I have been an environmentalist for most of my life. I have marched, held signs, written letters and spoken to my Congressman. I have built trails and removed invasive species in National Parks. I have educated friends on climate change and donated to a dozen different groups. Countless others have done all these same things for decades in defense of our wilderness and a livable future.
It hasn’t worked. Even with a new administration, we are not on track for a livable future. This has been made clear by James Hanson, Bill McKibben, Al Gore and many others. The legitimate pathways to power have not provided us with the ability to defend the survival of our civilization. Yesterday I decided that the crisis facing us requires more critical action than has been taken in the past. When faced with the opportunity to seriously disrupt the auction of some of our most beautiful lands in Utah to oil and gas developers, I could not ethically turn my back on that opportunity. By making bids for land that was supposed to be protected for the interests of all Americans, I tried to resist the Bush administration’s attempt to defraud the American people.
At this point it appears that I was successful in my attempts to disrupt this fraudulent auction. The federal officials who took me into custody said that I cost the oil companies in the room hundreds of thousands of dollars and prevented 22,500 acres of land from being sold for fossil fuel development. I had a very open conversation with the federal agents about my motivations and values. They were friendly, respectful, and somewhat sympathetic.
What I did no doubt puts me at significant risk, including prison. But my future was already at significant risk. As we get closer and closer to the point of too late, we have less and less to lose from resisting. Accepting the true depth of the climate crisis is extremely scary, but the purpose of fear is to motivate us to action. Many of us have sat around countless times saying how much we needed someone to do something. If I am not willing to take a stand for my generation, then who will? This year I have come to terms with the idea that I might be my own best hope to defend my future. Hopefully all of us will realize that we are the ones we have been waiting for.
#1 by David - December 23rd, 2008 at 18:12
“As we get closer and closer to the point of too late, we have less and less to lose from resisting.” Wow, that’s beautifully said … and incredibly sad that it must be said.
I’m from the generation who felt that way about the nuclear arms race in the 1980’s.
I don’t know if you’re any kind of Christian, but I feel your action is like Jesus overturning the tables of the moneychangers in the temple. Wilderness is God’s original temple: where better to worship the Creator and appreciate His (or Her) work? How sickening to have all those moneychangers planning to desecrate it. God Bless YOU!
#2 by CarolfromMA - December 23rd, 2008 at 19:40
I have a feeling, Tim, that your courageous and inspired act will be the desperately
needed turning point for the environmental movement. For my children and grandchildren, I thank you.
#3 by Frank - December 23rd, 2008 at 20:08
I appreciate what you have done. Your action is an example for all of us. Now let’s hope more people start looking for seriously at the corporate takeove of our public lands.
#4 by emsk - December 23rd, 2008 at 20:39
I hope you are in debt up to your eyeballs for the rest of your life.
#5 by Blaine Clarke - December 24th, 2008 at 00:03
Brilliant. Tim, your courage is an inspiration, and just what the environmental movement needed — thank you!!! Like many other folks who have commented, I, too, would like to see the land you won put into a trust or protected in some way, but I agree with your statement that it doesn’t really take away the problem if the American people just re-buy land that was already theirs — let’s hope that it doesn’t come to that, and make sure that the new administration sides with the environment on this one! Thanks again, you are wonderful!
#6 by hope - December 24th, 2008 at 07:24
awesome! i think your next step should be to raise the money to actually buy the land, and then put it all in a land trust that means it can’t ever be developed by greedy corporations. hell, we need a foundation set up with enough money to hit these auctions on a regular basis. as it stands now, the government is pretty much subsidizing the oil and gas industry by giving them access to our lands with no competition beyond each other. sick. thanks for calling attention to the issue and good luck!
#7 by Ryan Gardner - December 24th, 2008 at 10:03
Tim,
My childhood memories are filled with camping, hiking, and backpacking through these beautiful areas. My current recreation time is spent exploring these areas, and I plan on providing my kids with the same memories I had.
Thanks for being willing to stand up for what you believe. You’re a hero.
Ryan
#8 by Moribund Republic - December 24th, 2008 at 10:11
It is BLM land, it cannot be bought and put in trust, the land is leased for terms. It could be re-designated as wilderness or monument, then it would not be developed.
The area around Moab has been cattle grazed, farmed, salt mined, uranium mined, oil drilled very extensively before the place was discovered by tourists.
