Oil & Gas

A layered approach: Boulder’s efforts against oil and gas drilling, climate disasters in a warming world

November 3, 2023 Like 0 Natalie Kerr

Though new drilling permits haven’t been granted in more than a decade, Boulder residents are feeling the effects of climate change When the Boulder oil field was discovered by the Mckenzie oil well in 1901, it prompted a “black gold”…

Press Releases

The Oil & Gas Industry is taking us to the Supreme Court this week! Please help us Phase Out Fracking By 2030!

July 24, 2023 Like 0 Guest Contributor

This is not just about protecting our environment; it's about safeguarding the health and well-being of every Coloradan and securing a brighter, sustainable future for generations to come.

Press Releases

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…

Online News

Impacted Residents Petition – Continuous Air Quality Monitoring | Open Letter to the Erie Board of Trustees

May 11, 2021 Like 0 editor

Open letter to the board of trustees from O&G Erie Impacted Residents

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…

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…

Health

$Will the COGCC approve a fracking site the size of five Walmarts?$

Will the COGCC approve a fracking site the size of five Walmarts?

September 14, 2019 Like 3 redtornado

*Update 2/24/2020 It is our understanding that the COGCC has not yet approved this well site. This personal blog has a more current status of what is taking place with legal actions around Oil & Gas. Broomfield Concerned also reports…

Community Corner

First COGCC Rulemaking to Implement SB-181 Fails to Listen to Citizen Stakeholders; Rule Proposals Evidence of Disregard for Citizens, Health and Safety

June 16, 2019 Like 0 Kate Merlin

Earlier this year the legislature passed, and Governor Polis signed into law, Senate Bill 181. The new law changes the mission of the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission from a responsibility to “foster” the industry to having to enact reasonable…