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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: 5-20-2009
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!

# 13,941:

2:20 pm PST, Feb 3, Brooke Wickham, Washington
Utah's beauty and wonderful wilderness is too precious to devastate with Off road vehicles and short term , but ill-fated energy projects.

# 13,940:

1:44 pm PST, Feb 2, Kirk Barrett, United Kingdom

# 13,939:

8:56 pm PST, Jan 31, Hazel Seymour, Canada

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8:39 pm PST, Jan 30, Beth Weinman, Tennessee

# 13,937:

8:38 pm PST, Jan 28, Bruce Williams, California

# 13,936:

11:05 pm PST, Jan 27, Hubert Delgrange, France

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9:36 pm PST, Jan 25, Peter Boisclair, Minnesota

# 13,934:

11:16 am PST, Jan 21, Ashley Galindo, Texas

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8:40 pm PST, Jan 20, Jennifer Lyle, Tennessee

# 13,932:

6:50 pm PST, Jan 17, Brian Reynolds, New Jersey

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2:11 pm PST, Jan 12, Hosain+ Judy Mosavat, Michigan
We are photographers. We just returned from a week photographing the splendor of Utah. It is sacred and must not be disturbed. Please do not let anyone destroy this magnificence from our planet. They have no right.

# 13,930:

1:26 pm PST, Jan 8, Brittany Paniagua-Berlanga, Illinois

# 13,929:

10:14 am PST, Jan 8, Gary Merenstein, Colorado

# 13,928:

4:36 pm PST, Jan 5, Michelle Bustos, Illinois

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1:31 am PST, Jan 4, Rr Ff, New York

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2:52 pm PST, Jan 3, Name not displayed, Maryland

# 13,925:

12:43 pm PST, Jan 2, Name not displayed, Florida

# 13,924:

10:12 pm PST, Dec 31, Joyce Barone, Pennsylvania

# 13,923:

4:00 pm PST, Dec 29, Jennifer Gardner, Florida

# 13,922:

5:16 pm PST, Dec 28, ANDRZEJ KOPEC, United Kingdom

# 13,921:

2:53 pm PST, Dec 28, Kelly Powers, Maryland

# 13,920:

7:48 am PST, Dec 27, Filomena Pereira, United Kingdom

# 13,919:

8:39 am PST, Dec 25, Carrie Weil, California

# 13,918:

12:04 pm PST, Dec 16, Amy Bedi, California

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8:44 am PST, Dec 16, Name not displayed, Canada

# 13,916:

10:23 am PST, Dec 15, Cindy Bushway, Florida

# 13,915:

6:02 am PST, Dec 15, Napat Malathum, Thailand

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10:13 am PST, Dec 14, Ashley .............., Costa Rica

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1:06 pm PST, Dec 9, Kristiina Kajaste, Estonia

# 13,912:

11:54 am PST, Dec 6, Gloria Grado, Missouri
We and future generations need these tranquil areas to "fill-up" our spiritual selves. Turn to "green" alternatives for fuels. Profit isn't always measured in dollars.

# 13,911:

7:11 am PST, Dec 5, Arlena Morton, Indiana

# 13,910:

6:58 am PST, Dec 4, Manuela Curti, United Kingdom

# 13,909:

4:24 pm PST, Dec 3, Lisa Lewis, North Carolina

# 13,908:

6:29 am PST, Dec 2, Matt Grondin, Maine
jesse shavel, i really like what you are trying to say. I just want a furthur briefing on why you would care about this topic. xoxo

# 13,907:

6:27 am PST, Dec 2, Matthew Dunn, Maine
The Bush Administration cannot be allowed to exploit Utah's Wild lands in the interests of his rich friends in the oil industry.

# 13,906:

6:23 am PST, Dec 2, Aimee Rasero, Maine

# 13,905:

6:20 am PST, Dec 2, Jake Downey, Maine

# 13,904:

6:11 am PST, Dec 2, Brian Mcdonough, Maine
rather than destroying untouched, unresearched land in the pursuit of oil, which is a lose lose situation, we should be expanding upon and finding new renewable resources. This would reduce our need to destroy lands, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, make our economy stronger, and help to stop our pollution and global warming issues.

# 13,903:

6:08 am PST, Dec 2, Madeline Brooks, Maine

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