An Energy Boom in Silt, Colorado: For Better And Worse

Opposition to an energy boom in Silt Colorado is building among environmentalists, property-rights advocates, ranchers, county commissioners, and mayors.

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March 15, 2006, 1:00 PM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"Now, nearly 3,000 wells are operating in Garfield County, most of them drilled in the past six years, with thousands more planned. And opposition is building among an unlikely coalition of environmentalists, conservative property-rights advocates, ranchers, county commissioners, and mayors. It's a sign that the West no longer embraces energy booms the way it used to.

...The state's powerful developer lobby is teaming up with environmentalists to push a compromise bill that would protect property owners' rights and compensate them for lost land value. It's moving through the legislature, though activists worry the final bill may be too watered down to be much good. If that happens, they have a voter referendum ready for the ballot in November."

FULL STORY: An energy boom in Silt, Colo., for better and worse

Tuesday, March 14, 2006 in The Christian Science Monitor

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