The Wilderness Society: "Drilling in the Rocky Mountains? Not so Fast! An Assessment of Surplus Drilling Permits and Leases on Federal Public Lands"

Fact sheet from The Wilderness Society on upcoming report that examines permits and leases for drilling on public land in the Rocky Mountains. Many leases and drilling permits have gone unused at considerable taxpayer expense and calling into question the need to lease additional acres of public land, especially proposed wilderness, or to accelerate the application process for drilling permits.

The link address is: http://wilderness.org/Library/Documents/upload/Drilling-in-the-Rocky-Mountains-Not-so-Fast-An-Assessment-of-Surplus-Drilling-Permits-Leases-on-Federal-Public-Lands.pdf