Some day watch the John Wayne movie Red River. He talks to his dead Mom at the little graveyard at White’s Ranch along Rte 128, the River road. If you follow that carefully you will note that in the background there are abundant grasses that grow thickly right up to the vertical walls of the canyon.
It isn’t there anymore, it was grazed off and never comes back.
What you think is a “wilderness” really isn’t, it was worked before any of us really saw it. Now the Roan Plateau in CO., that was wilderness. Was.
#9 by michele - December 24th, 2008 at 13:48
Tim, yours is a good deed accompanied by elegance and wit — many thanks for that and have a happy holiday!
#10 by Ty Markham, PsyD - December 24th, 2008 at 22:19
You are a true patriot Tim. Civil disobedience in the service of truth/justice undergirds all free societies. I’ll join others in donating to your defense fund and pressing for executive pardon.
#11 by Tim DeChristopher - December 25th, 2008 at 10:02
Thank you all so much for your support. It gives me real hope for my future to see so many others who are willing to stand up and take action. While my act may end up protecting some land and keeping some oil in the ground, the real significance will be seen when all of you take action to resist the path of destruction that we are on. That is the greatest Christmas gift I could have asked for. I hope to see you all on March 2nd in Washington DC. Thank you and Merry Christmas to you all.
#12 by Gerry Terwilliger - December 25th, 2008 at 16:20
Wow! Thank you!
#13 by bart ziegler - December 25th, 2008 at 23:36
We are a tremendous part of you, but the brilliant act was unprecedented. Could it have been done with abundant colleagues in that room simultaneously? Just gave modest tidings, thank you Tim!!
#14 by daniel - December 26th, 2008 at 00:24
Thank you.
#15 by Susan Nesmith - December 26th, 2008 at 08:39
Thank you for your bravery to act under a high pressure situation. Not many of us can say we would have done the same if given the ball in our court although many of us would have wanted to. The biggest challenge unfortunately for you is not yet over, the media and 10 minutes of fame have only just begun.Keep your head up, your morals close to your heart and press on. You took a giant step to our future and making our generation convection’s known. Thank you. Just remember press on – regardless of how hard it gets you are a voice for our future now, take it and know there are people supporting you every step of the way.
#16 by Anonymous - December 26th, 2008 at 11:48
An impulsive and creative act saved some of our national lands. Great job Tim. I’ll be contributing to your legal fund.
Aurelio
#17 by Anonymous - December 26th, 2008 at 13:28
be the change dude, be the change. rock on.
#18 by Moribund Republic - December 26th, 2008 at 14:31
Total land area of US: 2.27 billion acres. 643.2 million acres of public land (about 1 million square miles)
…www.des.ucdavis.edu
#19 by Moribund Republic - December 26th, 2008 at 14:32
http://www.des.ucdavis.edu/faculty/lubell/Teaching/ESP172/Lecture1PublicLandHistory.pdf
#20 by Obama the Paul [merLot] - December 26th, 2008 at 14:34
Awesome effort, dude. Way to stick it to the man!
#21 by Magpie from Moab - December 26th, 2008 at 17:02
Thank you Tim! We respect your boldness and appreciate your spontaneity. We’ll make a donation to your Legal Fund. And, we invite you to join one of our Multi-Day White Rim Trail Tours in Canyonlands free of charge when ever you have the time.
Peace, Love & Happiness
Magpie
#22 by Kayla - December 26th, 2008 at 19:59
Thank you Tim for acting so courageously! We support you.
#23 by artheart11 - December 27th, 2008 at 08:55
Tim, I am so very proud of you for taking action!!!! Thank you is not quite enough, and it will have to do.
I would like to contribute to buying the land or whatever would be the first monetary support for this cause. Thank you….thank you….thank you
#24 by Damian Nash - December 27th, 2008 at 13:48
Damian Nash Says:
December 27th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Dear Tim –
Thank you for your creative civil action during a crisis situation. It will help save the land we love here in Moab. You and your friends are welcome at our dinner table anytime!
As you enter into a time of public scrutiny and legal complications, it might help you to remember that the word “patriot” comes from the Latin word “patria,” which means home-land, with an emphasis on LAND. In other words, the original meaning of the word “patriot” is a defender of the land against those who seek to conquer it. In this sense, conservationists are the true and original patriots, because they defend the land for its own sake and for the benefit of future generations. Unfortunately, in recent decades the word “patriot” has been co-opted by the far right to mean “those who defend the economic growth of the country at all costs, exploiting the land whenever possible for a quick buck,” and they have wrapped themselves in the American flag to confuse the masses.
