The Denver Post

Stand up against big oil and gas

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During this election cycle, remember to ask candidates and elected officials their position on oil and gas developmen­t. Clean air and clean drinking water are fundamenta­l. But the oil and gas industries prey upon minority neighborho­ods, the landless, and the poor.

Study after study confirms that minorities live in polluted areas or “sacrifice zones.” Also, pipeline proximity lowers the value of residentia­l property in urban and suburban areas. Too, the fragile ecosystems of our high plains are put in peril by fracking.

Big Horn sheep avoid the middle of the road. Why can’t our politician­s? Jeffery Moser, Aurora

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As a concerned mother, grandmothe­r, and Colorado resident, I cringe every time I hear another part of our beautiful state is being sacrificed to drilling.

Have we forgotten that this is a finite source of energy being sought? Are we going to continue until the last drop of oil has been squeezed out of the earth and we become barren and unsustaina­ble? Logically, we need to pour our efforts into alternativ­e solutions.

More fracking operations, with their huge water consumptio­n are the last logical choice to consider for any Western state with the extreme drought and fire danger we’ve been experienci­ng.

I applaud everyone who refuses to be bribed or bullied into thinking otherwise and has the courage to stand up for our beautiful state! Theresa Leonhardt, Littleton

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