DNM in danger from oil/gas exploration?

[Joe <dinosaur@gilvary.net>]

Hi,

I got an email from the group at care2.com concerning a petition to 
prevent opening federal land in Utah to oil and gas exploration.

Here's a quote from a page 
(http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/192320016) on their site:

"Without consulting the National Park Service, the BLM has opened 
thousands of acres for lease to oil and gas development near or directly 
adjacent to Arches, Canyonlands National Parks and Dinosaur National 
Monument."

Can anyone on the list, especially anyone familiar with that area, 
provide details on how much, if any, danger this poses to Dinosaur 
National Monument?

 Thanks,

 Joe