Energy
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Pat Shea, former head of the BLM under Clinton and Utah’s famous defense attorney, Ron Yengich, give legal aid- There is also a legal defense fund Story in the Salt Lake Tribune. Auction fallout. U. student doesn’t want to be a martyr; federal probe continues. By Patty Henetz I got this address for the fund…
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A lot of the Bush administrations last ditch efforts are going to have to be stopped in court. Redford, Conservationists Seek Injunction to Stop Utah Lease Sales – ENS These are beautiful places and it is good to see big names galvanize to stop the leases – let’s hope there’s enough public sentiment to take…
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There’s less oil-shale in Utah than they thought – still a lot, but that doesn’t mean much, it’s not a viable energy option taking more energy to bring to market than it contributes to the market. Utah downgrades its oil-shale estimates – Salt Lake Tribute
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Grijalva steps up to the plate and goes to bat against another Bush Interior “midnight regulation” aimed at looting sacred water for the Peabody Western Coal Company while tribes perform spiritual ceremonies. Dang, if you listen close – that sounds like a John Prine endorsement to me !
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It’s still awful- BLM backtracks on more drilling leases. Industry and environmentalists aren’t happy with it. By Judy Fahys. Salt Lake Tribune. Added Dec. 14. Imagine if President Bush, on his last day in office, invited his friends to lift the Lincoln portrait from the White House Dining Room, take the 18th- century furniture from…
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Steven Chu, a physicist, will be energy secretary. Lisa P. Jackson, from New Jersey environmental protection will head the E.P.A.- Story from the New York Times. Obama Team Set on Environment. By John M. Broder. Carol Browner, head of the EPA under Clinton may get the new climate post. – – – – more Nancy…
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An opinion in the LA Times by Terry Tempest Williams- Oil lays waste to the West. The greed, speed and scale of development in wild lands is an open wound on America. By Terry Tempest Williams. Opinion. Los Angeles Times. December 7, 2008. – – – – – My comment. The lease sale set for…
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BLM dropped routine consultation to rush sales- Bureau of Land Management didn’t alert agency to drilling bids near national park. By Patty Henetz. The Salt Lake Tribune. U.S. to Open Public Land Near Parks for Drilling. By Felicity Barranger. New York Times. The sales are set for Dec. 19. The BLM refuses to move the…