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

The fate of the vast quantities of oil and gas lodged under the shale, mud and sandstone of American drilling fields will in large part determine whether the world retains a liveable climate. And the US, the world’s largest extractor of oil, is poised to unleash these fossil fuels in spectacular volumes. Planned drilling projects

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

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.

The Lakes at Centerra, a Loveland development that sits at the intersection of Interstate 25 and Highway 34, is Colorado’s only National Wildlife Federation-certified Community Wildlife Habitat, earning that official designation by educating people about habitat restoration, making homes and community spaces animal-friendly, and encouraging native species in landscaping. But soon, it could have fracking underneath

A group of around 100 Loveland residents stood outside of the Loveland Visitor Center on Saturday to protest the proposed oil and gas development announced by McWhinney in January. Read more here.