. Trump, grief and what you can do Things don’t always change for the better, but they change, and we can play a role in that change, if we act. Which is where hope comes in, and memory, the collecti …

BY Dennis Hinkamp

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December 1, 2016

So apparently the day after Halloween is the new day after Thanksgiving in terms of Christmas insanity. To me this is the official war on Christmas and everything else is a skirmish. It doesn’t really matter if you call it “holiday” or what Starbucks w …

BY Staff

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December 1, 2016

Taylor Mac is a playwright, actor, singer-songwriter, performance artist, director and producer. “A critical darling of the New York scene” (NY Magazine). TimeOut NY has called Mac “one of the most exciting theater artists of our time.” The New York Ti …

BY Amy Brunvand

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December 5, 2016

Things don’t always change for the better, but they change, and we can play a role in that change, if we act. Which is where hope comes in, and memory, the collective memory we call history. —Rebecca Solnit (Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Pos …

BY Amy Brunvand

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December 5, 2016

Public Lands Initiative: Rob Bishop (R-UT-1) is almost certain to re-introduce his Public Lands Initiative (PLI), a bill loaded with poison pills that undermine wilderness protection and conservation. If it passed, President Trump would probably sign i …

BY Amy Brunvand

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December 5, 2016

This past July HEAL Utah lost a lawsuit trying to block a nuclear power plant proposed for Green River, Utah, but decided not to appeal because it seemed like Blue Castle Holdings did not have the financial backing to actually go through with the proje …

BY Amy Brunvand

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December 5, 2016

Utah Open Lands raised $700,000 (including a $250,00 grant from the Salt Lake County Council) to purchase Owl Meadow in Emigration Canyon. The meadow, adjacent to the Perkins Flat Preserve, provides nesting habitat for great horned owls, saw-whet owls …

BY Amy Brunvand

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December 5, 2016

“Millions of children will never see the Milky Way,” according to the International Dark Sky Association website, but lucky for us the stars in Utah are still as awe-inspiring as ever. In 2016, Goblin Valley State Park and Dead Horse Point State Park b …

BY Amy Brunvand

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December 5, 2016

Great Salt Lake reached another historic low level in October. In order to keep Great Salt Lake from turning into a toxic dust bowl, the Bear River has to keep flowing into it, but a proposed multi-million dollar Bear River Development Project would di …

BY Amy Brunvand

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December 5, 2016

Utah ski resorts were reporting 0” base and no new snow three days before the Thanksgiving holiday, typically the ski season opener. The loss of reliable early and late season skiing is a predicted effect of global climate change and the ski industry i …

BY Amy Brunvand

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December 5, 2016

Rocky Mountain Power has asked the Public Service Commission to approve new fees for customers with rooftop solar panels, but the solar industry says the fees would effectively kill Utah’s transition to solar power. Vivent Solar estimates that the prop …

BY Amy Brunvand

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December 5, 2016

Go outside. Reaffirm your values and remind yourself of what you are trying to protect. Identify citizen groups that are working on issues you care about. Become a member. Donate money, or if you don’t have money, volunteer time. Information is power! …

BY Caitlin Hoffman

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December 5, 2016

As many of you likely know, the owners of Real Foods Market in Sugar House own their own farm. Redmond Heritage Farm in Redmond, Utah is home to the cows who produce the raw milk in their stores. That’s the law in Utah—only the owner of the cow can sel …

BY Caitlin Hoffman

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December 5, 2016

The Utah Resilience Map is an open-source mapping project  that connects various community-based groups and programs along the Wasatch Front. The project is the outgrowth of a global initiative titled #MapJam, which has over 80 cities participating wor …

BY Caitlin Hoffman

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December 5, 2016

The new Eccles Theater isn’t the only new, invigorating space that recently opened on Main St. Local artist Sarina Villareal opened a gallery of her own work next door to the Eccles, at 149 S. Main. Brightly colored canvases and living botanicals set t …

BY Caitlin Hoffman

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December 5, 2016

Poutine Your Mouth opens “reversteraunt” Poutine Your Mouth has garnered a loyal following on the festival circuit for three years now, attending festivals such as Coachella, Electric Forrest and Lightning in a Bottle. Late last month they opened a per …

