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The month in review, May 2012

June 11, 2012 Like 0 Greg Campbell

Actor Mark Ruffalo lauded Erie mothers who formed the anti-fracking group Erie Rising, and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney visited Northern Colorado to deliver a stump speech to oil and gas workers. In his continuing effort to prove he’s the…

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Frack Focus: Erie Watches Air and Water

April 17, 2012 Like 0 Matt Brady

There’s a change in the air around Erie, and residents don’t like what they smell. Last week, Erie town officials said they are upping the ante on regulating air and water quality in the wake of data from a regional…

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Erie’s air is worse than L.A.’s for oil and gas pollution

March 1, 2012 Like 2 Greg Campbell

My, how a little science can change the equation. Last month, the Erie Board of Trustees rejected the idea of imposing a moratorium on new oil and gas drilling to address citizens’ concerns that hydraulic fracturing—or “fracking”—had led to a…

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Frack Attack

February 14, 2012 Like 0 Greg Campbell

If you hadn’t been paying attention, it would be easy to believe that oil and gas companies crept into rural suburban communities like Erie under cover of darkness and drilled scores of wells while no one was looking. In fact,…

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Oil & gas regulatory chief quits to advocate for oil & gas industry

February 1, 2012 Like 2 Greg Campbell

Dave Neslin, the director of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission—the state agency in charge of regulating oil and gas operators who’ve created much uproar and controversy in Boulder County through their use of hydraulic fracturing—announced he will step…

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Erie’s fracking opponents get support from all corners

January 11, 2012 Like 0 Greg Campbell

If Erie residents who are concerned about hydraulic fracturing thought they would be alone in their fight against oil and gas companies, they may be pleasantly surprised to learn that they’re wrong. Fracking—the practice of pumping a mixture of water,…