Dear HCN, Early in the 1990s, I was among a chartered
busload of residents who traveled to Denver to attend a Colorado
Oil and Gas Conservation Commission meeting. It was an enlightening
experience to learn that residents had no standing to speak or
participate in any way at this meeting.
But the
volume of people appearing did have an effect on some commission
members, and after much discussion and delays, four of our group
got to comment. The comments did not appear to make any impact on
the commissioners. Now, the situation is getting worse. The last
word I heard was that, “Yes, 20-acre spacing is allowed north of
I-70 and the decision about south of I-70 is being reviewed”
(double-talk for “We may be able to slip it through without too
much hassle.”
Your (cover Sept. 25 photo) is
the most dramatic example of what impact Barrett Resources has had
on what had been a beautiful landscape. How much more destroying of
ranches, farms, residents’ homes and property must take place
before the politicians and bureaucrats recognize “enough is
enough”?
Hal
Carlson
Battlement Mesa,
Colorado
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Enough is enough.
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