Colorado’s Oil + Gas Wars: Still Not Over
A Background of Oil and Gas Development in Colorado
In the 20th Century, most oil and gas production in CO was done through conventional wells drilled vertically, with the ‘nodding donkeys’ to pump up the fuel.
The practice of fracking (or hydraulic fracturing) and horizontal drilling exploded around 2008 after a national energy bill passed in 2005 that exempted hydraulic fracturing from the Safe Drinking Water Act, so that the US EPA does not regulate the injection of fracturing fluids under the Act.
The Ozone State Implementation Plan Hearing: Leadership that Failed To Go Far Enough
Overview
Going into the December 13-16 Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) hearing, we already knew the proposed State Implementation Plan (SIP) would not get us to attainment of the EPA health standard. The SIP itself said it would fail to meet the air quality standards. For 15 years SIP after SIP failed to attain the health standards and our state continued to have unhealthy levels of ozone.
350CO Joins 750+ Orgs Calling on CO Senators Hickenlooper & Bennet to Oppose Manchin’s Fossil Fuel Side Deal
DENVER – Today 350 Colorado joined hundreds of organizations and thousands of Americans in calling on Congressional leaders to oppose Senator Manchin’s efforts to include harmful fossil fuel provisions in upcoming legislation. A formal letter signed by over 750 organizations was delivered today to Senator John Hickenlooper and Senator Michael Bennet, calling on them to formally and publicly oppose Manchin’s proposed provisions.