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Sunburns easily, ecologist, biker, member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dad of 4, loves oranges and cottage cheese
Jul 19, 2022 11 tweets 6 min read
If you're still on the fence about whether to continue science-based restoration of Utah Lake or give away sovereign land for artificial islands, here is a short thread and a link to the deep dive.

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#UtahLake #utpol #utleg Last November, I wrote a blog post describing 7 problems with the idea of transforming Utah Lake into an island city.

The limited liability company behind the project (LRS) sued me for $3 million.

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Aug 27, 2020 10 tweets 4 min read
Hey @BYU students. Can we talk about COVID-19? I have missed you and want us to have a successful and vibrant semester. Our actions in the coming days will determine whether we make it to Thanksgiving...or Labor Day. 1/10 When we wrote our reopening report earlier this month, our fears were still theoretical. The models told us that the risk was high for universities, but we all hoped the simulations were wrong. 2/10 pws.byu.edu/making-sense-o…