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BLM plan: The final rape of the West

The time is rapidly approaching when the oil and gas companies will take advantage of nearly all of Southern Utah’s most prized possessions—its wild lands. These areas will also be opened up to nearly endless off-road vehicle travel, according to the United States Bureau of Land Management. Full story


To right: Areas of Desolation Canyon located along the Green River have been opened for oil drilling.

Below: Crypto-biotic soil in Southern Utah can be easily destroyed with a tire track or footprint. Cyrpto-biotic soil takes 10,000 years to fully develop.

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