San Rafael Swell; BLM to Sell of Leases for Oil and Gas
A quote from the article in the Trib: "But non-WSA lands found to hold wilderness characteristics — known as wilderness inventory areas, or WIAs — are not always supposed to be managed for wilderness. "They looked at the lands and determined they would be best managed for other uses," Crandall said. This is the situation for the 39,000-acre Eagle Canyon WIA, located between the Wedge Overlook and Interstate 70 near the Moore cutoff road, and the 37,000-acre Lost Spring Wash WIA, between Mexican Mountain and U.S. Highway 6. The BLM sale features 49 leases that overlap WIAs — 10 on Eagle Canyon and 11 on Lost Spring Wash." http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56758841-78/wilderness-blm-areas-lands.htm... Some prime wilderness and dark sky locations are going to be impacted. Drill baby drill.
WHAT THE -- this is absolutely outrageous! -- Joe ________________________________ From: Jay Eads <jayleads@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 10:56 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] San Rafael Swell; BLM to Sell of Leases for Oil and Gas A quote from the article in the Trib: "But non-WSA lands found to hold wilderness characteristics — known as wilderness inventory areas, or WIAs — are not always supposed to be managed for wilderness. "They looked at the lands and determined they would be best managed for other uses," Crandall said. This is the situation for the 39,000-acre Eagle Canyon WIA, located between the Wedge Overlook and Interstate 70 near the Moore cutoff road, and the 37,000-acre Lost Spring Wash WIA, between Mexican Mountain and U.S. Highway 6. The BLM sale features 49 leases that overlap WIAs — 10 on Eagle Canyon and 11 on Lost Spring Wash." http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56758841-78/wilderness-blm-areas-lands.htm... Some prime wilderness and dark sky locations are going to be impacted. Drill baby drill. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
and at the same time DC ( house Repubs) are trying to roll back solar and wind development, and of course the announcement that Arizona, California, and Nevada get less water from the Colorado.
WHAT THE -- this is absolutely outrageous! -- Joe
________________________________ From: Jay Eads <jayleads@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 10:56 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] San Rafael Swell; BLM to Sell of Leases for Oil and Gas
A quote from the article in the Trib:
"But non-WSA lands found to hold wilderness characteristics â known as wilderness inventory areas, or WIAs â are not always supposed to be managed for wilderness.
"They looked at the lands and determined they would be best managed for other uses," Crandall said.
This is the situation for the 39,000-acre Eagle Canyon WIA, located between the Wedge Overlook and Interstate 70 near the Moore cutoff road, and the 37,000-acre Lost Spring Wash WIA, between Mexican Mountain and U.S. Highway 6. The BLM sale features 49 leases that overlap WIAs â 10 on Eagle Canyon and 11 on Lost Spring Wash."
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56758841-78/wilderness-blm-areas-lands.htm...
Some prime wilderness and dark sky locations are going to be impacted. Drill baby drill. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
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