| Title |
Vanessa Pierce, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Rob DeBirk, 7 November 2007 |
| Alternative Title |
No.496 Vanessa Pierce |
| Creator |
Pierce, Vanessa, 1980- |
| Contributor |
Cooley, Everett L.; University of Utah. American West Center; DeBirk, Rob (Robert William), 1979- |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2007-11-07 |
| Collection Number and Name |
ACCN 0814 Everett L. Cooley Oral History Project |
| Finding Aid |
https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv48007 |
| Access Rights |
I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah. |
| Date Digital |
2014-06-11 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Tooele County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5783699/ ; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5780993/ |
| Subject |
Pierce, Vanessa, 1980- --Interviews; Environmentalists--Utah--Biography; Environmentalism--Utah--History; Radioactive waste disposal--Environmental aspects--Utah; Radioactive waste disposal--Political aspects--Utah |
| Keywords |
Religious Science; Green Corps; HEAL Utah; Yucca Mountain; Energy Solutions; Goshute Reservation |
| Description |
Transcript (42 pages) of interview by Rob DeBirk with Vanessa Pierce on November 7, 2006 |
| Abstract |
Pierce (b. 1980) grew up in Colorado Springs. She attended Grinell College in Iowa. Following graduation she went into the Green Corps, a program of training and hands-on experience in how to run an environmental campaign. After training, she came to Utah to take a job with HEAL Utah - the Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah. This organization was instrumental in stopping the Fernald nuclear waste from being sent to Utah. Vanessa discusses the methods used, particularly the work they did with the Utah legislature. Other topics covered include the relationship between the legislature and the L.D.S. church, plans proposed by Energy Solutions to bring more nuclear waste to Utah, and the proposed nuclear waste dump on the Goshute reservation. Interview is part of the Utah Environmentalists Oral History Project. Interviewer: Rob DeBirk |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Scanning Technician |
Matt Wilkinson |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6j97qs7 |
| Topic |
Environmentalism; Environmentalists; Radioactive waste disposal--Environmental aspects; Radioactive waste disposal--Political aspects |
| Setname |
uum_elc |
| ID |
798600 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6j97qs7 |
