Breaking Ground

[madamesilverspurs]

“I had never had somebody just run over me like this. I’m an American, I have property, I have rights. And here comes corporate America saying, ‘No, we’re just going to do what we want.’ I had lived a sheltered life until that moment.” - Eric Ewing, Weld County resident

http://breakinggroundweld.jessfarris.com/


PLEASE -- go to the link, read the article. You'll get some idea of what it's like to live in what has come to be known as a "sacrifice zone". I love it here, I was born in this state 66 years ago, and have lived in this community for 35 of those years. My doctors tell me that I'll live longer if I move away. And the mere thought of leaving my home is breaking my heart.

[elleng]

1. Hydraulic Fracturing in Weld County, Colorado

AWFUL!

'With more than 21,000 active oil and gas wells, Weld County is the most heavily-drilled county in the state of Colorado. At the heart of Weld County’s oil and gas industry lies the process of hydraulic fracturing, a technique for extracting oil and natural gas from oil and gas-rich rock layers deep beneath the earth’s surface. Hydraulic fracturing in the Wattenberg field of the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin has prompted a multibillion-dollar oil and gas production boom centered in Weld County. With 75 percent of the county’s 2.5 million acres dedicated to farming and ranching, Weld is the state’s primary county for agricultural production and is typically among the top 10 counties in the nation for agricultural production. The oil and gas industry’s rapid expansion in the county has not only altered the land, but the lives of the farmers, ranchers and residents who dwell and work on it.'

I can't imagine being in your situation.