BY Caitlin Hoffman

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December 5, 2016

Imagine visiting a science center and museum with an interactive Universal Studios-styled destroyed city street showing what a neighborhood might look like following a 7.0 earthquake in Utah; a water purification and safety gallery; exhibits, immersive …

BY Staff

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December 5, 2016

We’re here to clear up the apple-cart upset of yoga teachers between Centered City Yoga and the Fallout Yoga, which has now relocated to approximately 21st East and 21st South and rebranded as 21st Yoga. See who went where, and what unique events you c …

BY Diane Olson

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November 30, 2016

A monthly compendium of random wisdom for the home, garden and natural world. DEC 1 Birds add so much movement and vitality to winter’s stark landscape. Watch for juncos, house finches, black-capped chickadees, Downey woodpeckers and the glorious red-s …

BY Suzanne Wagner

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November 30, 2016

Intuitive patterns for December. Osho Zen Tarot: Letting Go, Receptivity, Laziness Medicine Cards: Lynx, Antelope, Butterfly Mayan Oracle: Portal of Transcendence, Resolution of Duality Ancient Egyptian Tarot: Nine of Disks, Ace of Cups Aleister Crowle …

BY Staff

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November 30, 2016

Sometimes, the best gifts are things that don’t cost anything, or have sentimental value well beyond the monetary value. In the spirit of this season, CATALYST staff and writers reflect on those things that keep them feeling loved long after the wrappi …

BY Staff

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November 30, 2016

What’s new around town. Real Foods rebrands as Redmond Heritage Farms Store As many of you likely know, the owners of Real Foods Market in Sugar House own their own farm. Redmond Heritage Farm in Redmond, Utah is home to the cows who produce the raw mi …

BY Rachel Silverstone

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November 30, 2016

Give the gift of human respect; volunteer; donate to organizations; but give no cash. Every Christmas morning growing up, my family would go to St. Vincent de Paul’s (aka St. Vinny’s) with a handful of Jewish and Muslim families to serve Christmas dinn …

BY Rachel Silverstone

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November 30, 2016

Breathing, good light and a solid sense of self make everything better. As we draw closer together for warmth and companionship in this winter season, it’s also time to tend to our inner fires. Whether your fire is best sparked by yoga, biking, skiing …

BY Charlotte Bell

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November 30, 2016

Instead of running from fear, investigate the sensation. Disappointment. Devastation. Fear. Sadness. Dread. Sleeplessness. Numbness. Loss of appetite. For myself, and for many of my friends and colleagues, this has been a pattern of existence since the …

BY Greta Belanger deJong

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November 30, 2016

You‘re feeling cordial. You have some cash. You’re inclined to buy local, though will sometimes stray to the internet when necessary. Your friends (especially the older ones) already have a lifetime supply of holiday fair knick-knacks. They may delight …

BY Amy Brunvand

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November 30, 2016

Boosting the creative impact of Kingsbury Hall. Kingsbury Hall at the University of Utah holds a lot of memories. It’s the first place I ever saw Ballet West, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Repertory Dance Theatre and the Utah Opera; it’s where I got to …

BY Staff

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November 30, 2016

How pattern literacy can unlock some of nature’s deepest mysteries. Author’s note: The following is an excerpt from a draft of a book in progress, called Pattern Literacy, which is my effort to describe how pattern understanding can help us solve probl …

BY James Loomis

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November 30, 2016

Wasatch Community Gardens’ downtown Green Team Farm is a job and an education for seven women facing homelessness, led by our man Loomis. Nestled in the heart of the homeless ghetto, in what was once a weed filled vacant lot at 622 W. 100 South, new gr …

BY Staff

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November 30, 2016

Sundry observations by Alex Caldiero, yr frendly naybohood sonosopher. The other nite, to be exact, November 8, 2016, after the results of an unprecedented presidential election, some of us went to sleep content, fulfilled, and enthused; some of us wen …

BY Alice Toler

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November 30, 2016

Salt Lake blogger Ryan Keating stands witness to the Water Protectors. Who wouldn’t want to be an avid fan? Ryan Keating, semiprofessional polymath and progressive voice, is all about losing insecurity and gaining motivation to make a difference in the …