The New York Time
Dan Frosch
The Environment of Nature
September 18, 2013
Environment Groups Set for New Fight Over Drilling on U.S. Managed Utah Land
Dan Frosch
The Environment of Nature
September 18, 2013
Environment Groups Set for New Fight Over Drilling on U.S. Managed Utah Land
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/19/us/environment-groups-set-for-new-fight-over-drilling-on-utah-land.html?ref=science&_r=0
Summary:
The summary of the article is that,Last month when the federal Bureau of Land Management announced its intention to open portions of the 2,000-square-mile stretch of central Utah for drilling by private oil and gas companies, conservation groups reacted with alarm. Nearly 100 years, the bureau has leased tracts of federally managed land to energy companies, which have sought to tap reserves in oil- and gas-rich states like Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. Environmental groups are the ones who are worried that the administration’s energy strategy is shifting away from its promise to be environmentally sensitive. Environmental groups say those changes have been slow to take hold, and that parcels are being put up for lease in areas where they had fended off oil and gas drilling in the past. The bureau recently removed about 1,000 acres from the parcels set aside for auction — though the Utah wilderness group noted that that was only a small portion of the contested leases.
The summary of the article is that,Last month when the federal Bureau of Land Management announced its intention to open portions of the 2,000-square-mile stretch of central Utah for drilling by private oil and gas companies, conservation groups reacted with alarm. Nearly 100 years, the bureau has leased tracts of federally managed land to energy companies, which have sought to tap reserves in oil- and gas-rich states like Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. Environmental groups are the ones who are worried that the administration’s energy strategy is shifting away from its promise to be environmentally sensitive. Environmental groups say those changes have been slow to take hold, and that parcels are being put up for lease in areas where they had fended off oil and gas drilling in the past. The bureau recently removed about 1,000 acres from the parcels set aside for auction — though the Utah wilderness group noted that that was only a small portion of the contested leases.
Reflection:
I don't think the federal Bureau of Land Management announced its intention to open portions of the 2,000-square-mile stretch of central Utah for drilling by private oil and gas companies, conservation groups reacted with alarm is a good idea. They can't destroy the nature like that, but they think about the animal that live in the forest that they about to destroy. Where do they gonna live? I concur with the Utah group, they along with several other conservation organizations, filed a formal protest with the bureau, asking that it withdraw 55 of the proposed leases.
They supports to do that it because they don't want the nature is destroy forever in life. I think they still need to post some of their idea on FB or on the new so everybody can see and vote for them. I feel really happy when they said that the interior secretary, withdrew the leases, saying they had been rushed. A year later, the leasing program was revamped, seeking to better clarify which lands were appropriate for drilling.
After energy companies nominate leases, state bureau offices must undertake a more stringent environmental review and leave more time for public comment before the auctions. They should do that because people was power, they can like do what every they want without asking other people opinion. Maybe they can have a great idea that you don't really know.
I don't think the federal Bureau of Land Management announced its intention to open portions of the 2,000-square-mile stretch of central Utah for drilling by private oil and gas companies, conservation groups reacted with alarm is a good idea. They can't destroy the nature like that, but they think about the animal that live in the forest that they about to destroy. Where do they gonna live? I concur with the Utah group, they along with several other conservation organizations, filed a formal protest with the bureau, asking that it withdraw 55 of the proposed leases.
They supports to do that it because they don't want the nature is destroy forever in life. I think they still need to post some of their idea on FB or on the new so everybody can see and vote for them. I feel really happy when they said that the interior secretary, withdrew the leases, saying they had been rushed. A year later, the leasing program was revamped, seeking to better clarify which lands were appropriate for drilling.
After energy companies nominate leases, state bureau offices must undertake a more stringent environmental review and leave more time for public comment before the auctions. They should do that because people was power, they can like do what every they want without asking other people opinion. Maybe they can have a great idea that you don't really know.