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STOP THE DRILLING in the Wyoming Range | UNITED STATES, WYOMING | 03/07/2011, by Waheenie
From Thoughtshaker.com:
Very regretfully, there are active plans to drill 136 natural gas wells adjacent to this property, in the Upper Hoback Basin, south of Jackson. This project, called the Eagle Prospect and Noble Basin Master Development Plan (MDP), calls for 29 miles of new or upgraded roads, 17 well pads and 136 natural gas wells in the middle of a currently pristine sections of Bridger-Teton National Forest. The project will also include pipelines, compressor stations, industrial water wells, truck staging areas and other industrial features.
This is the LAST week that the public has an opportunity to comment on this plan. Comments MUST be submitted by FRIDAY, MARCH 11 to be considered. Join us in stopping this project:
Get your comment letter or email into the Forest Service by MARCH 11.
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Mail To:
Supervisor Jacqueline Buchanan
Bridger-Teton National Forest
PO Box 1888
Jackson, WY 83001
Email to: [email protected]
Consider sending a copy of your letter to Gov. Matt Mead. Contact info here.
It helps to add in some of your own words.
BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
That's Our Opinion. What's Yours?
Carmen O'Connor wrote on 03/07/11 at 7:15:15 pm pst:
Wild places are rampantly disappearing. It would be another disgrace in the history books for the national forest service. Not to mention that this is a wildife corridor.
Scott Anderson wrote on 03/08/11 at 10:58:37 am pst:
Please do not drill in this amazing place! We need to find alternative sources for fuel, and stop drilling holes all over the planet! Please stop and really think what you are doing to our wild places.
Thank You for reading this.
Scott Anderson
Bellingham WA
James Fischer wrote on 03/10/11 at 11:27:33 am pst:
Using the latest BP oil spill as an example, accidents do happen. This land is very special, and it speaks volumes about who we are as a country. Thinking about an accident here should outweigh any potential benefits we would get from the natural gas. One other side note, we already have massive amounts of inventory for natural gas, this is just uncalled for.
Please reconsider.
James Fischer
Waterbury, VT
Megan Veley wrote on 03/10/11 at 3:43:00 pm pst:
There is no reason for this to be done anymore! Natural gas drilling is all over our country and every drill site has seen significant environmental impacts. It's not just destroying the aesthetic value of our lands, but damaging our ground waters systems, killing plants and animals, as well as an abundance of human health risk.
If you don't believe it, look else where in the U.S. where drilling has already occurred and see if for yourself.
There are cleaner sources for energy and we have them. The money that these companies are making off of destroying our earth could be going towards cleaner energy for the future.
Please don't make another mistake in drilling in this beautiful place. Not only we will have to deal with the consequences, but so will our future generations.
BrennanLagasse wrote on 03/30/11 at 2:24:28 pm pst:
Thanks for posting this editors. Great comments from the 4 folks above. Plain and simple, this is another case of unecessary resources being put to exploiting finite sources of energy rather than supporting projects that will lead to the implementation of more renewable energy projects. It's also a beautiful places with many other uses and values than natural gas extraction. Do we need more nat. gas projects in this region of the world? What are the benefits and burdens and who will recieve each?
