Meet the Writer Who Bought 1,750 Acres of Oil & Gas Leases in Utah to Keep It in the Ground

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Author and activist Terry Tempest Williams, registered as Bidder 19, successfully bought rights to 1,750 acres of land to spare it from fossil fuel extraction. When asked by a Bureau of Land Management official if she was making a "legitimate bid for energy development," Tempest Williams said: "You can’t define what energy is for us. Our energy development is fueling a movement."
Watch: Full interview with Terry Tempest Williams from Salt Lake City below:

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