Gas drilling came to the Raton Basin in the late 1990s and along with it heavy traffic, noise—and what many locals believe—contaminated water. Did the state of Colorado do enough to help? This story picks up from where our reporting in […]
Coal Mining on Public Lands in Colorado
The US Forest Service is proposing allowing coal mining in the North Fork Valley in western Colorado. The proposal would allow development on nearly 20,000 acres of protected, roadless wildlife habitat. Mark Squillace, Professor of Law at CU Boulder, recently […]
Colorado State Supreme Court Holds Hearings on Fracking Rights
Environmental groups and activists of all ages from across Colorado gathered in front of the State Supreme Court on Wednesday, Dec. 9 in response to a lawsuit filed by the oil and gas industry against Longmont’s ban and Fort Collins’ […]
State’s Highest Court Hears Fracking Cases
The Colorado Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether local cities in Colorado can either ban hydraulic fracturing or declare a moratorium. The chamber was filled with a who’s who in the energy world, from policy experts and state and […]
Longmont’s Fracking Ban Headed to Colorado Supreme Court
“What will be decided on Wednesday will have implications beyond just Longmont.” On Wednesday December 9th, the Colorado Supreme Court will hear arguments for and against the fracking ban in Longmont and the fracking moratorium in Fort Collins. Kaye Fissinger […]
Chris Hedges: Stop the Frack Attack
On October 3rd, Chris Hedges gave the key note address at the Stop the Frack Attack summit in Denver. Audio courtesy of Democracy Now! and the Open Media Foundation/Denver Open Media.
Getting communities involved in studying oil and gas impacts
“There was distrust and misinformation from both sides of the aisle.” A national research project, based at CU Boulder, is reaching out to communities in Colorado to help them assess the impact of oil and gas extraction in the state. […]
Protest at BLM oil and gas auction
“This program is a massive corporate giveaway of publicly owned lands to some of the wealthiest companies on the planet.” On Thursday November 12th, in Lakewood Colorado, the Bureau of Land Management held an auction allowing industry to bid on […]