Bush Plans to Use Eleven MILLION acres of Utah Land To Be Used For Oil Rigs~~

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Well it looks like Bush has another "wonderful" master plan, this time to destroy some of the state of Utah's most spectacular and beautiful land....eleven MILLION acres of land to be exact for the purpose of developing oil rigs there. Here's the entire article from the Wilderness Society. (Quote) ..."President Bush is ready to plunder Utah's wildlands. If President Bush has his way, some of the most spectacular areas in Utah will be irreversibly degraded by oil rigs and off-road vehicles (ORVs). Eleven million acres in Utah's red rock canyon country are at immediate risk, and we have until Feb. 8 to speak out. This precious land is filled with breathtaking vistas, ancient cultural artifacts and dinosaur fossils, and a wide range of wildlife. Concerned people like you can put a stop to the sprawling oil and gas development and ORV use. There is no time to waste. Urge the Bush administration's Bureau of Land Management to protect this sacred land before it is sacrificed to Big Oil and ORVs! Your comment today is so important. Unless the public speaks out now, President Bush's land management team will forge ahead aggressively, with little thought to the permanent impact on a fragile, irreplaceable ecosystem. As the New York Times editorialized, "some of the trails would crisscross about 2.5 million acres of breathtakingly beautiful country that the Clinton administration thought worthy of permanent wilderness protection." So many iconic national treasures are at stake: * In Vernal, northeastern Utah, ancient cultural artifacts and dinosaur fossils mingle with a range of wildlife and recreational opportunities. * Nine Mile Canyon, in the San Rafael Swell, offers hiking, serenity and rock carvings over 1,000 years old. * In the Moab region, you'll find spectacular overlooks into nearby Canyonlands and Arches National Parks. The damage caused by irresponsible exploration and resource exploitation would be irreversible. Once an area is riddled with roads, it will never be designated as Wilderness. We are working with members of Congress to permanently protect these areas as part of America's Red Rock Wilderness Act, but in the meantime, we need you to help us amplify our campaign. Tell BLM Director James Caswell to stop the assault on public Utah land immediately. Once you have sent your message, you can help us drum up support for protecting Utah's Red Rock Wilderness by spreading the word to your friends and family, encouraging them to also send a message. The more people like you and me who take action today, the more wild places we can protect. Sincerely, Kathy Kilmer The Wilderness Society..." Here's the petition one can sign to voice your opinion about this..Remember once this land is developed, it'll be ruined forever and irreversible damage will occur to all this land area http://action.wilderness.org/campaign/utah_redrock