(Broomfield, CO) On Monday afternoon, the Broomfield County Clerk informed Broomfield Health and Safety First – a group of residents seeking to amend the Broomfield Charter – that they had obtained sufficient signatures to move forward with the proposed ballot … Read More
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What is it like to live next to an oil and gas well?
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to live within 1,000 feet of an oil and gas facility? A few months ago, we began working with the neighbors at Triple Creek in Greeley to document the day-to-day experience of living … Read More
Citizens file measure to include health and safety on oil and gas in city charter
(Broomfield, CO) On Tuesday afternoon, nine citizens filed for petitions that would amend the Broomfield Charter to include health and safety on oil and gas decisions. The proposed language of the measure is as follows: With regard to oil and … Read More
STATEMENT: LOGIC finds Martinez appeal decision disappointing after over 1,500 impacted Coloradans, local elected officials, and state legislators ask the state not to appeal the case.
Governor Hickenlooper should direct the COGCC to withdraw its appeal. On Tuesday, the League of Oil and Gas Impacted Coloradans delivered letters from concerned Coloradans, local elected officials, and state legislators asking the Governor not to appeal the Martinez v. … Read More
Political fallout of deadly Firestone explosion turns up heat on Hickenlooper
Colorado Front Range cities and counties, 13 state lawmakers and 1,539 residents on Tuesday blitzed Gov. John Hickenlooper with letters urging him to accept an appeals court ruling requiring state protection of public safety, health and the environment as a … Read More
PRESS RELEASE: Thousands of Coloradans, state legislators and local elected ask the Governor not to appeal the Martinez v. COGCC Ruling
(Denver, CO) The League of Oil and Gas Impacted Coloradans or LOGIC delivered three letters to Governor Hickenlooper asking him not to appeal the Martinez v. COGCC case. More than 1,500 impacted Coloradans, 39 local elected officials and community leaders, … Read More
Adams County residents sound off on more proposed oil and gas wells
THORNTON — A new wave of oil and gas wells proposed for the northern suburbs — around 70 at three sites close to neighborhoods in and around Thornton — brought out more than 200 residents to a public meeting Thursday … Read More
Broomfield City Council tables decision on short-term fracking moratorium
BROOMFIELD, Colo. — The Broomfield City Council voted early Wednesday morning to table discussion on a short-term fracking moratorium until February. More than 500 people spilled into jury rooms, the basement and even out the door Tuesday night to weigh … Read More
Broomfield postpones decision on oil, gas moratorium
Some Broomfield city council members saw the 5-month oil and gas moratorium as a hammer in their tool box that they could use only once — after that, negotiations with Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. could be more focused on … Read More
Greeley residents sue state oil and gas commission over neighborhood drilling rules
A group of homeowners in Greeley filed a lawsuit this morning in Denver District Court against the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC), alleging that the state agency ignored its own rules in approving a 24-well site in their … Read More