Community | October 10, 2009 | 3 comments

No More "Drill Baby Drill" In Utah!

source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/09/us-blocks-drilling-at-60-_n_315068.html

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Salazar said at a media briefing that 17 parcels were approved for drilling and eight rejected. But no decision has been made on the fate of the majority of the disputed lands – 52 parcels totaling 69,373 acres. He said more work needs to be done to determine if those lands qualify for oil and gas leasing.


The Bush administration's decision to offer the land for drilling drew fire from environmentalists and historic preservationists who said drilling might harm nearby parks and other protected lands.
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Salazar was condemned by the oil industry for scrapping the leases weeks after taking office, but all the drilling parcels had already been delayed by a federal lawsuit that still is not fully resolved.
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3 comments // No More "Drill Baby Drill" In Utah!

  • larrysnotes
  • bailey78
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      bailey78  

    • Who wants to see a Well head or worst A production rig setting in the middle of the land scape? Not me I see enough of then around here. Can't stand the things they are noisey and smell bad and the trucks The damn trucks in and out all the time. do you know what it's like to see and hear trucks at all hours of the day and night? It will ruin the well it would ruin every thing out there.

    • 2 years ago
  • Wegg
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