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Tell Colorado: No Drilling or Fracking St. Vrain State Park!
  1. Signatures
    447 out of 500
    Petitioning
    1. Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission
  2. Created By
    Austin Billings
    Boise, ID
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife commissioners are set to allow oil drilling and gas fracking on six acres of St. Vrain State Park, a wetlands area that is home to bald eagles, pelicans, and herons. But they haven’t made their final decision yet – tell them that this is the wrong thing to do.

According to PWC Chairman Tim Glenn, "If we can do this with fairly limited environmental impact, I don't see the real downside. " But there is no way to increase fossil fuel production without harming the environment. More oil means more deadly climate change – it’s just that simple.

And of course, any oil drilled could likely wind up in a pipeline, and the dozens of recent pipeline spills have proven there is never a way to be sure of environmental safety. Fracking is no better – as recent studies from Cornell and National Center for Atmospheric Research have reminded us, methane leaks will occur, and that’s bad news for a wetlands area like St. Vrain.

Public parks should be safe havens for residents and tourists to recreate, explore, and learn in a safe and pristine environment. These parks belong to all of us – not to the profit margins of Big Oil. Protect them, don’t sell them, and say no to drilling and fracking in St. Vrain.

Picture credit: The St. Vrain River in northern Colorado. Courtesy Flickr user carolynconner.

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Just Say No Drilling and Fracking in St. Vrain State Park

Greetings,

I just signed the following petition addressed to: Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission.

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Just Say No Drilling and Fracking in St. Vrain State Park

I was appalled to learn that Colorado Parks and Wildlife commissioners are set to allow oil drilling and gas fracking on six acres of St. Vrain State Park, a wetlands area that is home to bald eagles, pelicans, and herons. This is the wrong thing to do - please do not give final approval to this project.

According to PWC Chairman Tim Glenn, "If we can do this with fairly limited environmental impact, I don't see the real downside. " But there is no way to increase fossil fuel production without harming the environment. More oil means more deadly climate change – it’s just that simple.

And of course, any oil drilled could likely wind up in a pipeline, and the dozens of recent pipeline spills have proven there is never a way to be sure of environmental safety. Fracking is no better – as recent studies from Cornell and National Center for Atmospheric Research have reminded us, methane leaks will occur, and that’s bad news for a wetlands area like St. Vrain.

Public parks should be safe havens for residents and tourists to recreate, explore, and learn in a safe and pristine environment. These parks belong to all of us – not to the profit margins of Big Oil. Protect them, don’t sell them, and say no to drilling and fracking in St. Vrain.

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Sincerely,

[Your name]

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