I can't believe this shit. Save Moab!!!

**Chemical Ali' The Wax Master** · 11-29-2008, 05:56 PM

you can ride to work

**GSW** · 11-30-2008, 10:50 AM

Lame.

Moab is one of the Meccas.

If this is for real, then they will be receiving MANY letters.

**bagtagley** · 12-23-2008, 10:32 AM

This kid has some balls. Hopefully he walks away from this.

http://www.democracynow.org/2008/12/...r_utah_student

**Particle** · 12-23-2008, 11:01 AM

Seriously. Balls.

**MultiVerse** · 12-23-2008, 11:35 PM

Yeah; props for a real brave act of civil disobedience.

**madturtle** · 12-26-2008, 12:31 PM

Cheers to DeChristopher.

Here is the SLC Trib article referred to also http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_11274601

Hoepfully this guy gets Obama's 1st pardon

**406** · 12-26-2008, 06:02 PM

that is some nice work.
NRDC should provide him an attorney if he needs one.

**406** · 12-27-2008, 09:56 PM

^^^cool.

**rideit** · 12-28-2008, 02:56 PM

That dude has a serious future.
If I ever see him at a bar, his money is no good.
FKNA, props.

**406** · 01-08-2009, 10:42 PM

what if he end up drilling on the land he leases? Who can resist the temptation of black gold!

**P_McPoser** · 01-25-2009, 11:50 PM

Now THAT'S activism. Wow.

**SkiingBear** · 01-26-2009, 07:39 AM

Originally Posted by David Witherspoon

SUWA, TWS and the NRDC won their case.

"A U.S. District Court judge released a ruling Saturday night that will place a temporary restraining order on the Bureau of Land Management, suspending the sale of oil and gas leases near national parks."

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1...278744,00.html

Maybe I'm wrong, but that looks like 54,000 acres aren't blocked. It appears that only the parcels near nation parks/landmarks got blocked. I'm guessing the parcels near Porcupine Rim, Slickrock, and Amasa Back aren't included in this ruling. Would be nice if formal review in court ended up throwing everything out...but I'll bet the courts will still grant the 54,000 acres as a bit of a consolation.