On October 14, I wrote about the outrageous amount of money donated by the Oil & Gas Industry (O&G) to defeat Proposition 112. This $33 million as reported in mid-October has been heavily spent on TV and radio ads. The claims of these ads center on the number of jobs and the amount of tax dollars that would be lost…
This may be your only opportunity to have your voice heard regarding a new 30 well development by Crestone in Erie. It will greatly impact Anthem Ranch and Anthem Highlands residents, along with Erie residents, who live near the corner of Highway 7 and Bonanza Drive. Erie Board of Trustees plans to vote on Tuesday evening on a proposed…
Broomfield and other citizens who have concerns about Erie’s proposed operator agreement with Crestone, including increasing the number of wells on the Acme Pad to 30 wells and not requiring all appropriate best management practices, are encouraged to send comments to erieoilandgas@erieco.gov before Tuesday’s meeting of the Erie Board of Trustees. Anthem Ranch and Anthem Highlands residents, along with…
By Anthony Hahn, Daily Camera 10/25/18 Thank you to Anthony Hahn for his 10/25 Daily Camera article “New operator agreement would end Erie odor ordinance lawsuit.” Area residents will definitely appreciate that his article unpacks some of the complexities of oil and gas operations in residential neighborhoods, especially those that border different municipalities. Broomfield Concerned is concerned about the…
CHANGE FROM ERIE on 10/25: ERIE JUST SENT OUT A NOTICE THAT ONLY PRE-REGISTERED ERIE RESIDENTS CAN ATTEND THE TOWN HALL ON SATURDAY. Broomfield residents should email their comments to erieoilandgas@erieco.gov Erie Residents can pre-register here https://apm.activecommunities.com/townoferie/Activity_Search?txtActivitySearch=oil&applyFiltersDefaultValue=true&cat=Activities&fbclid=IwAR0Y7j7gD-zYVrE5zcQ0u9nLLslszGhxaQYcpZMxkqB0LJzJznF6B6UFVIs Anthem Ranch and Anthem Highlands residents along with Erie residents will be greatly impacted if Crestone’s plans to put 30 wells on the…
Council will hold a special executive session next Tuesday, October 30 at 6 p.m. to discuss the Residents Rights and WildEarth Guardians lawsuit served to the City on October 23. This decision was made during the Attorney’s Report at the October 23 Council Meeting. The Executive Session will be held in order to give CCOB Attorney Sullivan some direction…
Residents Rights and WildEarth Guardians served a lawsuit to the City of Broomfield and City Manager Ozaki on October 23. It alleges that the City Manager “unlawfully approved of a ‘Comprehensive Drilling Plan’ allowing Extraction Oil and Gas to drill and frack 84 new wells in the City and County of Broomfield, despite the Plan’s failure to comply with…
Item 13d towards the end of the Tuesday, October 23 City Council Meeting Agenda is an extensive oil and gas update that you might want to read or hear presented in Council on Tuesday. The 35-page report can be found here. It includes: – a flowchart for the newly developed City complaint process p. 11 – a City organizational…
What: Broomfield Air Quality Testing Program Open House Where: Lobby of City and County Building When: Wednesday, October 24 anytime from 5 pm – 6:30 pm Why: Ask the City previously unanswered questions about how the results will be available to the public and emergency response actions/enforcement at the planned Extraction sites. Please stop by to ask questions of…
By Daniel Glick and Jason Platz, High Country News 10/19/18 This detailed account of the December 2017 Extraction Windsor Stromberger Well Pad explosion illuminates the extreme danger that the neighborhood and workers were under as the workers risked their lives to shut down the well after the explosion during flowback operations. Former Colter Energy Supervisor Ernie Bouldin…
