Author: livingwithoilandgas
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Protecting the Next Generations Right to Ranch
Rancher Terry Punt sat at the kitchen table talking about the ranch his wife’s family has been operating for the past 140 years. He talked about how they had carved out a living over many generations through hard work and ingenuity. They currently run a Hereford/ Angus cross commercial cow-calf herd and also, a birth…
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More than a Decade later, Pavillion Residents Continue to Face Complications due to Contaminated Water
Jeff and Rhonda Locker look out across a cut alfalfa field. Newly cut rows of alfalfa stretch into the distance. Clean mountain air blows down from the Wind River Range. Nearby, two massive tanks and other oil and gas infrastructure tower over everything in view. Pipes come out of the ground, snaking into various pieces…
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From Homesteads to National Parks, unchecked Oil and Gas development threatens North Dakota
The west brought the Ashleys a sense of solitude and freedom, however, the peace they once knew has since been disrupted by an oil well that was put in at the base of their driveway.
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Working to Prove Accountability: A Hydrogeologist’s Perspective on the Pavillion Water Crisis
Mike Wireman, a hydrogeologist, has spent the last five years trying to understand what is causing the Pavillion water crisis in relation to oil and gas development.
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Abundant clean water: the west’s most valuable resource
Keeping the water flowing, a rancher’s fight to limit oil and gas development As hydraulic fracturing threatens aquifers, it puts ranching and other industries at risk in arid western Colorado. “Without drinkable water you cannot sustain life…but in this country, people are just totally unaware or totally uninterested by that,” Don Lumbardy said. “Look at…
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Colorado Community Members use their Voices to Protect the Health and Safety of their Community
Battlement Mesa Prepares for a Continued Fight for Safer Drilling Practices When Bonnie Smeltzer moved to Battlement Mesa in 2002 at the age of 74, she looked forward to the wonderful amenities that would come with her new home; the walking paths, golf course, and recreation center with an indoor pool. Battlement Mesa is primarily…