Rogue bidder’s friends seek aid
TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Supporters of an environmentalist who infiltrated a government auction for oil and gas parcels are trying to raise money to help cover his bids.
Tim DeChristopher snapped up 22,500 acres of parcels between Arches and Canyonlands national parks with no plans to develop or pay for the properties.
Friends say DeChristopher has six days to raise $45,000 to cover the first part of what he bid on before he was barred from the auction last week.
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