BLM Targets Valle Vidal

The bush administration and its Bureau of Land Management team have secretly cut a deal to drill gas wells on land abutting the Valle Vidal. Given the sensitivity over this pristine New Mexico treasure you would have thought that interested parties would have been asked to comment on this mineral estate leasing, but this is the bush administration and back room secrecy and deal making is the rule.

The amount of damage the bush administration can do to New Mexico lands in the next three years is scary. Don't forget the present land commissioner, Pat Lyons, has teamed up with the bushies on these issues. One wonders if he knows our state slogan is "Land of Enchantment" or if he thinks it is "Land to exploit."