Both the Southern Wilderness Alliance and the Sierra Club are helping to host the People's Energy Summit this weekend in Salt Lake City. It's a gathering designed to highlight the wealth of renewable energy alternatives this state has to offer.  Dave Pacheco from SUWA and Lindsay Beebe from the Sierra Club join Chris and Lynn in the first part of the show to discuss this event and some legislative bills that may have an impact on our environment as well.  

Local News Hour - May 8, 2018

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On today’s program, Leslie Thatcher speaks to Summit County manager Tom Fisher who discusses the agenda for Wednesday's county council meeting. Park City Planning Director Bruce Erickson has a preview of Wednesday's planning commission meeting. Health Coach Erin Kay is this month's free Lunch and Learn guest. She talks about changing your relationship with how you fuel your body and mind and Park City Landscape Gardener Maria Barndt and Recycle Utah Director Carolyn Wawra talk about the upcoming Park City Clean Up Day and Tree Planting.

As part of a continuing effort to keep up with growth, the Snyderville Basin Water Reclamation District is spending tens of millions of dollars on an upgrade to its Silver Creek treatment plant. Rick Brough has more:

The homicide case involving former NFL player Anthony McClanahan continues to move along slowly. The judge in Summit County's Third District Court heard that it may be a year, from the time of the death, before the case gets to a preliminary hearing. Rick Brough has more:

The Snyderville Basin Water Reclamation District came back from a recent conference in St. George with an armful of awards. Rick Brough has more:

New road construction is underway in Park City.  David Boyle has more:

Carolyn Murray

May is Mental Health Awareness month. Connect Summit County sponsored a panel of Park City students representing four high school clubs.  They were there with one sole purpose; to answer anything, anyone wanted to ask them.  The Ask Me Anything event had panel members giving short powerful talks under the Ted X youth video platform. These courageous students spoke about their personal experiences with mental health, substance abuse, racism and sexuality.  Carolyn Murray attended and has this. 

The final guest today is Jenny Hoover, owner of Gravity Coalition, a new business in Midway.

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Renai and guest co-host Roger Goldman speak with Dr. Phil Davidson, talking about Coracoid Solutions, a medical device company focused on sports medicine. 

Today on Mountain Money Renai and guest co-host Roger Goldman visit with Ian Bremmer, author of, Us vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism.

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