Because you now represent the focal point for the competing American values of land preservation and land exploitation — essentially the age-old battle between widsom and greed — you will get to see first-hand how those with financial power use it and abuse it to further their own agendas. Of course you are aware how the Bush administration is leaving a legacy of great violence toward the land of America and the climate of the world. They also leave a legacy of great violence toward innocent people who stood between vast Iraqi oil reserves and the Texas oil-men like Cheney who coveted it blindly. You are now a highly visible person who stands in between these same violent exploiters and the few drops of oil they hope to squeeze from the sands below Moab.
It might be useful to you to remember that both Gandhi and Martin Luther King repeatedly said that, while they would not condone any form of violence, their methods of protest served to expose the violence that already existed, lurking below the surface in the oppressive societies they confronted. While the protesters committed no acts of violence, they were exposed to great violence from the police, who represented the arm of enforcement for oppressive regimes. Similarly, there is great psychological and social violence hiding behind the chant “Drill, baby, drill!” heard at the Republican convention earlier this year. You will be the target of that violence, of the confused masses of people who believe that the only answer for their personal and collective financial woes is the further rape and pillage of the American home-land.
Please use caution where you step, and don’t underestimate the power of angry mobs. Greed, anger, and other human frailties turn into social memes that can cloud the judgment of those in power, even those who are truly well-intentioned. Please treat the individual humans who oppose you with kindness, as if they are confused but well-meaning people, because that is a correct psychological perspective, and a perspective that allows for real and permanent social change.
Gandhi and MLK both humbly adhered to Jesus’s commandment to “love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” They firmly believed that wisdom and justice would ultimately prevail, not by destroying the people who opposed their peaceful agendas, but by appealing to their shared humanity and eventually winning their enemies over as allies. History has proven them right. Your creative act of civil disobedience has made you the lightening rod for the anger of those who are blinded by the lust for money and oil. Now win them over with wisdom and compassion.
Meanwhile, know that you are a ture hero to me and my wife, Dorina, and we open our guest room to you whenever you visit Moab!
Best regards,
Damian Nash
Moab, Utah
#25 by Piper - December 27th, 2008 at 15:41
Thanks for standing up for me, Tim. You did speak a voice for all Americans in protecting our future, mine is one of them.
#26 by Judy Skog - December 27th, 2008 at 16:16
Tim,
I am proud to know of your brave actions. You give me hope that we can turn this super-tanker of an ecological disaster around in time.
thanks
Judy Skog
Madison, Wisconsin
#27 by Felicity Wood - December 29th, 2008 at 10:38
You are a folk hero to the American people! Applause.
#28 by Nicole - December 29th, 2008 at 11:27
Thank you.
Nicole
Sacramento, CA
#29 by Erin - December 29th, 2008 at 15:46
Tim, you’re the greatest! There are a lot of us who would like very much to have done what you did, but for family or other responsibilities outside ourselves could not. I definitely think it’s up to those of us in that situation to lend you a hand monetarily if we at all can. Thanks for taking one for the team. Don’t listen to the naysayers, you did the right thing to call attention to a situation that otherwise would have just slid right by!
#30 by susan - December 29th, 2008 at 16:53
Tim,
That was truly a brave and patriotic action you took. Your selfless act gives hope that we concerned citizens can take on the wrongdoings of government and big corporations head on. I support you 100%!
Sincerely,
Susan
Oakland, CA
#31 by Bob in Seattle - December 29th, 2008 at 22:14
What a gutsy and courageous act. Thanks. Sometimes it just takes one person yelling “STOP this madness!” to mobilize an army of supporters. We are with you.
#32 by Erin McMahon - December 30th, 2008 at 14:49
You are truly an inspiration… and a hero. Thank you for your courage!
Keep you’re chin up!
#33 by Herb Chasan - December 31st, 2008 at 14:22
Thank you very much. I love your creativity. I sincerely you don’t have too many legal hassles but I predict a great future for you in the environmental movement.
I nominate you for the new Obama administration as secretary of the environment.
#34 by Dan Ellison - January 1st, 2009 at 19:43
You deserve a congressional medal of honor!
Best Wishes!
#35 by Lane Tobias - January 2nd, 2009 at 12:14
You are a bright light amongst today’s apathetic activists and ineffective envrionmental groups. It is in the spirit of people like you that radical thinking was brought to the mainstreamin the 1960’s and 70’s; unfortunately young people no longer have the same desire for change that generation had. Maybe this can be a starting point for a larger grassroots movement?
