President Bush is ready to plunder Utah's wildlands.

Click here to protect these public lands from Big Oil and ORVs!

January 24, 2008

President Bush is ready to plunder Utah's wildlands.
Click here to protect these public lands from Big Oil and ORVs!

If President Bush has his way, some of the most spectacular areas in Utah will be irreversibly degraded by oil rigs and off-road vehicles (ORVs).

Eleven million acres in Utah's red rock canyon country are at immediate risk, and we have until Feb. 8 to speak out. This precious land is filled with breathtaking vistas, ancient cultural artifacts and dinosaur fossils, and a wide range of wildlife.

Concerned people like you can put a stop to the sprawling oil and gas development and ORV use. There is no time to waste.

Urge the Bush administration's Bureau of Land Management to protect this sacred land before it is sacrificed to Big Oil and ORVs!

Your comment today is so important. Unless the public speaks out now, President Bush's land management team will forge ahead aggressively, with little thought to the permanent impact on a fragile, irreplaceable ecosystem.

As the New York Times editorialized, "some of the trails would crisscross about 2.5 million acres of breathtakingly beautiful country that the Clinton administration thought worthy of permanent wilderness protection."

So many iconic national treasures are at stake:

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In Vernal, northeastern Utah, ancient cultural artifacts and dinosaur fossils mingle with a range of wildlife and recreational opportunities.
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Nine Mile Canyon, in the San Rafael Swell, offers hiking, serenity and rock carvings over 1,000 years old.
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In the Moab region, you'll find spectacular overlooks into nearby Canyonlands and Arches National Parks.

The damage caused by irresponsible exploration and resource exploitation would be irreversible. Once an area is riddled with roads, it will never be designated as Wilderness. We are working with members of Congress to permanently protect these areas as part of America's Red Rock Wilderness Act, but in the meantime, we need you to help us amplify our campaign.

Tell BLM Director James Caswell to stop the assault on public Utah land immediately.

Once you have sent your message, you can help us drum up support for protecting Utah's Red Rock Wilderness by spreading the word to your friends and family, encouraging them to also send a message.

The more people like you and me who take action today, the more wild places we can protect.

Sincerely,
Kathy Kilmer
The Wilderness Society

The Wilderness Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to conserving American wilderness. Our mission is to ensure that future generations will enjoy the clean air and water, wildlife, beauty, and opportunity for recreation and renewal provided by pristine forests, rivers, deserts, and mountains. As a subscriber to WildAlert, you join more than 310,000 Wilderness Society members and supporters in our efforts to protect and restore America's wild places.

Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
302 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...STRONG WINDS...SNOW...AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO IMPACT
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SWEEP THROUGH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN
FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY THIS EVENING. MUCH COLDER AIR IS SURGING
INTO WISCONSIN ON VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT.
WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. IN
ADDITION...LIQUID WATER WILL FREEZE VERY QUICKLY AFTER THE PASSAGE
OF THE FRONT. EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME VERY SLICK THIS
EVENING.

ALTHOUGH SNOW AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT...THE STRONG WINDS
WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. IN
ADDITION... THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING
TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT.

AS ARCTIC AIR POURS INTO THE AREA TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL BELOW ZERO. COMBINED WITH THE STRONG
WINDS...WIND CHILL READINGS OF 25 TO 34 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON.