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Must Stop It | 6:22 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
Not sure I understand all the facts and ramifications but it would be in out
best interest to protect our natural landscapes. I do not want to see drilling
wells from any vantage point at Utah's most iconic setting. It is
unreasonable and irresponsible to disturb anything within proximity.
Bye bye Selma | 6:45 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
As an advocate of Nine Mile Canyon, I sincerely hope the swearing in of Barack
Obama includes a pink-slip for state director Selma Sierra.
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Paul | 7:26 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
If the drilling, roads, and pipelines can be done such that they are not visible
from the Parks, then go for it. But, at some point, the wells aren't worth
the cost. It isn't as if there is a lot of Utah that they haven't
drilled already. And Range Creek is just calling to them...
Hello??? | 7:26 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
The same people opposing the sale of this land are the same ones who complained
about the price of gas...Idiot Environmentalists!!! Gas doesn't come from
a pump, it comes from the ground.
Oh, by the way...milk comes from a cow.
Oh, by the way...milk comes from a cow.
James in St George | 7:37 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
This article is misleading in that Mr. Foy makes it sound like there will be an
oil rig right next to the Delicate Arch. In reality, the park covers hundreds
of square miles and and any drilling would not be seen or heard by most
visitors. It also provides energy resources and jobs for a region that
desparately needs it.
It's time for the public to get their facts straight and for the media to quit leaning so far left.
It's time for the public to get their facts straight and for the media to quit leaning so far left.
bergstro | 7:47 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
EnviroExtremists are holding this nation's energy supply hostage. No one
is planning on oil pumps in the middle of Zion's, but we have designated
millions of acres of land as "national parks" singly to prevent energy
exploration. We need to stop listening to the extremist on both sides, and
start drilling where it makes sense. This article, particularly the headline,
is a dishonest exaggeration.
Calvin Spain | 8:03 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
Yes, Selma may get a pink slip. In fact with the swearing in of Barack Obama,
there could potentially be pink slips for most of America. The problem here is
not where the oil and gas companies drill, the problem is, no matter where they
find energy, there is someone there to oppose it. It is no wonder that our
economy is in shambles. Lets look at the Nine Mile Canyon. If you are truely
concerned about Nine Mile Canyon, why don't you propose a better route, or
for that matter an alternative route? I'll answer that. It has nothing to
do with Nine Mile Canyon. It's the unbelievable efforts to stop drilling at
all cost, even the cost of your integrity. I'll be watching for a proposal
to offer a new route on top of the Tavaputs Plateau so that our natural
resources can be utilized. Of course I dont expect to see an alternative plan,
because it has nothing to do with protecting an area, but simply crippling an
industry and crippling the USA.
If Selma Sierra gets a pink slip I hope they'll at least consider Sarah Palin.
If Selma Sierra gets a pink slip I hope they'll at least consider Sarah Palin.
Stevo | 8:07 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
Dollar to doughnuts, Selma Sierra gets a job with a energy company after the new
year.I do not think bush is done yet, hang on to your hats!
Backpacker | 8:11 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
TO Hello???? I know where oil comes from and I certainly know where we
shouldn't be drilling--such as national parks and wilderness lands. I
don't complain about the price of gas, because I either ride my bike 25
miles one way to work or I take public transportation rather than use a Ford
F350 for commuting.
Colby Strand | 8:14 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
Excuse me; did someone say we need to end our dependance on FOREIGN OIL? How do
we do that? When the parks were created, they already cover hundreds of
thousands of acres that simply lock up any natural resource with in their
boundry. Now that doesn't seem to be enough, now its; "Go to the
outside boarder of the National Park and lock up everything you can see".
When the USA is owned by a foreign country, then the SUWA and it's friends will simply say "Oh sorry for the miscalculation" and walk away. If we need the energy, lets allow them to go get it. In fact to develop alternative energy is a great idea, lets provide a huge tax incentive to the oil and gas companies to help develope alternative energy instead of the open wide, were going to shove the Obama down your throat to your colon.
When the USA is owned by a foreign country, then the SUWA and it's friends will simply say "Oh sorry for the miscalculation" and walk away. If we need the energy, lets allow them to go get it. In fact to develop alternative energy is a great idea, lets provide a huge tax incentive to the oil and gas companies to help develope alternative energy instead of the open wide, were going to shove the Obama down your throat to your colon.
It has to come from somewhere | 8:22 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
Oil and gas development is compatible with other land uses. There are oil and
gas wells within a few miles of a number of our National Parks and the
coexistence is acceptable to all, except for the most radical environmental
extremeists. I work in the natural gas industry in Colorado and New Mexico where
there are gas wells within a few miles of Mesaverde National Park. Most park
visitors never notice the well heads. The drilling rigs are only up for a few
weeks while a well is being drilled and then all there is to see is a small
amount of surface equipment and a road going to the well head. Arches NP is in
the middle of the Paradox Basin which is one of the most oil rich geologic
provinces in North America. If we want to be more energy independent then we
have to drill where the oil and natural gas can be found. I live in Fort Worth
Texas where the natural gas industry is developing a rich gas field in the
middle of the greater DFW metro area. Wells are being drilled near airports,
ball parks, subdivisions, and schools. We can coexist with wells.
Matthew | 8:32 a.m. Nov. 19, 2008
Hey James in St. George, the park boundary is very, very close to Delicate Arch.
The article is completely accurate. It isn't an exaggeration.
We "EnviroExtremists" are the ones that were cheering the high gas prices in hopes that it would help the USA would final free itself from those foreign interests, and the oil companies, that REALLY are holding this nation hostage. The USA is addicted and needs an intervention to break the addiction. Drilling everywhere is the moral equivalent of pushing booze onto an alcoholic.
We "EnviroExtremists" are the ones that were cheering the high gas prices in hopes that it would help the USA would final free itself from those foreign interests, and the oil companies, that REALLY are holding this nation hostage. The USA is addicted and needs an intervention to break the addiction. Drilling everywhere is the moral equivalent of pushing booze onto an alcoholic.
Anonymous | 6:48 p.m. Nov. 20, 2008
During the past 2 years I have spent time (10 straight days in Utah's
"Book Cliffs" area) in the oil/gas rich States of Wyoming, Colorado
and Utah finding all agencies working together in harmony with subsequent
increases in wildlife, watering holes, and improved land management. Afer
drilling the small amount of briefly disturbed land (usually 1/2 football field
size) receives a tremendous makeover with great success! Please give me a call
& I will give add'l details of my positive findings.
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