Kudos.
#36 by bart ziegler - January 2nd, 2009 at 17:48
Lane’s gotta point. In the old days we would do things thoughtfully, which would make a difference. The reason I’m so thrilled shocked and awed by Tim’s genius is because it’s rare these days. But most welcome, and of course wish I’d beeen there to amplify his brilliant efforts at the auction.
#37 by timjowers - January 2nd, 2009 at 19:36
So, they admit the auction would sell the land for hundreds of thousands less than its true value.
#38 by Moribund Republic - January 2nd, 2009 at 19:57
Like it matters to a government that readily admits it is ten trillion dollars in debt.
I know, I know, it’s the principle of the thing.
It is the inability to regulate the companies once they are upon these lands that makes the BLM pretty useless. In the shredding of the Roan Plateau, it was the counties affected in Colorado that finally put the hammer down. The Feds are easily rolled, if you have the money. Better get Tim some money.
#39 by Mark Mason PhD - January 4th, 2009 at 00:13
Reasoned, ethical, and informed action to protect the public interest. You are not alone.
#40 by Sandy Carter - January 5th, 2009 at 10:47
Tim, thank you for your conviction and courage. I’m with you in spirit. The organization I work for, the Snake River Alliance, is fighting a nuke plant in SW Idaho and we’ve been sued by the plant developer. SLAPP suit, Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation. Let’s all keep up the good work. We’re making a difference. Sandy
#41 by Liz Montague - January 5th, 2009 at 13:43
Tim,
I am one of the multitudes who cheered your brave act of civil disobedience. Thank You. I am a teacher who works diligently to raise awareness in my students concerning the seriousness of the environmental, economic and ethical issues facing the human family.
You give me hope.
#42 by Jennie - January 5th, 2009 at 19:22
Tim,
Thank you for taking swift action and stopping Bush and his cronies from doing any more harm to our beautiful wild lands. I take my hat off to you and support you 100%.
#43 by Patricia - January 6th, 2009 at 05:58
Thank you for taking this great stand. The future generations will have wild lands to enjoy as I have all my life. God Bless.
#44 by Concerned - January 6th, 2009 at 13:37
Tim,
You might want to check where these 13 parcels you bid on are actually located.
#45 by Nadia Alber - January 6th, 2009 at 21:12
Tim…THANK YOU is NOT enough. Words cannot express my gratitute, I wish I could at least tell you in person how much your actions have helped me have faith in the American people to do what is right – to do what is best for our children, our childrens’ children, and the plants and animals on this planet. I plan to donate as much of my meager pay check as I can to help your cause.
You are my hero for protecting a place I hold dear to my heart. INow I live in Wisconsin, but I still dream about Arches National Park and Moab, a place I lived and worked for 6 months.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!
#46 by nancelot - January 7th, 2009 at 00:47
Dear Tim,
I’m old enough to be your mom. As she surely must be proud, so am I–of your courage, conscience, and committment. In these very difficult financial, political, and social times, your singular action speaks of a conscience that is pure and representative of what we are all supposed to do: the right thing. Thank you.
Yes, Thank you for myself, my children, my first (forthcoming) grandchild, and for the generations to come. Although I’ll never meet you or know you, I’m indebted to you.
May your sense of goodness and your integrity of follow-through set a course for all of us, old and young. And may your acts give you peace of mind and comfort, whenever you are in doubt.
With all sincerity,
Nancy Schmelter
#47 by Allison - January 7th, 2009 at 09:52
Thank you Tim! You’re a true inspiration.
#48 by Still Concerned - January 7th, 2009 at 14:58
Tim,
You might want to double check with the BLM how much money you owed the day of the sale. I calculate it to be $81,238.50.
#49 by Katie - January 7th, 2009 at 22:51
Tim,
thank you. thank you. really, you are an inspiration.
Check this out for legal defense…
http://climaticidechronicles.org/2008/09/11/uk-court-rules-activists-may-damage-coal-fired-power-plants/
#50 by Diana - January 9th, 2009 at 20:19
It is truly a privilege to donate to your legal fund.
#51 by Al - January 12th, 2009 at 12:10
Tim your courage is inspiring. Thank you.
#52 by Gabriel Caplett - January 12th, 2009 at 13:58
Tim,
I was very impressed with your act of peaceful civil disobedience.
