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Long Weekends
State’s Four-day Work Week Saves Energy
Utah has officially become the first
state to experiment with reducing en-
ergy costs and commuter gasoline ex-
pense by switching 17,000 of 24,000
executive branch government employ-
ees to a 40-hour, four-day work week.
Governor Jon Huntsman’s mandatory
three-day weekend just may catch on.
Turning out the lights, heat and
air conditioning on Fridays in a third
of Utah’s government buildings will
save the state an estimated $3 mil-
lion a year, according to the governor’s office. Although total
commuter fuel charges are still unknown, the Department
of Environmental Quality estimates that during the year-
long experiment, employees in six buildings alone will save
$300,000 at the pump.
In addition, “We feel like we can reduce the carbon
dioxide [emissions] by around 3,000 metric tons” says Kim
Hood, executive director of the Department of Administrative
Services, which tenders another direct benefit by reducing
local air pollution.
Required Viewing
King Corn & Ethanol Exposé
Earth Cinema Circle’s docu-
mentary, King Corn, reveals the
politics behind the subsidized
crop that drives our fast-food
nation. Just about everything
most Americans eat contains
it: high-fructose corn syrup,
corn-fed meat, and corn-based,
processed food.
“King Corn is one of the
most important films you can
see to better understand gov-
ernment policies behind the
corn industry and the ethanol
movement,” says co-host Ed
Begley, Jr. It’s why drivers now
pump this biofuel at the gas sta-
tion, even though ethanol requires more energy to make than
it delivers.

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