Your Mark On The World

June 18, 2015 - Read the full Your Mark on the World article and watch the interview here: http://bit.ly/1dLBlKo. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes by clicking here: http://bit.ly/ymotwitunes or on Stitcher by clicking here: http://bit.ly/ymotwstitcher. In the context of one of the country’s most conservative states, Alan Naumann runs a multi-platform publishing company called Green News Utah. Alan explains, “Utah needs an independent news source for environmental issues. There is a lack of information in some of the most important issues facing Utahns.” “For instance, there is no severance tax on coal in the state of Utah. All the neighboring states have a 3.3 to 7 percent severance tax on fossil fuels. Utah, has the lowest tax on oil and gas extraction. In a state with the lowest [financial] commitment to education in the country, fossil fuels are an obvious source of revenue,” Alan adds. Alan’s passion for the environment is exemplified by his argument, “Little is being done to reduce air pollution,