News Video w/charges
This will be a show trial! US Attorney Brett Tolman (Utah) has leveled formal charges. Tim's response
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A grand jury indicted Tim DeChristopher this afternoon. He's charged with two counts of violating the Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Act.
Democracy Now: University of Utah student Tim DeChristopher explains how he "bought" 22,000 acres of land in an attempt to save the property from drilling. The sale had been strongly opposed by many environmental groups. Stephen Bloch of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance said: "This is the fire sale, the Bush administration’s last great gift to the oil and gas industry."
This is about politics...
US Attorney Brett Tolman (Jason Chavetz look-alike) is Orrin Hatch's 'boy.' I think we may assume Tolman has given up any hope to being retained by Obama's Justice Department and is gunning for Jim Matheson's (D-UT) seat or the new 4th District seat. Anti-Environmentalism is a winning political strategy in Utah.
Utah Now (full story): He's the 27-year-old college student and environmental activist who disrupted a public land auction last month by bidding up several parcels intended for oil and gas development. Join us as we take a closer look at what some are calling a case of modern-day monkey wrenching.