RadioACTive Workshop: Little Data Center on the Prairie, China Proxies

  • May 14, 2026
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Thursday, May 14: RadioACTive Workshop digs into the 'Little Data Center on the Prairie' with Gabi and Jackie of @elevate_utah, Kilby Block Party with Caroline, and how to safely forage for and cook with weeds found in your yard or in the wild - just one of the 12bworkshops at the Natural History Museum's Utah Food Festival this weekend.

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Rallies & Resources Spotlight (full list here):

  • May 15-17: Kilby Block Party @ Utah State Fairpark, 155 N 1000 W, SLC. RA's Asha Pruitt talks with London-based eight-piece Caroline, which will play the Desert Stage Saturday evening. For the full KBP schedule, click here.

  • May 16-17: Utah Food Festival @ Natural History Museum of Utah, 300 Wakara Way, SLC. 

Fresh Hill: Ooooh, Kevin's Mad!

Gabi Finlayson and Jackie Morgan of Elevate_Utah have rightfully drawn attention for their insightful translation of Utah politics. However, it's a whole other type of attention they've been getting from Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary, he of the proposed "Little Data Center on the Prairie" in Box Elder County. Kevin went on Fox News last week and called Gabi a shill for the Chinese Communist Party, and accused anyone in opposition of being paid protesters, bused in from outside the state. Gabi and Jackie stop by the RA Workshop to continue their clap-back tour.

  • After Kevin "Shark Tank" O’Leary went on Fox News in a "Utah National Security" hat to call Elevate_Utah and Alliance for a Better Utah Chinese spies, the Utah organizations clapped back with a "Utah Nature Security" hat:

    • "Because the actual threat to Utah isn’t us. It’s a 40,000-acre gas-powered data center that could increase the state’s carbon emissions by 50%, strain our water future, and put even more pressure on the Great Salt Lake, all while the politicians behind it expect Utahns to stop asking questions. We’re not a cell. We’re Utahns. And we take Nature Security very seriously."

  • BUY: Proceeds from the sale of Utah Nature Security hats support Elevate PAC and Alliance for a Better Utah’s work to hold Utah’s leaders accountable.

RadioACTive Workshop: Foraging, Feasting on Weeds

The Natural History Museum of Utah is hosting its third annual Utah Food Festival this Saturday and Sunday. Foodies and culinary experts will gather to celebrate our state’s rich food history and contemporary food culture. There will be a market to sample and shop from local artisans, 12 workshops led by culinary experts, food trucks on the plaza, and educational insight into Utah's food history with museum archaeologists. Tonight, RAW gets a sneak peek at Cooking with Wild Plants Along the Wasatch Front with Chef Meg Bartley, Ph.D. student in the University of Utah's Department of Anthropology, and Shannon Boomgarden, director of the Range Creek Field Station.

  • May 16-17: Utah Food Festival @ Natural History Museum of Utah, 300 Wakara Way, SLC. "Support Utah's local food artisans, sample tantalizing new flavors, and delve into delicious workshops at the festival. Guests can save $2 on admission by donating a can to NHMU's food drive. The festival is included with Museum admission, which is free for Museum Members." This festival is a popular event. Guests, including Museum Members, are encouraged to reserve admission and workshops in advance.

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