fracking

Coalition Turns to CO Voters to Phase Out Fracking Permits

May 24, 2023 1 0 Guest Contributor

By Eric Galatas, Public News Service (via AP Storyshare) A coalition of grassroots groups is turning to Colorado voters in an effort to phase out all new oil and gas leases by 2030. Kate Christensen – an organizer with Safe…

Press Releases

MEDIA ALERT: ‘Frack of the State’ Action to Address Oil & Gas Wars Under Polis Administration

January 16, 2023 Like 0 Guest Contributor

As Governor Polis gives his 2023 State of the State address, environmental and community organizations and impacted residents will gather at the Capitol to oppose continued approval of thousands of drilling permits in residential areas by his administration's regulatory agency…

Press Releases

350 Colorado Volunteer Opportunities

February 3, 2022 Like 0 editor

Editor’s Note: Press Releases are provided to Yellow Scene. In an effort to keep our community informed, we publish some press releases in whole. Who are 350 Colorado Volunteers? “We are motivated Coloradans from all walks of life that are…

Letter to the Editor

Good Riddance to the Inconvenient Activist | Letter to the Editor

August 12, 2021 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Guest contributor and activist Lauren Swain shares her viewpoints on the ongoing issues concerning fracking in our local area.

Magazine

Racism In The Environmental Movement | Sara Loflin for Community Corner

April 27, 2021 3 0 Sara Loflin

Editor’s Note: this article was edited for length and clarity Creating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs is nice, but enviro and alt-left organizations need to actively address their own cultures of racism and work to support BIPOC and emerging…

Events

PRESS RELEASE: Get the Frack Out! Erie Oil & Gas Protest: Feb.27, 2021

February 23, 2021 1 0 redtornado

PRESS RELEASE: Press Releases are provided to Yellow Scene. In an effort to keep our community informed, we are now publishing some press releases in whole. Dear Board of Trustees, I am writing to express how important it is that…

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PRESS RELEASE: 350.org: Oil & Gas Expansion in Weld County

August 23, 2020 Like 0 editor

Hello Friend, As you already know, the oil and gas industry is working to expand its drilling activities throughout Colorado. Weld county is of course a hotspot for fracking, at the expense of community health and safety.…

Online News

New 2500 Set-back measure collecting signatures for the ballot

June 27, 2020 Like 0 redtornado

We are still facing Climate Change amidst the “every day” corruption and injustices of the world we also face. Since SB181 was signed over a year ago, the Governor and COGCC have failed to follow the…

Health

Polis v Earth: Reckoning

May 18, 2020 Like 0 Brian Heuberger

Governor Jared Polis was able to tap into this issue during his gubernatorial campaign, garnering support from progressive groups by expressing a determination to regulate the oil and gas industry, and by articulating plans to implement renewable energy programs. Now…

Community Corner

Acme pad highlights information gap between O&G workers and residents

October 2, 2019 Like 0 Guest Contributor

By Rachel Balkcom, Erie resident At a meeting a couple of weeks ago with Crestone Peak Resources about Acme, a 30-well project the company has proposed in the middle of my 35-year-old residential neighborhood, I spoke with environmental engineers, a…