The Obama Administration, in a disappointing move, approved the Gasco project in Utah’s Desolation Canyon wilderness. By signing the Gasco Record of Decision (ROD), BLM has placed the interests of small-time speculators above that of the public and one of Utah’s largest primitive and roadless landscapes.
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Help us stop two disastrous bills this week!
It’s National Terrible Idea Week in Congress, where two destructive packages are hitting the House floor days apart, threatening our public lands and even our Constitutional rights in an "Oil Above All" frenzy of handouts to developers and the oil and gas industry.
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ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS CONDEMN INTERIOR’S APPROVAL OF NEW DRILLING WELLS IN DESOLATION CANYON REGION; THEY WARN OF DISASTER
SALT LAKE CITY (June 18, 2012) --- A coalition of environmental leaders today condemned the Interior Department’s decision to allow nearly 1,300 new oil and gas wells in Utah’s Desolation Canyon region.
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A call for action – Redrock Report June 2012
Here’s what is happening this month with the redrock: 1. Aron Ralston promotes Greater Canyonlands monument. 2. Are these R.S. 2477 claims highways? 3. BLM agrees with SUWA on failure to protect artifacts. 4. Grassroots actions and event in Utah & Colorado highlight Greater Canyonlands.
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Aron Ralston enthralls crowd in Ogden
On June 14th Aron Ralston enthralled the crowd at Peery’s Egyptian Theater in Ogden, Utah with the story of his harrowing experience in Utah’s Blue John Canyon and a compelling call for protection of Utah’s wild landscapes.
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