Bush Admin Wants To Open Tens Of Thousands Of Acres Near National Parks For Drilling

The Bureau of Land Management has expanded its oil and gas lease program in eastern Utah to include tens of thousands of acres on or near the boundaries of three national parks, according to revised maps published this week.

National Park Service officials say that the decision to open lands close to Arches National Park and Dinosaur National Monument and within eyeshot of Canyonlands National Park was made without the kind of consultation that had previously been routine.

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Comments

[FreeEnergy]

I'm all for drilling our own oil but national parks should be off limits. We have to look at "the big picture." The days of tunnel vision are over. Our nation better wake up and smell the coffee. With all our bail outs along with the 168 billion economic stimulus package, that btw did nothing for our economy it is hard to understand why our government can't see the need to bail us out of our dependence on foreign oil. I am appalled at news stories of green technology losing hope of being furthered because of lower gas prices. How long does anyone really think this decline will last? OPEC holds the key and we are at their mercy. They just cut 1.5 million barrels in production a day and vow to cut more if prices don't rise again. Instead of spending billions upon billions on bailouts, why don't we instead invest in renewable energy. We have GUARANTEED returns if we do this. I just read a fascinating book by Jeff Wilson called The Manhattan Project of 2009 Energy Independence NOW . I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in seeing our country become energy independent. He has a web site he can explain it better than I .. www.themanhattanprojectof2009.com

[GoVeg]

lol, another 2 months before American's Golden Years arrives.

[mergina]

AAAAARGGGGGGGG! F**K bush to hell. Stop this NOTHNG from doing any more of his damage.

[NPA]

Bush stated that America has an addiction to oil, so what's their solution...why more oil to continue the addiction of course!

[Wilburrr]

Hayduke Lives........

[iPolitics]

Dubya, Honorless.

Too late anyway.

[mirza]

This needs to be aborted

[LeeCalif]

Drill Baby Drill Utah !!!!! Drill the h*ll out of Utah. Drill the Mormons while you're at it . Drill 'em !!!!!