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Appeals court rejects oil companies’ challenge to Utah lease withdrawals

sltrib.com -- A federal appeals court has rejected an industry and local government challenge to the Obama administration’s withdrawal of 77 oil and gas leases that were sold at auction in the final month of the Bush administration.

Uintah and Duchesne counties joined Impact Energy Resources, Peak Royalty Holdings and Questar Exploration and Production in suing to block Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s February 2009 decision not to issue the leases. Environmentalists and the National Park Service had opposed the eastern Utah leases, some near Arches National Park and Dinosaur National Monument, and Salazar said the Bureau of Land Management had not conducted adequate environmental reviews before the auction.

The 10th Circuit Court of appeals on Wednesday affirmed a previous decision by U.S. Distr


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NHLiveFree
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Message Posted: Sep 6, 2012 7:01:06 PM


Let's all have a big corporate group hug and cry for this tragedy and travesty. NOT!

Appears many local BLM field offices have been comfy in bed with industry. It also provides great private industry jobs when they retire from 'public dis-service'.
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PDQBlues
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Message Posted: Sep 6, 2012 2:43:57 PM

Oh, such a shame for those big oil corporations that are hell-bent on the total destruction of US park-lands and the environment.
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This November must complete the work that was started in November 2010.

.............................Vote......................................
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Someone needs to decide... do we WANT to pursue energy "independence" or not!
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Lets try to correct this situation.
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Bad for US
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Message Posted: Sep 6, 2012 5:15:29 AM

Good for the courts to undo what Bush did.
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Message Posted: Sep 6, 2012 4:48:28 AM

hmmmmm ... interesting.
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Message Posted: Sep 6, 2012 4:36:35 AM

Obama administration at it again. Business friendly, they aren't. Clinton is the biggest BS er of all time and a terrific salesman, to listen to his Democratic convention speech you would have thought the dems were the saviours but their spending has put our country in jeopardy. Reason his years in office were good is because of Newt Gingrich and the Republican congress.
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Message Posted: Sep 6, 2012 4:35:08 AM

Appeal it.
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Message Posted: Sep 6, 2012 4:34:51 AM

Ok
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This should help Barry with the treehugger vote.
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Message Posted: Sep 6, 2012 4:33:20 AM

ok
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Message Posted: Sep 6, 2012 4:30:45 AM

How are you supposed to run a business when some jacka$$ keeps changing the rules on you.
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Message Posted: Sep 6, 2012 4:29:32 AM

Meh...
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Ouch?
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Message Posted: Sep 6, 2012 4:28:00 AM

Again...that entire admisitration has gotta go.
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Wow
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ok
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Wow
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Message Posted: Sep 6, 2012 4:20:36 AM

Ok.
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Message Posted: Sep 6, 2012 4:18:38 AM

This is garbage. The federal government has no business in the states.
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Message Posted: Sep 6, 2012 4:16:20 AM

That doesn't sound good.
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I am sure prices will rise in the region, as a result.
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Message Posted: Sep 6, 2012 4:14:01 AM

ok
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Message Posted: Sep 6, 2012 4:12:33 AM

That is a kick in the head. Withdrawing a lease after selling it at auction is deception. If the government conducts business like this there will be more lawsuits.
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Convert all automobiles to natural gas!!!
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ouch!
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we will see
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Ok
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Vote this administration out in November!!
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nfl game was much bettter than the dnc was
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Somebody is watching!!!! Keep an eye on those environmental studies !!!!!
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...pig oil would ruin everything out there for a buck...
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I agree with DblChek.
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Those were a giveaway by Bush to his oil baron buddies.
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One of these days it'll all be setled.
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And the roller coasters continue...
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Message Posted: Sep 6, 2012 3:44:07 AM

Here go the greenies again, they are the main reason government won't open up territory for drilling. Just fits obumers plan to destroy the industry.
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OK.
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Ok
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Ok
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Lawyers are over paid for what they do.
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Only in America.
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Here go the greenie weenies again, they are the main reason government won't open up territory for drilling. Just fits Obozos plan to destroy the industry.
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White House speak with forked tongue.
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Obama must go in November.
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Absolutely right DBLCHEK.
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Not sure aboutg this
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Govt again with their "hands" in the way of blocking our own oil production at home
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