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Energy Development Threatens Special Lands
 
 
 
 

From the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to the wild Rocky Mountain Front, some of America's last and best wild places are targeted for development by the oil and gas industries and their allies within the Bush Administration and Congress. In some cases, development is already underway, in others, changes to administrative law are quietly being undertaken to weaken environmental safeguards.

Domestic Drilling Not The Solution for High Gas Prices

As American's pay record prices at the pump, one thing is certain:  a rush to drill in Alaska or on western public lands will not bring down the price of gas, but will needlessly sacrifice wilderness and wildlife.

>> Read more about oil and gas drilling and gasoline prices.

Too Wild to Drill

The Bush Administration’s “lease and drill everything” policy is aimed at opening some of our most fragile places to oil and gas development. This report identifies 17 public lands that should not be developed, outlines the threat to these areas, and what should be done to protect them.

>> Read more about places that are Too Wild to Drill

Mid-2007 Updates on Congressional Activities and the Upper Green River Valley

If you are a WildAlert subscriber you know that Congress has been busy tackling energy legislation in recent months. While an expected amendment to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling was stopped and fuel efficiency standards were raised, there is still much more work to be done. You can read our mid-year update here.

The Upper Green River Valley, just down the road from Jackson, Wyoming, has become a focal point for debate over the Bush Administration's desire for rapid expansion of oil and gas drilling throughout the West. Find out more about the Upper Green River Valley here.


Photo: Questar Well at Stewart Point, Wyoming. TWS.
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