The URL I posted is a link to a crazy post by my own
opinion; and most likely yours. I found this on Facebook with the title of a “Texas
Congress man wants this”. I am so baffled for words I can’t even type; so I’ll
begin my rant.
For a Texan…or some other heavily oil polluted state
congressman, to suggest that they could “hide” oil drilling and “protect” the
land and beauty is a complete lie. I have lived, and will continue to live, in
Mammoth Hot Springs which is about five miles from Bunsen Peak. At the top of
the peak includes a building to a cell tower for signal for those that choose
to use technology. If that “shed” wasn’t there…It would add SOOOO much more to
the beauty of the landscape of Yellowstone.
Furthermore, to have a drilling facility in Yellowstone
would be like having a stoplight on a two way street. It doesn’t exist and
should never exist for the plain reason that it is quite dumb. According to the
article it won’t go past the Senate or the President but I think differently.
Look at Alaska and what it has become. If the government
wants to give me money for the drilling to work in the FIRST NATIONAL PARK and I
can gain more income on that than working in dish pit for the whole year, I
would say $*#& that.
The fact that there are “villages” and places to stay in the
park is beyond me but a president thought it would be a good idea. I don’t
knock that fact. They [U.S. government] have done everything to protect
Yellowstone. Why should they give up now? I heard they have oil on Mar’s that
is far greater than that of Earth. Perhaps they should spend the money doing
that.
Like I said before, the article says it “probably” won’t go
past the Senate or President…I hope it stops at Congress. Otherwise a dream I
had a couple of months ago will come true and it’s not pretty. I love
Yellowstone for many reasons; I meet new people every season but most of the
people I meet agree with how things are run by the National Park Service.
They don’t build new buildings because a location in the
park is “seen/visited” more, (ex. Lamar Valley). They protect the wildlife as
much as they can. They have a man who watches wolves every day and studies them
to see their impact on nature and the eco system. They drill holes next to the
road to see what’s up. For instance, near Norris, they need to move the road
away from some thermal areas because under the road is 400 degree water! Are
they going to leave the road there? I assume they will take the old road away
from the area so it doesn’t affect the eco system and replace with a new one.
Could I be wrong? Sure. Could I be wrong about oil drilling in National
Parks
and how they say the can, “hide” it from visitors, no. The fact I can climb up
a mountain and see a cellular phone tower…That makes me think, “Hiding an oil
rigging contraption of the newest of ages…” will be nowhere to found in a
NATIONAL PARK?! Ha!
Contact your Congress. Contact your Senate. Do what’s right.
Maybe you should run for Congress!
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