The BLM under Bush has auctioned off leases to thousands of acres for oil and gas drilling in Southern Utah desert wilderness. The "public" auction was 12/19/08. Some people who had participated in a legal public demonstration outside were denied entry into the auction.
"Peak oil"? As conventional oil supplies dwindle, converting tar sands and oil shale into synthetic oil fuels has become economically viable. That is, of course, if we don't count the cost of the entire planet...
Tim DeChristopher acted on behalf of a greater good. The notion that his actions were "criminal fraud" is based completely on the false and dangerous premise that further oil exploration is safe, good, and necessary.
beaubolieu 11 months ago