Dear Supporter,

	This section of the Boulder River, which flows north out from the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, could be leased for oil and gas drilling. Take Action!

With gasoline prices pushing past $4 a gallon, there's more pressure than ever to open up new areas of Greater Yellowstone to oil and gas drilling. Thus far, Wyoming has borne the brunt of this massive energy push, especially in places the Upper Green River Valley. But just when you thought the drilling frenzy couldn't spiral any more out of control, the state of Montana recently announced it is offering oil and gas leases in the bed of the Yellowstone and Boulder rivers.

You read that right - Montana is considering allowing drilling for oil and gas in the bed of the Yellowstone and Boulder rivers!

If these leases are sold, it would open the door for energy companies to drill for oil and gas along the Yellowstone and Boulder rivers. Once an energy company acquires a lease, it gains a vested property right, and it is nearly impossible to stop them from eventually drilling. That's why we need you to contact Mary Sexton, the director of Montana DNRC, today and demand that she permanently withdraw these riverbed leases from consideration.

The deadline for submitting comments is Friday, August 1.

Contact Us:
gyc@greateryellowstone.org
Greater Yellowstone Coalition Membership
P.O. Box 1874
Bozeman, MT 59771
(406) 586-1593

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