My view: Don't trade away public lands to become the next North Dakota

By David Garbett

Published: Wednesday, Sept. 5 2012 12:00 a.m. MDT

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According to a recent Deseret News editorial, "North Dakota's natural gas production and aggressive energy policy have created a sustained boom."

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Esquire

Springville, UT

A rational voice. I've seen the results of mining in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, and the destruction of the landscape from oil shale exploration. Utah does not want to go down that road. Utah should want to be known for its natural beauty, More..

7:03 a.m. Sept. 5, 2012
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Happy Valley Heretic

Orem, UT

Corn Dog
New York, NY
So Utah's land is somehow better than North Dakota's and deserving of protection while North Dakota's is not?

Apparently N Dakota doesn't care as much as Utah about selling out state More..

1:52 p.m. Sept. 5, 2012
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Kalindra

Salt Lake City, Utah

@ Corn Dog: Have you ever seen the Wasatch Mountains or any of the other natural wonders mentioned in the article?

There is a reason to save them. And North Dakota is a fine state - but the land there is flat and so is affected More..

4:16 p.m. Sept. 5, 2012
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