I was reading an article about the sale of oil & gas leases (on BLM managed public lands) in the State of Utah. It shows Robert Redford "going public" to bring attention to this "outrage". My first instinct would be to discredit Mr. Redford, but I think that his history has shown he has done so well by his own efforts. Those who seem to have resonance with his annual hypocritical rants would never listen to the rest of us anyway.
The lives of many have been held hostage by special interests who purport to be looking out for our children's future by not managing our natural resources in favor of becoming enslaved to forces (of evil) outside of the this nation. These outside forces do not have any qualms about exploitation of their own natural resources and as a result have obtained power over us and our children for the forseeable generation. We have the power to control our own destiny, but have forfeited that power due to the influence of those special interests, like Mr. Redford. He is not a voice crying in the wilderness; he is crying for the wilderness that we will become.
Choose Freedom over enslavement. These resources can be managed and we must hold corporations (the boogeyman) accountable, but you don't throw out the baby with the bathwater.
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