(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) U.S. Sen. John Curtis moderates a panel on forest fires at the Conservative Climate Summit at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025.
Thank you, Sen. Curtis, for hosting the Conservative Climate Summit.
The summit clearly laid out America’s rapidly growing energy demand, and highlighted how Utah can play a leading role in addressing that demand. I appreciated the focus on building all available technologies as quickly as possible.
In Sen. Curtis’s words, we should pursue everything that is cost effective, reliable and clean. Letting the free market select the right technology for the right situation will ensure the lowest cost, most reliable energy solutions.
Sen. Curtis’s statement that “why wouldn’t we want to leave the earth better than we found it” are words to live by in everything we do.
The summit brought together people supporting many diverse generation technologies, as well as those concerned with climate impacts. It was a forum where everyone had an opportunity to express their opinions, learn and collaborate.
In a time when “genuine respect” can feel rare, gatherings like the Conservative Climate Summit show how much we can accomplish when we engage each other with civility and shared purpose.
Marc Peterson, Sandy
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