Collateral damage
By: Tara Meixsell
Publisher: T. Meixsell
Published: 2010
Place of publication: [United States]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 535
ISBN-13: 9781451557589
Subjects: Gas reservoirs; Natural gas reserves; Geology
Description: Meixsell chronicles the experiences of the residents of Garfield County, Colorado, who live at the epicenter of gas and oil development. Few people, even within the environmental community, are aware of the extraordinary devastation that has occurred in Western Colorado. Gas wells are drilled 150 feet from homes, while toxic and undisclosed chemicals pollute the air and water. As a result, the American West has become open range, and those living near gas and oil development are collateral damage.
Notes: "A chronicle of lives devastated by gas and oil development and the valiant grassroots fight to effect political and legislative change over the impacts of the gas and oil industry in the United States"--Back cover.