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Stop the Attack on Utah's Wild Lands

Target: Secretary Kempthorne, U.S. Department of Interior
Sponsored by: The Wilderness Society

The Bush administration's plan for 11 million spectacular acres in Utah is alarming -- a sharp increase in oil and gas development and off-road vehicle use. It spells disaster for the rushing rivers and rocky canyons that are home to a wide variety of wildlife and a delight to nature lovers.

Your petition signature today is so important. Unless the public speaks out now, the Bush administration will forge ahead aggressively, with little thought to the permanent impact on a fragile, irreplaceable ecosystem.

This administration is on a dangerous course that will inevitably destroy some of the greatest wilderness in our country. These fragile and magnificent public lands in Utah need protection -- not exploitation.

Sign this petition to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne. Act now.

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 20,000

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Dear Secretary Kempthorne,

I am writing about the proposed management plans for 11 million acres of public land in Utah, and I am deeply distressed about the scale and scope of oil and gas development and off-road vehicle (ORV) use BLM is proposing within proposed wilderness areas.

While legislation to grant permanent protection of these precious areas is gaining bipartisan support in Congress, you are pushing forward with plans that will disturb a fragile ecosystem and sacrifice our natural and historical heritage.

At risk are roadless areas near Canyonlands, Zion and Arches National Parks, with iconic red sandstone spires, 1,000-foot cliffs, high plateaus and meandering, narrow canyons, and spectacular stretches of the Colorado, Dolores, and Green Rivers. Rock carvings in the Price district are more than a thousand years old, and the Vernal district boasts ancient cultural artifacts and dinosaur fossils.

We signed the “Stop the Attack on Utah's Wild Lands” petition!

# 50:

11:20 pm PDT, May 21, Klaus Eiserbeck, Germany

# 49:

10:45 pm PDT, May 21, C. Johnson, Michigan

# 48:

10:36 pm PDT, May 21, Helen Crabtree, Tennessee

# 47:

10:32 pm PDT, May 21, Judith Kunesh, Michigan

# 46:

10:32 pm PDT, May 21, SERGIO FRANCO, Florida

# 45:

10:22 pm PDT, May 21, Nalani Kittel, Utah

# 44:

10:16 pm PDT, May 21, Chris Barker, Colorado
I spend a lot of time in the canyonlands of Utah and it's the most spectacular place I've seen. I've also seen the tracks made by underground oil pipelines (to/from wells) and they never "heal". President Bush does not support the best long-term policies so we need to take action ourselves.

# 43:

10:14 pm PDT, May 21, James Barnes, Michigan

# 42:

9:24 pm PDT, May 21, Jacolin Schultz, Wisconsin

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9:05 pm PDT, May 21, Jenny Vegan, United States Minor Outlying Islands

# 40:

8:51 pm PDT, May 21, Dinda Evans, California

# 39:

8:47 pm PDT, May 21, SANDRA ROMERO, Argentina
Por culpa del ser humano la tierra se esta destruyendo,deberiamos parar y comenzar a ver las bellezas de la naturaleza que con nuestra ignorancia estamos maltratando. TODAVIA PODEMOS CUIDAR LA NATURALEZA TODAVIA PODEMOS TENER UN MUNDO MEJOR!!!

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8:44 pm PDT, May 21, Name not displayed, New York

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8:41 pm PDT, May 21, Esther Grayson, New York
This country is beautiful! Keep it natural, the way G-d wants!

# 36:

8:30 pm PDT, May 21, Geoff Jordan, Wyoming

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8:06 pm PDT, May 21, Name not displayed, New York

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6:57 pm PDT, May 21, Kelly Garbato, Missouri

# 32:

6:46 pm PDT, May 21, Judy Miller, Louisiana

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6:37 pm PDT, May 21, Kristin Cordiak, Texas
come on george, think about it. off road is dangerous driving and the wilderness is all we have left. the national parks and all of its treasure are FINITE. lets be smart about the future not greedy. how do you want to be remembered?

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6:38 pm PDT, May 21, Name not displayed, Pennsylvania

# 29:

6:35 pm PDT, May 21, Crystal Tripi, Florida
Please don't destroy such a beautiful place for such petty raisins.. Keep it clean & beautiful for many more generations to come..

# 28:

6:33 pm PDT, May 21, Michael Pert, New York

# 27:

6:29 pm PDT, May 21, Kathryn Terhune Cotton, Oregon

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6:28 pm PDT, May 21, Kim Honeychurch, California

# 25:

6:26 pm PDT, May 21, Sharon Hull, California

# 24:

6:26 pm PDT, May 21, Dean Baker, Wisconsin
This land should be protected. It's God will that His land should be protected from environmentally harmful actions.

# 23:

6:22 pm PDT, May 21, Pam Davis, Georgia

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6:21 pm PDT, May 21, Armand Fontaine, Texas

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6:15 pm PDT, May 21, Gerry Carter, Texas

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6:06 pm PDT, May 21, Anneka Magill, Alabama
I plan to move to Utah one day,and I can only pray that the beauty that makes me want to move there will still be there.

# 19:

6:07 pm PDT, May 21, Rob Levy, United Kingdom

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5:57 pm PDT, May 21, Diana Pombo, Mexico

# 17:

5:53 pm PDT, May 21, Aislinn Parsons, Indiana

# 16:

5:48 pm PDT, May 21, Elizabeth Logan, Connecticut

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5:41 pm PDT, May 21, Yariv Leers, New York

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5:31 pm PDT, May 21, Charles Mclachlan, United Kingdom

# 13:

5:28 pm PDT, May 21, Anthony Montapert, California

# 12:

5:22 pm PDT, May 21, Melissa Geraci, Michigan
The landscape is wonderful and beautiful. I was offered a job with Halliburton nearby but refused it since they were contributing to the destruction.

# 11:

5:17 pm PDT, May 21, Arnaud Hussard, France

# 10:

4:30 pm PDT, May 21, Bryan Weekes, Florida

# 9:

4:15 pm PDT, May 21, Eric Waxman, Pennsylvania

# 8:

4:15 pm PDT, May 21, Howard Birnbaum, New York

# 7:

4:12 pm PDT, May 21, Joe Tobia, New York

# 6:

4:12 pm PDT, May 21, Arline Wrecker, New York

# 5:

4:11 pm PDT, May 21, Jeff Fischman, New Jersey

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4:10 pm PDT, May 21, Frank Kunkel, New York

# 3:

4:09 pm PDT, May 21, Seth Stern, New Jersey

# 2:

3:47 pm PDT, May 21, Janice Rees, Australia

# 1:

3:31 pm PDT, May 21, Debra Arnold, Michigan

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