| Title |
Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Robert DeBirk, July 29, 2008 |
| Alternative Title |
No.468 Ross "Rocky" Anderson |
| Creator |
Anderson, Rocky (Ross Carl), 1951- |
| 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 |
2008-07-29 |
| 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 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5780993/ |
| Subject |
Anderson, Rocky (Ross Carl), 1951- --Interviews; Mayors--Utah--Salt Lake City--Biography; Environmentalists--Utah--Biography; Environmentalism--Utah--History |
| Description |
Transcript (34 pages) of interview by Robert DeBirk with Ross "Rocky" Anderson, former mayor of Salt Lake City, on July 29, 2008 |
| Abstract |
Anderson discusses the awakening environmental movement in the 1960s and 1970s, and outlines his experiences after law school. Realizing that there was a lack of environmental leadership in Congress, he began a crusade for alternative energy. He ran for Congress and won the primary, but lost the election due to his stand on same-sex marriage. He ran for Salt Lake City mayor on a climate-change and urban-planning platform and won. As mayor, he implemented many energy-saving measures. He started with a sustainability study of every department in city government. Then changes were implemented: old light bulbs replaced with energy-efficient models, reduced size of fleet-eliminated inefficient vehicles and substituted natural gas and electric vehicles where possible, implemented light rail system, instituted citywide recycling program, and installed a methane-capture device at the waste-water treatment facility. He also discusses his fight against "sprawl malls" and the Legacy Highway project. Utah Environmentalist Project. Interviewer: Robert 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/s65445x4 |
| Topic |
Environmentalists; Environmentalism; Mayors |
| Setname |
uum_elc |
| ID |
798443 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65445x4 |
