Two years ago, the Oquirrh Institute, formerly called the Institute for State Studies, earmarked $550,000 to develop the Toolkit to help government and industry use Enlibra strategies.

"We want to get it out to anybody struggling to solve environmental problems," said Brad Barber, senior fellow for the Center for Environmental Management at the Oquirrh Institute and former Leavitt adviser on environmental issues.

Utah environmentalists have criticized Leavitt for not putting into practice his own environmental policy. They say Leavitt has never invited them to the table to resolve contentious disputes like Legacy Highway and wilderness debates.

But others say the Toolkit is a valuable training tool.

"The Toolkit moves Enlibra from a philosophy to a problem-solving mechanism that promotes collaboration over polarization," said David Livermore, Utah State director of The Nature Conservancy. "It shares innovative planning techniques that can help bring together environmental groups, governmental entities and industry leaders at all levels to help improve the environment."

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