The decision to allow the Anadarko Petroleum Corp., to drill some 3,500 natural gas wells in a heavily developed area in northeastern Utah, to be announced Tuesday by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Tuesday, shows how competing interests can be balanced in a way that is a win-win for all sides.
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Protest tomorrow (Fri) at the Governor’s mansion!
Join us at the Governor's mansion on Friday -- tell Governor Herbert he needs to STOP his attacks on Utah wilderness and the environment!
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Has Obama caught monument fever?
Here's what is happening this month with the redrock: 1. Support for protecting Desolation Canyon spreads nationwide. 2. Today Fort Ord, can Greater Canyonlands be next? 3. House continues its war on wilderness. 4. Attend events in Moab and Boulder, CO to celebrate Greater Canyonlands!
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Last Week to Help Save Desolation Canyon!
This is the last week to tell the Obama Administration to protect Desolation Canyon before it releases its decision on the potentially disastrous Gasco project.
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Six members of Congress ask the Obama administration to fix Desolation Canyon drilling plan
Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) this week sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar opposing a drilling plan in northeastern Utah that would devastate Desolation Canyon, a nationally important wilderness area that is home to spectacular, but sensitive, landscapes. The letter signed by several other key House Democrats, including Reps....
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