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Loveland Approves McWhinney / Centerra Drilling Plan

Loveland Approves McWhinney Drilling plan The application to drill and frack a site the eastern edge of the new Centerra development (6 miles east of the city center) has been approved after a year of negotiations.  The city of Loveland placed 23 restrictions on the project in an attempt to protect the community and environment from

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Success! Uinta Basin Railway Stopped For Now

GREAT NEWS: THE Uinta basin railway project has been halted (for now) On Friday (8/18/23) a federal judge ruled that the Surface Transportation Board did not adequately account for the community risks, environmental damage and uncertain financial viability of the Uinta Basin Railway Project when it granted its approval in 2021.  This means that the

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Rally for the River – Paddle to Protect the Colorado River

Colorado Rising invites everyone to Rally for the River – our event to raise awareness of the Uinta Basin Railway project and to Protect the Colorado River: Join us on August 26th for an epic day on the Colorado River in Glenwood Springs, alongside national and local outdoor retailers, professional rafting companies, outdoor enthusiasts from

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Introducing Greetings from Fracked Colorado Series

Colorado Rising for Communities announces the new “Greetings from Fracked Colorado” Postcard Series. Colorado is known around the world for the outdoor, healthy lifestyle that we project.  For generations, we’ve celebrated and conserved our natural spaces, setting them aside to preserve their beauty and our access to outdoor play. Today, the decisions of a selfish

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CORising for Communities debuts new mini-doc Gaslit Series

Announced: Colorado Rising for Communities is excited to share the premiere episode of our new mini-documentary web series in honor of Earth Day, 2023!  The Gaslit Series features short documentaries to shine a spotlight on the under-told true unscripted stories of real Coloradans living with the impacts of oil and gas operations. The extraction and

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McWhinney withdraws one of two fracking permits in Loveland

GREAT NEWS!  We have just learned that Troy McWhinney has withdrawn the drilling permit for one of the two fracking pads that is threatening Loveland’s Centerra community. It appears that the development company plans to put retail, mixed use and residential buildings there instead of drilling rigs.  The fact that McWhinney’s oil and gas extraction plans

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Colorado Fiscal Institute Report on Colorado’s O&G Costs & Benefits

The 1/5/23 Report from the CFI on the Costs and Benefits of Oil and Gas in Colorado found the following:  (read the full report here) The oil and gas extraction industry, along with the pipeline construction and transportation industries and support industries for oil and gas make up just 1.8% of total wages in the

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Update: Our Fight Against the Uinta Basin Oil Trains

Colorado Rising has joined the fight to prevent the construction of the Uinta Basin Railway which would enable the transport of heated crude oil traincars through Utah and Colorado.  Here is some background and what we’ve been up to: We have created multiple action alerts encouraging our supporters to send their comments to President Biden,

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Recap: Outdoor Series “Winter” a Huge Success!

2/23/23 Event Recap: Over 100 people showed up to have a beer, bite & real conversation at Patagonia Denver’s store for an important “Party with a Purpose” in collaboration with Protect Our Winters and Colorado Rising for Communities. The event brought together expert voices from the scientific, environmental economics, and outdoor adventure community to share

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