I live in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (Lake Superior) and are fighting a company that is very near to your university – Kennecott Minerals. They are trying to open a metallic sulfide mine on public land that is within ceded tribal territory. They’ve submitted a fraudulent mine application that was approved by our state government.
Our representative, in the Governor’s office, recently resigned to work as a lobbyist for the company.
All very corrupt and disheartening, and in such a beautiful, wild area with clean water.
Anyway, we started our Protect the Earth summits last year. In the 1980s the Indian tribes and citizens in Wisconsin had them because of the treaty issues surrounding the harvesting of walleye. They evolved to encompass the anti-sulfide mining struggle there (also Kennecott).
We have learned a lot from our neighbors in Wisconsin.
I would like to invite you, as a speaker, to our Protect the Earth summit, later this year. You would be very inspirational to residents here as we continue fighting this mining operation and preventing it from happening.
I hope you receive this blog post.
Take care,
Gabriel C.
#53 by Rebecca - January 12th, 2009 at 18:39
Thank you Tim! Best of luck.
#54 by Louise Radcliffe - January 13th, 2009 at 13:24
Tim,
Thank you so much for what you’ve done for all of us. I admire your great courage and love for our precious Earth. I’ve enlarged the pensive Salt Lake Tribune photograph of you right after you were escorted out of the BLM bidding. I’ve saved it as the background on my computer at work. What a tremendous moment! I may have it put on a few T-shirts.
I will be donating to your legal fund.
The Best To You Always,
Louise
#55 by kathy merletti - January 14th, 2009 at 20:07
Thank you for your courageous and brilliant tactics! You frickin’ rock!
#56 by jennah ferrara - January 14th, 2009 at 20:08
i’m kathy’s best friend–and what she said!
#57 by Utahn - January 14th, 2009 at 21:58
Have fun in prison!
#58 by Gene Hanners - January 17th, 2009 at 20:20
Tim,
If money be the root of all evil, then I’m a saint … but I’m in agreement with another that left a comment here, and if you find that a few thousand partners will help you pay for that land, count me in for a few bucks …
and btw … Thank You bidding
#59 by Jaclyn DeSantis - January 18th, 2009 at 12:07
Tim-
I just read about your actions in the LA Times and it made me cry! Thank god for you!
Despite how blatantly bad things are concerning sacred land falling into the hands of hungry oil and coal (and palm…etc) developers,I don’t think a lot of people (including myself) are aware that stuff like this is even happening or CAN happen for that matter- I assume that a lot of these places are protected.
I only wish that I had heard about your plight sooner
I’m so inspired by what you did and would love to help in any way possible- I would surely put in as many bucks as I can scrounge up toward that land
in gratitude
jaclyn
#60 by Dave Tinham - January 19th, 2009 at 01:48
Respect to you for your wise, brave and prescient action. It’s a shame our politicians and business leaders do not display similar qualities when it comes to our shared issues concerning the environment.
#61 by Kim - January 19th, 2009 at 09:06
Sending support from MA- just read an article about you in the Boston Globe. Great job! Keep the story in the media, the more people know about you, the more support you will get!
#62 by Ann in Somerville, MA - January 25th, 2009 at 05:16
I was just in red rock country with my eight-year-old and husband last August, and I want to thank you for saving the land for all future generations.
#63 by Clay - January 29th, 2009 at 06:15
Before your supporters come to an opposing Web site that sees what you do as a criminal act, you should let them know they should read the entire blog and comprehend it before responding. Their responses show their ignorance and should be an embarrassment to you. If they had any kahoneys, they would leave a name and not sign their responses as anonymous.
#64 by Jennifer - January 29th, 2009 at 11:44
hmmm… that’s funny, Clay- I see a name before every single response
#65 by Danny Berry - February 13th, 2009 at 19:27
Dude
I’ve loved and camped in the Island in the Sky area for more than 15 years now and love it with all my heart. I live in NYC, and for me the Island is the solution to how hard it can be to live in New York.
I put $200 in your coffers when I first heard about the campaign and am glad for it to continue in your hands for your legal case–should one materialize.
Meanwhile, three buddies of mine who have never been to Utah and I are going camping in the Island next week from the 21st to the 28th. If you’re, by chance, going to be in Moab during that time, it would be great–an honor really–to get to meet you.
If not, all the best for everything you do, mean, stand for.
