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Oppose the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act - Letters to Congress

Jun 19, 2012

Two letters to Congress opposing the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act that was debated in June 2012.

The first letter is co-signed by more than a dozen groups, citing numerous concerns with the entire bill package.

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Oil and Gas

Sunday, June 3, 2012
The Colorado Plateau has a long history of oil and gas drilling. Today there are increased pressures to open up new wild areas for drilling.
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Southeastern Utah: Work We Are Doing

Sunday, June 3, 2012
There are many wild places in Southeastern Utah that need protection from development and oil and gas drilling.
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Why Southeastern Utah

Sunday, June 3, 2012
Why do we work in Southeastern Utah? Five words: Arches, Canyonlands, Grand Staircase-Escalante.
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Top Place: Arctic Ocean

Friday, June 1, 2012
Despite its extremely harsh environment, the Arctic Ocean thrives with sea life and a fragile marine ecosystem.
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Drilling bills are solutions that cause more problems

Anonymous
May 16, 2012

Four bills that will likely pass the House Natural Resources Committee will cause more problems than they solve, according to The Wilderness Society.

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Big Oil’s big profits show they don’t need tax breaks

Neil Shader
Friday, April 27, 2012

Shell Oil saw an 11% jump in profits over this time last year, raking in $7.7 billion in just three months.

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Drilling bills continue assault on public lands

Apr 23, 2012

Information about H.R. 4381, 4382, 4383, a trio of bad oil and gas drilling bills.  These bills are solutions looking for problems - and if enacted would cause greater problems than they purport to solve.  See our fact sheet for more information.

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The Wilderness Society rebuttal to GOP address on energy

Robin Hackett
Apr 14, 2012

Statement from David Moulton, senior director of legislative affairs, on Rep. Upton’s GOP address.

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NPR-A’s Special Areas are worthy of protection

Robin Hackett
Mar 30, 2012
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

The future of Teshekpuk Lake and other Special Areas in the western Arctic’s National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska are at stake today as the Bureau of Land Management releases its draft environmental impact statement for the NPR-A and opens a 60-day public comment period.

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