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Colo. Court Rules In On Utah's Energy Sector

AP | By COLLEEN SLEVIN | Posted 01.19.2012

Read More: Utah Energy Exploration, Video, Canyonlands National Park, Illegal Energy Bidding, Utah Energy Lease, Tim Dechristopher, Fake Energy Bids, Utah Energy Companies, Arches National Park, Clean Economy, Denver News

DENVER -- A federal appeals court must decide if the Obama administration gave energy companies sufficient notice that it was scrapping oil and gas le...

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Hiker Breaks Leg In Utah Desert, Crawls For 4 Days To Safety

AP | By JOSH LOFTIN | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Denny Ziemann, Little Blue John Canyon, Video, 127 Hours, Canyonlands National Park, Moab, Amos Wayne Richards, Maze District, Aron Ralston, Utah, North Carolina, Impact News

By JOSH LOFTIN, Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY -- A North Carolina man crawled four days across the Utah desert after breaking his leg on a solo h...

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Activist Faces Up To Ten Years For False Bids At Oil And Gas Auction

AP | CHI-CHI ZHANG | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil and Gas, DeChristopher Convicted, Canyonlands National Park, Utah Oil Leases, Tim Dechristopher, Utah Gas Leases, Utah, Activist Convicted in Oil/Gas Case, Arches National Park, Denver News

SALT LAKE CITY — An environmental activist was convicted Thursday of making $1.8 million in false oil and gas drilling bids at a federal auction...

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Moab, Utah: Rugged, Challenging, and Unexpectedly Romantic

Katherine Nichols | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Moab-Utah, Hiking, Rappelling, Canyonlands National Park, Arches National Park, Mountain Biking, Bike Trips, Travel News
Katherine Nichols

Moab, Utah, is a Mecca for off-road bike enthusiasts. Capped with isolated, moonlit evenings, it was one of the most romantic getaways we've ever shared.

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PHOTOS: Top Ten Quirky National Parks

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, National Parks, Quirky National Parks, Green Living, Green Travel, Top Ten List, Top Ten, Green Top Ten, Slidepollajax, Kobuk Valley National Park, Haleakala National Park, Dry Tortugas National Park, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Big Bend National Park, Shenandoah National Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, National Park of American Samoa, Green News

With 58 national parks in the United States, it can be a challenge to resist visiting the big ten and head to a lesser known national park. Kobuk Va...

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Are Feds Targeting Environmentalist For Opposing Oil Leases?

AP | PAUL FOY | Posted 05.25.2011

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 05.25.2011

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 05.25.2011

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 05.25.2011

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 05.25.2011

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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