Danny
#66 by Danny Berry - February 13th, 2009 at 19:28
feel free to write to me if you catch this message and are around next week in Moab–the 21st-28th
dannyb510@yahoo.com
#67 by Vicotria - March 24th, 2009 at 17:08
I just want you to know that because of the dishonest act you did, and the tangling up of the schedule my husband had for work we are about to lose our home. Did you think that your act could affect honest people trying to make a living? Well, it has, and I’m sure that my three children thank you also. Oh, did I tell you that I am going through surgeries and treatment for cancer? Which one should I put off because I dont have the money now? You have made a ripple effect on so many others, that you will probably never know. There is a way to provode for ourselves and still be environmentally friendly. Figure that out instead of making more hardwhip on others. If you never fill up your car with gas, or heat your home, and pick up the garbage on the mountain behind my house, then I will believe you actually have a true heart about what you did.
#68 by anon - March 24th, 2009 at 17:38
Vicotria, maybe your husband should find a more honest and less destructive line of work. you sound selfish and parasitic.
#69 by Anonymous - March 24th, 2009 at 17:54
“Vicotria, maybe your husband should find a more honest and less destructive line of work. you sound selfish and parasitic”.
Aren’t we all to greater or lessor degree I say. Where is your dividing line anon?
Say anon, do you use any gas in your life?
Sit in building heated or cooled by it? Use electricity? It nice to know that the truly selfish and parasitic always seem to have a way of moralizing their own responsibility away.
#70 by Cliff Lyon - March 24th, 2009 at 18:26
Vicotria,
Pass me your info. I may be able to help.
Cliff 801.274.0882
cliff;at;manyone.net
#71 by anon - March 24th, 2009 at 18:34
and you, Anonymous/Vicotria, to the greater not lessor [sic] degree I say.
#72 by Bart - March 24th, 2009 at 20:17
Victoria’s argument appears pitiful and saccharine, for those who may find her remarks honest. Regardless, our champion’s efforts reign supreme during a time of Bush/Cheney repression and corruption at the highest levels.
Natural resource extraction in the Wild Wild West has always been a gambler’s game!
#73 by Amy Seeds - April 2nd, 2009 at 23:22
Tim,
We spoke at Power Shift. I’m in the San Francisco GOT, working with Greenpeace this semester. I’m still so thankful you did what you did.
I just read of the indictments. Please let me know what the next steps are, besides writing our congressmen. Can we call and tell someone (federal courts) that we demand the charges dropped?
In solidarity.
Amy Seeds
akseeds@bama.ua.edu
#74 by Ashley - April 7th, 2009 at 22:17
what you did is amazing. thank you for being such an inspiration.
#75 by kevin tennant - May 28th, 2009 at 09:05
Your idealism is good but your methods and justifications are immoral. The rule of law, plus our country’s need for energy independence trump your pathetic ego. I sincerely hope you spend a long difficult time in prison. I also expect you to be bankrupted by fines and compensation payments.
#76 by Bart - May 28th, 2009 at 11:56
Kevin, you are absolutely wrong. That Boston Tea Party occurred when the Brits screwed us. Timothy, on behalf of us all not as courageous, leveraged his stand for a most sacred and selfless reasons, so I consider him markedly more patriotic than your finger waggling self.
#77 by Uncle Rico - May 28th, 2009 at 14:27
Really Kev? Immoral? In what respect were Tim’s actions immoral? And what about the rule of law that you hold so sacrosanct? If my memory serves me correctly, the lease auction that Tim disrupted was halted by the Federal Courts because of the failure of the DOI to follow the “rule of law.” So Tim disrupted an illegal lease auction and your view is that he acted immorally? Interesting.
#78 by Kevin - July 4th, 2009 at 18:47
Does anybody think that blaming this on Bush/Cheney sounds funny? All branches of government have let us down. Let us not limit our attacks on the GOP. Democrats have blood on their hands as well and it’s time to realize that Obama will not be the one to help. Power corrupts all. The government does not care about the environment. Even Al Gore is doing what he is doing for the publicity. DON’T BE NAIVE.
#79 by cav - July 7th, 2009 at 14:57
Mixing modern art and the ‘environment?
http://pruned.blogspot.com/2009/06/zoo-in-vienna.html
Going our ‘billboard art’ one better.
#80 by usa lemon law - July 12th, 2009 at 06:10
Incredible, an inspiration to us all.
#81 by shades - October 26th, 2009 at 02:25
We are thankful to highness of your spirit for the safety of nature. It is the time to think about the environment safety. We think that your message will be help full to draw the attention of all for the safety of environment. Thanking you keep it up.