April 2022 - Colorado Rising For Communities

Opinion: Independence from oil will bring “energy independence” from Russia

Letters to the Editor / April 25, 2022 / 1 minute of reading

Ten years before Russia invaded Ukraine, Clifford Krauss, writing in the New York Times, assured readers “US Inches Toward Goal of Energy Independence.” More recently, in the immediate aftermath of the invasion, America’s oil and gas industry, never one to let an international humanitarian crisis go unexploited, saw the chance to refresh its recurring initiative […]

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Loveland residents rally to protest McWhinney oil and gas plan

Events, Larimer County / April 23, 2022 / 1 minute of reading

A plan by developer McWhinney Real Estate to bring oil and gas drilling to east Loveland has some local residents upset, and, in honor of Earth Day, about 75 of them braved the chill to voice their opposition to the proposal at the “Let’s Keep Centerra Beautiful” rally, held Saturday at Dwayne Webster Park. Read

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McWhinney plans to frack as close as 500 feet from homes in Loveland’s Kinston development

Larimer County / April 13, 2022 / 1 minute of reading

Loveland’s lack of local oil and gas regulation is creating a pathway for a developer to frack as close as 500 feet from planned home sites, within the radius that research suggests is most harmful for human health. Read more at the Coloroadoan.

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