Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDEN, Utah — A large contingent of Ogden citizens spoke out during a City Council meeting this week, decrying the city’s recent dispersal of a homeless encampment near the Lantern House. In mid-December, Ogden police and others worked to remove the makeshift camp, which was formed with tents and other structures and had been set up just outside of the Lantern House homeless shelter on 33rd Street, west of Wall Avenue.

OGDEN, Utah – “Green” and “sustainable” are terms that point to environmental awareness and preserving natural resources. “Green” is strictly concerned with the environmental health. “Sustainable” is concerned with environmental health, economic vitality, and social benefits. Sustainability includes aspects of going green, but green products does are not inherently sustainable. The incorrect use of the terms “green” and “sustainable” synonymously and interchangeably, especially by environmentalists and marketers, has created a lot of confusion. At the surface level, they can appear to mean the same thing: these terms both point to environmental awareness and responsibility. They also touch on preserving natural resources and…