Steven Holley lives in Boulder County, but he’s right on East County Line Road, so on the other side of the street lies Weld County, one of the most fracked counties in the country. He was concerned about […]
Former State Rep Joe Salazar Leads State-Wide Anti-Fracking Efforts with Colorado Rising
” …that’s the problem with what’s going on at the state capitol, is that the industry infiltrates the state capitol.” — Joe Salazar. Former state legislator Joe Salazar is the new head of Colorado Rising. The Democrat served 3 terms […]
A Finer Future: Creating an Economy in Service to Life
Hunter Lovins has co‐authored 15 books and hundreds of articles. Her best-known book, “Natural Capitalism,”, which was published in 1999, won the Shingo Prize and is credited with launching the sustainable business revolution. She has won many awards including the […]
Breaking News – Initiative 97 qualifies for the ballot
Initiative 97, the state wide ballot measure that would increase set backs for new oil and gas development has qualified for the November ballot. Listen to an interview with Suzanne Spiegel of Colorado Rising: Getting the measure to […]
Colorado Rising Releases Recording Confirming Signature Collecting Firm Was Paid To Abandon Initiative 97
On Tuesday, July 31st, Colorado Rising, the group behind the Initiative 97 campaign to create a 2,500 hundred foot buffer zone between oil and gas drilling and homes, schools, hospitals, drinking water sources and other vulnerable areas, recorded a conversation […]
Colorado Rising Seeking Ballot Spot for Initiative 97
https://kgnu-news.objects-us-east-1.dream.io/2018/07/07-10-18%20CoRising.mp3 This November voters in Colorado could be deciding on a statewide ballot measure that would significantly increase set backs from fracking rigs. Initiative 97, a statutory amendment, would establish 2500 feet buffer zones between fracking and occupied buildings […]
Longmont Approves Landmark Oil and Gas Deal
On Tuesday night, Longmont city council heard from a handful of speakers about the proposed agreement with TOP operating and Cub Creek Energy that would stop all surface drilling in city limits, but would still allow fracking under city land through horizontal drilling.
Anti-Fracking Activist Fights Trespass Charges Over Light Display in Boulder
On the evening of November 7th 2017, David Paul and a group of anti-fracking activists, the Boulder Protectors, gathered outside the Boulder Theater where a celebration was happening to mark 50 years of the county’s open space program. […]