oil and gas

• Locations: News By Dyana Furmansky Published Jun. 29, 2022

  Thompson Divide protection reaches ‘high-water mark’ in Senate committee

  Not all Thompson Divide recreationists are human, as evidenced by Tucker and Bree. Photo by John S. Williams

  The handmade-looking and weather-beaten “Unified for Thompson Divide” yard signs that popped up more than a decade ago won’t be coming down quite yet. But in May, the first vote ever taken by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Economy (CORE) bill that includes… read more →

• Locations: News By Dyana Furmansky Published Sep. 29, 2021

  Activists demand trustees dump oil and gas holdings

  Interim Town Manager Kevin Schorzman received a petition from Carbondale resident John Hoffman demanding that Carbondale divest from oil and gas bonds in the Town’s investment portfolio. Photo by Paula Mayer.

  More than 400 Carbondale area residents signed the petition delivered Friday to Interim Town Manager Kevin Schorzman, demanding that the Carbondale Board of Trustees divest Town finances from the Exxon and Chevron oil and gas bonds in the Town’s investment portfolio. John Hoffmann, a Carbondale blacksmith and former… read more →

• Locations: News By James Steindler Published Aug. 25, 2021

  Citizens question GarCo oil and gas spending

  Garfield County's financial accounts with the highest starting balances for the first six months. Graph by James Steindler.

  The Garfield County Taxpayer Accountability Project (GCTAP) was formed to monitor the commissioners’ spending, especially from the oil and gas mitigation fund. The Citizen Telegram printed Garfield County’s treasurer’s semi-annual financial statement (for the first six months of 2021) on July 29 which shows that there was more… read more →