Tag: community
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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…
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Pavillion Community Still Waiting on a Solution for Clean Drinking Water
Residents impacted by leaking wells look to Encana and the state of Wyoming for a solution. Evelyn stood on her deck overlooking a patchwork of green farmland and brown pastures stretching out to the low, dry hills on the horizon. Beyond them, mountains rose above the dusty brown foothills. Dozens of natural gas wells and…
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A Cycle of Spills and Lies From the Oil and Gas Industry
“My name is Bob Arrington and I live here in Battlement Mesa. A lot of my experience comes with the fact that I’ve seen many accidents related to oil and gas. I’ve been involved with the spills, witnessed a major spill and there is a helplessness because they don’t tell the truth about the magnitude…