>From the President who thinks a Texas dust bed is beautiful we get: Ray Evans Harrell
> > > Dear NRDC BioGems Defender, > > Once again, the Bush administration is seeking to reward its friends > in the oil industry at the expense of one of America's most > endangered BioGems: Utah's Redrock country. Please go to > http://www.savebiogems.org/redrock/takeaction.asp?step=2&item=1320 > and send an official comment urging the administration not to drill. > > The Bureau of Land Management is fast-tracking a "seismic exploration > project" that could have devastating effects on more than 1.9 million > acres of the beautiful Book Cliffs region of northeastern Utah. The > search for oil would entail, among other methods, 50,000-pound trucks > criss-crossing the fragile desert floor, stopping periodically to > drill 60-foot holes and set off explosive charges. This destructive > and polluting intrusion would take place in pristine landscapes that > would be protected under the Redrock Wilderness Act that is now > pending in Congress. At stake are endangered plants, animals, and > irreplaceable Native American cultural sites. > > Please speak out now against this latest plan to drill in our most > treasured places no matter what the environmental cost. The BLM is > accepting comments on its proposed plan until September 10th. Please > go to > http://www.savebiogems.org/redrock/takeaction.asp?step=2&item=1320 > *today* and tell the agency to protect, not destroy, our Redrock > natural heritage. > > Sincerely, > > Johanna Wald > Director, NRDC Land Program > > . . . > > BioGems: Saving Endangered Wild Places > A project of the Natural Resources Defense Council > http://www.savebiogems.org > > Note: If you don't want to hear from BioGems activists in the field, > send an email message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > "Please remove my name" in the subject line. > > . . . > >
