Saw this on MAN - The comment period for the oil exploration project that’s proposed within two miles of Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty has been extended to February 13.  According to the Regina Hackett of the Seattle P-I, the state of Utah has received over 1000 comments, from all over the globe.  Good work folks!

Also found on MAN, a direct link to the full application in .pdf form, courtesy of the State of Utah.  After looking over the whole thing, I can’t find a single reference to Sprial Jetty amongst all of the environmental impact documents, but there is a ton of details about the potential cleanup operations after both minor and major oil spills in the lake, including a plan to recruit the local brine shrimp fishing fleet to clean up the mess in case of an emergency.  It is much less vague than the document I was forwarded, but in the 128 page document I see no mention of Spiral Jetty at all.  Information on who to direct your comments to is in yesterday’s post on the subject.  So if you haven’t commented yet, get off your lazy butt and do it.

At Top: Spiral Jerry, Great Salt Lake, Utah, by Flickr user DennyMont, CC license

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