Oil & Gas

November 16, 2012

Garfield County settles oil shale lawsuit with WCC, GVCA

On October 15, Garfield County Commissioners settled the lawsuit brought against them for violating Colorado’s Open Meetings Law by local residents from the Grand Valley Citizens […]
August 29, 2012

GVCA & WCC sue Garfield County Commissioners over secret oil shale meeting

Sign our petition to the Garfield County Commissioners! Garfield County residents from the Grand Valley Citizens Alliance (GVCA) and Western Colorado Congress filed a lawsuit against […]
June 18, 2012

How close is too close to oil and gas?

by Frank Smith, WCC Director of Organizing Colorado has over 48,000 active oil or gas wells, and development is getting closer to people.Since 2009, over 1,300 […]
May 3, 2012

Stop the Frack Attack!

On July 28, people from California to New York, and North Dakota to Texas, will converge on the U.S. Capitol to tell Congress and the President […]
May 3, 2012

North Fork oil & gas leasing deferred!

The Bureau of Land Management just announced the deferral of oil & gas leasing in the North Fork of the Gunnison Valley!  The BLM opted not […]
May 3, 2012

Big Day in Denver for Oil & Gas

Denver will be brimming with talk of oil & gas regulation today.  Don’t worry, you can make a difference without driving to the Big City!  The […]
March 8, 2012

Comment on Oil Shale at March 12 Meeting

The Bureau of Land Management is hosting a public meeting in Silt, CO, on Monday, March 12, to answer questions and solicit comments on its oil […]
January 27, 2012

Public hearing on oil & gas leasing in North Fork on Jan. 28

State Senator Gail Schwartz will moderate a public hearing on Saturday, January 28, on the BLM’s proposal to lease some 30,000 acres of oil & gas […]
January 18, 2012

Oil Shale forum on Jan. 24

The Draft Environmental Impact Statement [EIS] for oil shale should be coming out by the end of the month, so hearing what spokespeople on both sides […]