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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!

# 100:

8:11 am PDT, May 22, Gino Foti, Massachusetts

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8:06 am PDT, May 22, Noah Schlager, California

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8:05 am PDT, May 22, Paula Cottrell, Texas

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8:03 am PDT, May 22, NEDRA SPEES, Mississippi

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7:54 am PDT, May 22, Kevin Miller, California

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7:51 am PDT, May 22, Aelred Glidden, Michigan

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7:49 am PDT, May 22, Bernard Triscik, Pennsylvania
it's beautiful...utah. don't let this happen. stop it now while you can so that other generations have a chance to see it.

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7:43 am PDT, May 22, Cynthia Brundage, Tennessee

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7:36 am PDT, May 22, Michael Barth, California

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7:35 am PDT, May 22, Dave & Rita Cross, Texas

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7:34 am PDT, May 22, Jacqueline Tremlin, Idaho

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7:28 am PDT, May 22, AW Si Xiang, Malaysia

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7:25 am PDT, May 22, Mary Pahlke, Illinois

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7:20 am PDT, May 22, Dawn Cullin, New York

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7:18 am PDT, May 22, JAMES SULLIVAN, Illinois

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7:17 am PDT, May 22, Lee Roessler, Pennsylvania

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6:58 am PDT, May 22, Cathy Schrott, California

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6:47 am PDT, May 22, Natalie Borsy, Switzerland

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6:45 am PDT, May 22, Wendy Horn, California

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6:20 am PDT, May 22, Kenneth Fort, Minnesota

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6:14 am PDT, May 22, Mary Jane Santana, Florida

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6:11 am PDT, May 22, Ariane Da Luz, Germany

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6:07 am PDT, May 22, Katie Timperio, Ohio

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6:04 am PDT, May 22, Dan Cappello, Pennsylvania

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5:46 am PDT, May 22, Janet Clarke, United Kingdom
Please fully protect these precious wilderness areas for current and future generations to enjoy.

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5:21 am PDT, May 22, Elisabeth Marsh, Missouri

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5:22 am PDT, May 22, Xenia Zilli, Greece

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5:19 am PDT, May 22, Jason Turgeon, Maine
May President Bush open his heart to protect Utah's wild lands. Whatever good we do comes back to us in wondrous ways.

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5:17 am PDT, May 22, Lisa Finkenbine, Ohio

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5:08 am PDT, May 22, Luigi Bamonte, New York

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5:00 am PDT, May 22, Samantha Naicker, South Africa

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4:50 am PDT, May 22, Name not displayed, United Kingdom
Typical Bush...

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4:37 am PDT, May 22, Tristan Fallis, Montana

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4:37 am PDT, May 22, Janice McCart, Canada

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4:31 am PDT, May 22, BOYER Nicolas, France

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4:27 am PDT, May 22, Susan Walker, California

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4:25 am PDT, May 22, Vanesa Lopez, Spain
Stop the Attack on Utah's Wild Lands

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4:02 am PDT, May 22, Antony Mitchell, Germany

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3:45 am PDT, May 22, Colleen McGlone, Florida

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3:30 am PDT, May 22, Sharon Richardson, United Kingdom

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2:29 am PDT, May 22, Tina Mann, United Kingdom

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1:06 am PDT, May 22, Annie Bertrand, France

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12:53 am PDT, May 22, Mychele Glaser, Nebraska

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12:14 am PDT, May 22, Emilia Zimanova, United Kingdom

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12:04 am PDT, May 22, Can Atik, Turkey

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11:51 pm PDT, May 21, Alex Won, California

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11:48 pm PDT, May 21, Bill Craig, Germany

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