Aron Ralston, the inspiration for Danny Boyle's film, published an op-ed in Saturday's Denver Post calling on President Obama to use his executive powers to protect the Greater Canyonlands region of Utah.
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Utah Wilderness News, September 23, 2011
LETTER TO THE EDITOR–Keep Antiquities Act Re “GOP bills would block new monuments on public land” (Tribune, Sept. 14): I’ve run a business in Kanab for 17 years, since before President Bill Clinton designated the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Throngs of visitors approve of that application of the Antiquities Act,...
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Full of worms: APPLE is the definition of a “land grab”
The APPLE bill allows states to “claim” five percent of the “unallocated” federal lands in their jurisdiction to increase the tax base for schools. Unallocated means anything not already designated a national park, wilderness, wilderness study area, national monument, etc.—any BLM or Forest Service land not in protected status—which, in...
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In defense of Desolation Canyon – Redrock Report September 2011
Here’s what is happening this month with the redrock: 1. Desolation Canyon is threatened by proposed natural gas development. 2. Take action for Greater Canyonlands! 3. Redrock events are happening across the country. 4. We have 6 new cosponsors of America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act!
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Outdoor Industry asks Secretary Salazar to protect Desolation Canyon proposed wilderness
Last week, over 30 national outdoor brands, led by Black Diamond CEO Peter Metcalf, sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar in defense of the Desolation Canyon proposed wilderness.
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