Domestic Drilling Not The Solution for High Gas Prices

As Americans pay record prices at the pump, one thing is certain: a rush to drill more special areas in Alaska, along America's coasts or on western public lands will not bring down the price of gas. But this drilling will needlessly sacrifice wilderness and wildlife.

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Drilling Gone Wrong: The Rockies on the Brink Video

Nearly 300,000 natural gas and oil wells have already been drilled in the Rockies, and hundreds of thousands more are planned.  See the greatest threat to the Rockies up close: check out this video for a stunning bird’s-eye view of the destructive effects of the Bush administration’s failed energy policy in the West.

>> Call for sensible energy development in the Rockies and beyond.
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Bush administration serves another helping of Colorado wild lands to oil and gas industry

What do locals get in return for the lease of 55,000 acres atop Roan Plateau? The answer isn’t pretty.

>> Read the real story about life after oil and gas development.

Too Wild to Drill

The Bush Administration’s “lease and drill everything” policy is aimed at opening some of our most fragile places to oil and gas development. This report identifies 17 public lands that should not be developed, outlines the threat to these areas, and what should be done to protect them.

>> Read more about places that are Too Wild to Drill