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Big Oil "Astro-Turfs" Colorado

Fake "Citizens Energy Group" stages rally in Greeley

Fort Collins, CO -- The American Petroleum Institute will stage a fake "citizens rally" in Greeley, Colorado on Tuesday, August 25th apparently to target U.S. Representative Betsy Markey for her vote supporting the American Clean Energy Security Act of 2009, and also to target U.S. Senator Michael Bennet as he considers his upcoming vote in the U.S. Senate.

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08/21/2009 - 15:20
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Oil from rocks?

Oil shale deposits, Colorado.  Photo by Doc SearlsDo you believe in magic? Big Oil and their supporters hope so, as they advocate their latest domestic energy source: oil shale.

Oil shale is neither oil nor shale. This finely-grained sedimentary rock - more properly known as organic marlstone - is infused with kerogen, not oil. Kerogen is a dense blend of ancient algae and pond scum, and is an essential ingredient in oil and natural gas. But transforming kerogen to oil requires millennia, coupled with intense heat and crushing geologic pressure. Otherwise the kerogen remains a relatively energy-poor waxy deposit in sedimentary rocks, such as oil shale.

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Stopping The Poudre River Dam

As far as great rivers go, Colorado's Cache la Poudre is a crystalline gem, found embedded among the majestic Colorado Rockies. Its long borders ebb and flow along a wide and diverse path, cutting through the Continental Divide and feeding into both the Rocky Mountain National Park and Roosevelt National Forest.

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Ask Governor Ritter to keep Cherry Creek Reservoir Clean and Healthy!

Cherry Creek Reservoir is in danger!

The Reservoir has been closed several days this summer because of E coli bacterial levels. These bacterial pollutants occur in the water because area sewage treatment facilities don't treat their effluent properly before they discharge it into the Reservoir.

sewage mat near outflow pipe
Governor Ritter can help fix this problem by appointing pro-environment members to the Cherry Creek Basin Water Quality Authority.

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Ask Representative Markey to protect Colorado from uranium mining!

Northern Colorado is threatened by uranium mining. In addition, other types of hardrock mining threaten much of Colorado’s landscapes, rivers, and wildlife habitat.

The Hard Rock Mining Act of 2009 (H.R. 699) was recently introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives to help protect Colorado from the impacts of hardrock mining.

Presently, federal mining law dates back to 1872; the Hardrock Mining Act of 2009 is a much needed update to that antiquated law and contains critical requirements to protect Colorado.

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Colorado Needs Stringent Uranium Mining Laws

In the last three years, thousands of uranium mining claims have been filed in Colorado, including claims just a few miles from the heavily populated areas of Fort Collins and Greeley. Companies are aggressively exploring for uranium and drilling test holes in many areas of Colorado.

These uranium mines will be either in-situ leach or open pit mines - both are very dangerous. In-situ leach uranium mines pump dangerous chemicals into the aquifer and groundwater to leach out the uranium, and then pump the groundwater to the surface to chemically extract the uranium from the water. Open pit mines involve digging massive open pits that extract uranium by mechanical means.

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Stopping The Poudre River Dam

  • Stopping The Poudre River Dam

    If built, the Glade Reservoir will rain disaster upon all it touches, including surrounding communities, ratepayers, natural inhabitants, and especially the river itself. Don't let the NISP dam up one of the Poudre's precious few untouched spaces.

Clean Energy Transportation Solutions For Northern Colorado

  • Clean Energy Transportation Solutions For Northern Colorado

    Northern Colorado is a fast-growing area that faces many challenges and opportunities as it develops. The future transportation systems available to northern Colorado residents will be a key feature that determines how this area develops as well as the environmental and economic health of the landscape and the citizens.

Protecting Fort Collins and Northern Colorado from Uranium Mining

  • Protecting Fort Collins and Northern Colorado from Uranium Mining

    open pit uranium mining, gas hills, wy; photo by SkyTruthA Canadian company, Powertech, is planning to mine uranium just six miles northeast of Fort Collins on 6,880 acres of private land.

    Both types of mining - in-situ leach (ISL) and open pit (OP) - pose serious health risks for local residents, and create drastic environmental and economic risks for Fort Collins and northern Colorado. The Larimer County Medical Society, the Colorado Medical Society, and even the City of Fort Collins passed resolutions against the mine. Elected officials from both political parties, farmers and ranchers, medical professionals, real estate agents, and environmentalists have taken a stand against the mine.

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