Posted by fayeroe on January 11, 2009, at 9:58:51
In reply to Re: To stop it changing, posted by Sigismund on January 10, 2009, at 21:25:03
" Tim DeChristopher, a 27-year-old environmental activist and economics major at the University of Utah, was protesting the auction outside a government office building in Salt Lake City and decided to see what would happen if he went inside. Instead of being immediately hustled out, he was asked by a clerk, "Are you here to bid?"
He showed his driver's license and was given a paddle, no questions asked. Then, as his incredulous roommate looked on, DeChristopher started bidding. "It was just raise my arm as often as possible, Bidder No. 70," he told a reporter, "I was trying to make it obvious I was there to disrupt the auction."
But before you could say, "Going, going, gone," DeChristopher had "bought" 13 lease parcels - around 22,500 acres - for some $1.7 million and, according to BLM officials, driven up other bids by about half a million dollars. At that point, people started to complain and he was taken away by BLM security. Among his competitors: Kerr-McGee, a subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum, the country's second biggest independent oil producer."
Sigismund, Texas Chic, Rose, in my traveling years, my dog Tippy and I spent time covering most of Utah. I was either photographing a rodeo or we were on our way to another state for one.
Utah is the most beautiful state for me because I like the rugged, rocky landscape. I was headed for Green River one day and I exclaimed to Tippy that this is "like driving through a landscape painting". Tippy nodded. :-) I saw a sunrise west of Green River that will never be outdone, in my heart.
Robert Redford is behind the push to save the beautiful national areas (our lands) and this young man is out front! I am so proud that a "youngster" would step up and do what others din't have the ***** to do. The BLM is made up of people who aren't used to someone throwing a monkey wrench in their plans! YEA, Tim DeChristopher!
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Edward Abbey is smiling and rolling a joint right now, in the heavens where all good activist live."The Monkey Wrench Gang"Siggy, thanks for bringing this to the poster's attention. oxoxxo pat
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