Land Politics Shifting Alliances in Colorado
In Colorado, the politics of land conflicts between big oil companies and farmers, ranchers, and homeowners has reached the Washington Post. Today, the Post reports:
The state has 32,000 active gas and oil wells, and plans call for at least 40,000 more in the next decade. A new Wilderness Society forecast predicts 125,000 new wells across the region.
"They are creating problems by the magnitude," said Joan Savage, who welcomed the 146 gas wells on her family's 6,000-acre ranch but shakes her head at federal plans to drill atop the majestic Roan Plateau, which towers over it.
"They just want the money," Savage said. " 'Show me the money.' ''
