Student Disrupts Government Auction of 150,000 Acres Of Wilderness For Oil & Gas Drilling.

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Student Disrupts Government Auction of 150,000 Acres Of Wilderness For Oil & Gas Drilling.

Democracy Now reports on student action by Tim DeChristopher.

In a national broadcast exclusive, University of Utah student Tim DeChristopher explains how he bought 22,000 acres of land in an attempt to save the property from drilling. The sale had been strongly opposed by many environmental groups. Stephen Bloch of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance said: "This is the fire sale, the Bush administrations last great gift to the oil and gas industry. This is the first 10 minutes of the interview. For the rest go to DemocracyNow!

For full interview click here.

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