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Oil company not drilling yet near Spiral Jetty
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The reason that the Spiral Jetty was placed where it was by the artist is BECAUSE of the Industrial nature of the oil industry near the art site!!!!! The contrast between the harsh industrial environment, the desert, and the beautiful piece of art was the point of the whole piece. Now environmentalists and "artsy" folk are ruining the purpose of the art they are trying to protect. GET A CLUE!
After drilling platforms are removed there isn't much left to look at in most cases.
How do we all lose by not drilling here? I don't have any stake in this drilling operation, so whether they make a profit has no effect on me. I'd say 99% of Utahns don't have any stake in them either. So how do we lose? And don't mention gas prices or oil dependency or something else that this well would have NO effect on.
Just some questions from a simple idiot.
Thank goodness the commenters on this site don't determine policy in Utah. If that were so, "anonymous's" comment above would certainly be true. As it stands, the jetty is a remarkable work of art that is unique on the planet - it certainly deserves protection.
The president of Pearl Montana is quoted as saying: "Any oil pumped from the Great Salt Lake probably would be used to make asphalt, not gasoline, because it is very thick and high in sulfur."
So this Canadian company wants to risk polluting the Salt Lake, potentially destroy habitat for bird life, and take away from the Spiral Jetty to make roads in Canada. Still feel the same about it??
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Please print my response this time Deseret News. You want the story to be interpreted your way and never want opposing views. You take away freedom of speach by censoring everyone's comments and not printing them!!!