An appeal to ban fracking in Huerfano County:
Why Shale oil and Shale Gas are not a good fit for Huerfano County. First is water scarcity. Second is health of humans and livestock. Third is the threat to our strongest asset, beautiful countryside to attract tourists and home owners. The deck is stacked in favor of the oil and gas industry and the regulators. Why do we fight back? Water use for fracking is very high. Well pads and roads will cover the county and strip grassland cover. This means less rain will fall and water will run off. Polluted water, polluted air, and polluted scenery affect us all and the health of our animals. All this will drive away people who come here because of its beauty. How do we fight back? We must reverse the power of corporations and regulators to make our decsions for us. We have collected our lease sign up checks, but now we see that to go further will destroy our way of life in exchange for brown skies, traffic hazards, and depleted water. This can be stopped. As a County we simply have to say "No, not here." All over the United States communities are standing up for their rights. Let's do it in Huerfano County.
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