They shook themselves off like two old grizzly bears. Teedie and Johnnie woke under a coverlet of white flakes. "Overnight a storm blew in, spreading five inches of fresh snow. I also learned that, as of 2011, there were more than 38 million acres of public land leased to oil and gas companies. "So then, here is our common question: "If our country, our companies, and each one of us benefit more in the short run from using as many natural resources as we can, then what will stop us from destroying our whole world - our common ground? - from COMMON GROUND: THE WATER, EARTH, AND AIR WE SHARE by Molly Bang (Scholastic/Blue Sky Press, 1997)ĬNN, January 9, 2012: "The Obama administration on Monday announced a 20-year ban on new mining claims on more than 1-million acres of public land near the Grand Canyon, a move meant to protect the iconic landmark from new uranium mining." Those reading that entire article learned how not everyone was happy with this action: The current governor of Arizona argued that, "the move will needlessly cost Arizona jobs and stall economic growth."ĭoing a bit of research, I found a report that there are already 12 national parks in which oil and gas companies have been given leases for drilling, and found another article detailing how some of our most famous and well-visited national parks have drilling operations currently going on right up to their boundary lines.
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