Monday, December 22, 2008

My New Hero

Impostor disrupts lands bid
He didn't pour sugar into a bulldozer's gas tank. He didn't spike a tree or set a billboard on fire. But wielding only a bidder's paddle, a University of Utah student just as surely monkey-wrenched a federal oil- and gas-lease sale Friday, ensuring that thousands of acres near two southern Utah national parks won't be opened to drilling anytime soon.

Democracy Now Interview

For those who don't understand the references in the above paragraph: drop everything, go to your nearest bookstore, and pick up a copy of 'The Monkey Wrench Gang.' Now. Do not pass go, do not collect $200.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Help the guy out. There are 3 websites to donate through.
www.wateradvocacy.org
oneutah.org
www.bidder70.org