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Dear Harold,
With all eyes on the BP oil disaster, Congress is now preparing to take action to protect our oceans and beaches. But drilling has had big impacts in western Colorado, too, and we need to make sure that any new drilling reforms also cover oil and gas development here at home.
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As Congress debates offshore reforms in the CLEAR Act, please email Rep. John Salazar tell him to give full support for protections against careless drilling in our own backyards. We need to speak up for enhanced environmental and safety standards, no more shortcuts in the permitting process, protection for critical wildlife habitat, the full disclosure of all drilling chemicals, and protection for taxpayers so that oil and gas companies shoulder their own risk and pay for their own cleanups .
It is no secret that western Colorado possesses a tremendous wealth of oil and gas resources. As America looks more to onshore development to meet its energy needs, Colorado must demand that drilling is done right.
Contact Rep. John Salazar today and urge him to support amendments to the CLEAR Act today!
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Thanks!
Jason Wedemeyer
West Slope Energy Organizer
Colorado Environmental Coalition
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As the Gulf disaster has unfolded we have seen the impact careless drilling can have on wildlife, people's livelihoods, and on their health. Irresponsible oil and gas companies have been allowed to operate with minimal oversight filled with loopholes and shortcuts, and their carelessness affects us much closer to home: in the last two and a half years alone, Colorado oil and gas companies have reported 981 spills totaling 5.2 million gallons.
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At the heart of the wild Dolores corridor lies the Dolores River Canyon Citizens' Wilderness Proposal – a pristine desert landscape containing some of the most outstanding canyon scenery in Colorado. Home to prime wildlife habitat for such species as river otter, peregrine falcon, and golden eagle, this beautiful and remote backcountry also provides over 30 miles of world-class rafting, kayaking, hiking and canoeing opportunities.
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The area is at risk, however, as a resurgence of interest in uranium mining and an increase in motorized recreational pursuits are compromising wildlife habitat and backcountry recreational opportunities in this largely unspoiled landscape.
Fortunately, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is in the process of revising its management plan for the area, and is asking for public input about balancing the myriad of uses in a way that both protects important resources and reflects the desires of area users.
This is an important opportunity to participate in decision-making on our public lands, and one that comes along very rarely. In fact, the last management plan for this area came out in the mid-80s. BLM will take your comments and use them to help develop the plan that will dictate use of this area for the next 20 years.
NOW is the time to speakup about the backcountry! BLM is accepting public scoping comments for this plan through Monday March 29th.
Take action today!
Thanks!
Kate Graham
Public Lands Organizer
Colorado Environmental Coalition
Colorado Environmental Coalition
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oil shale in canada
In 2007, the Department of Interior (DOI) under the Bush administration offered research leases on public lands in Western Colorado and Utah to oil and gas companies to test oil shale development technologies. Projects by companies such as Shell and Chevron have yielded little information thus far, and are still at least a decade away from determining the impacts and feasibility of commercial scale oil shale production.
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Despite these facts, the DOI under the Obama administration decided to offer up another round of research leases on our public lands, the bidding on which closed earlier this month.
» Take action on this issue today
Research is important and should continue, but additional leasing on public land is premature; many of these companies have private lands suitable for these experiments, and their research should address the myriad of impacts to water and air, and feasibility of commercial oil shale development, before any more public lands are sacrificed.
Take action by speaking up in your community to prevent rushing ahead with oil shale extraction at the risk of sacrificing our clean air, water, and wildlife.
Thank you,
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Joe Nuehof
West Slope Field Director
Colorado Environmental Coalition
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Dear Harold,
With all eyes on the BP oil disaster, Congress is now preparing to take action to protect our oceans and beaches. But drilling has had big impacts in western Colorado, too, and we need to make sure that any new drilling reforms also cover oil and gas development here at home.
» Take action
As Congress debates offshore reforms in the CLEAR Act, please email Rep. John Salazar tell him to give full support for protections against careless drilling in our own backyards. We need to speak up for enhanced environmental and safety standards, no more shortcuts in the permitting process, protection for critical wildlife habitat, the full disclosure of all drilling chemicals, and protection for taxpayers so that oil and gas companies shoulder their own risk and pay for their own cleanups .
It is no secret that western Colorado possesses a tremendous wealth of oil and gas resources. As America looks more to onshore development to meet its energy needs, Colorado must demand that drilling is done right.
Contact Rep. John Salazar today and urge him to support amendments to the CLEAR Act today!
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Thanks!
Jason Wedemeyer
West Slope Energy Organizer
Colorado Environmental Coalition
|
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As the Gulf disaster has unfolded we have seen the impact careless drilling can have on wildlife, people's livelihoods, and on their health. Irresponsible oil and gas companies have been allowed to operate with minimal oversight filled with loopholes and shortcuts, and their carelessness affects us much closer to home: in the last two and a half years alone, Colorado oil and gas companies have reported 981 spills totaling 5.2 million gallons.
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At the heart of the wild Dolores corridor lies the Dolores River Canyon Citizens' Wilderness Proposal – a pristine desert landscape containing some of the most outstanding canyon scenery in Colorado. Home to prime wildlife habitat for such species as river otter, peregrine falcon, and golden eagle, this beautiful and remote backcountry also provides over 30 miles of world-class rafting, kayaking, hiking and canoeing opportunities.
Blocked image
The area is at risk, however, as a resurgence of interest in uranium mining and an increase in motorized recreational pursuits are compromising wildlife habitat and backcountry recreational opportunities in this largely unspoiled landscape.
Fortunately, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is in the process of revising its management plan for the area, and is asking for public input about balancing the myriad of uses in a way that both protects important resources and reflects the desires of area users.
This is an important opportunity to participate in decision-making on our public lands, and one that comes along very rarely. In fact, the last management plan for this area came out in the mid-80s. BLM will take your comments and use them to help develop the plan that will dictate use of this area for the next 20 years.
NOW is the time to speakup about the backcountry! BLM is accepting public scoping comments for this plan through Monday March 29th.
Take action today!
Thanks!
Kate Graham
Public Lands Organizer
Colorado Environmental Coalition
|
Colorado Environmental Coalition
|
|
oil shale in canada
In 2007, the Department of Interior (DOI) under the Bush administration offered research leases on public lands in Western Colorado and Utah to oil and gas companies to test oil shale development technologies. Projects by companies such as Shell and Chevron have yielded little information thus far, and are still at least a decade away from determining the impacts and feasibility of commercial scale oil shale production.
action-button.gif
Despite these facts, the DOI under the Obama administration decided to offer up another round of research leases on our public lands, the bidding on which closed earlier this month.
» Take action on this issue today
Research is important and should continue, but additional leasing on public land is premature; many of these companies have private lands suitable for these experiments, and their research should address the myriad of impacts to water and air, and feasibility of commercial oil shale development, before any more public lands are sacrificed.
Take action by speaking up in your community to prevent rushing ahead with oil shale extraction at the risk of sacrificing our clean air, water, and wildlife.
Thank you,
joe_sig_t.jpg
Joe Nuehof
West Slope Field Director
Colorado Environmental Coalition
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