Weld County is Little Texas ... I can go to WCR 124 and count ~40 well heads using my binos and scanning 360 degrees. The boom is "on" in Weld County ... :-(
Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://coloradobirder.ning.com/ Mobile: http://coloradobirder.ning.com/m On Tuesday, November 27, 2012 8:42:00 AM UTC-7, Tom Wilberding wrote: > > Does fracking threaten some birds in Colorado, specifically at Longmont’s > Union Reservoir? Politics and COBirds don’t often mix—like hunting, cats, > (and birdseed)—too hot. But many birders often visit Union Reservoir. And > many of us have seen the documentary *Gasland* which shows barnyard > animals dropping dead in the Rifle area from fracking well fumes. So here > is little Longmont voting recently 60% to 40% to take on the state of > Colorado and the energy industry to save their town and Union Reservoir. > “There’s a swim beach, there’s sailing, and there will be eight well pads,” > said Kaye Fissinger, a supporter of the ban, pointing out potential > drilling sites in the distance. “You come out here to relax. You don’t come > out here to have your air polluted.” I don’t know how this will end, but I > can’t help thinking that the birds of Union Reservoir would say, “Thank you > for trying!” > Here is the New York Times article: http://tiny.cc/2wufow > > Tom Wilberding > Boulder, CO > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cobirds/-/lWWDc4m3Iv8J. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
