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Tim DeChristopher, Utah Environmental Activist, Being Charged By Government For Failing To Pay Oil Bid

AP | PAUL FOY | Posted 12.02.2009 | Denver

Read More: Oil and Gas Leasing, Canyonlands National Park, Blm, Bureau of Land Managemnent, Tim Dechristopher, Utah Oil Auctions, Ken Salazar, Arches National Park, Denver News

SALT LAKE CITY — The federal government has acknowledged it never prosecuted anyone who failed to pay a bid for drilling rights in Utah until a ...

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Ken Burns' National Parks: What's Your Favorite Rocky Mountain Park? (PHOTOS, VOTE)

Posted 12.01.2009 | Denver

Read More: Great Sand Dunes National Park, Dinosaur National Monument, Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Slidepoll, Ken Burns National Parks, Arizona, Wyoming, Yosemite National Park, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado, Utah, Rocky Mountain National Park, Ken Burns National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Ken Burns, Us National Parks, National Parks, Arches National Park, Denver, Denver News

Ken Burns has created yet another cinematic masterpiece with "National Parks: America's Best Idea" which chronicles the history of the United States n...

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The Red Rock Wilderness Act: Our Chance to Be Present at the Creation

Robert Redford | Posted 11.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Red Rocks, Oil and Gas Leasing, Canyonlands National Park, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, Utah Wilderness, Wilderness, Green Energy, Utah, Arches National Park, Green News
Robert Redford

For the first time, the U.S. House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forest, and Public Lands will consider a bill designed to protect millions of acres of spectacular Utah lands as wilderness.

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A Victory for America's Land

Robert Redford | Posted 03.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Utah Wilderness, Redrocks, Oil and Gas Leasing, Salazar, Canyonlands National Park, Oil and Gas Industry, Arches National Park, Nrdc, Ken Salazar, Robert Redford Utah, Green News
Robert Redford

The Interior Secretary has announced that he is canceling all 77 contested leases surrounding some of Utah's most stunning national parks. This redrock wilderness can now remain part of our natural heritage.

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Why Bush's Last Minute Land Giveaway in Utah Matters

Frances Beinecke | Posted 12.22.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Green Collar Jobs, Canyonlands National Park, Bureau Land Management, Clean Energy, Utah, Bush Midnight Regulations, Oil & Gas Drilling, Arches National Park, Blm, Green News
Frances Beinecke

I was surprised when the Bureau of Land Management announced plans to hand over 6.4 million acres of public lands near some of Utah's most famous national parks to oil and gas companies.

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