To: Adams County Commissioners
Extend the Moratorium for Adams County
Dear Commissioners,
Please act immediately to extend the current oil and gas drilling moratorium until the November elections, when Colorado has the chance to vote on ballot measures that would provide additional rights and protections for our communities. Adams County residents are now facing the unacceptable dangers of several massive new, polluting, drilling facilities moving closer to more neighborhood homes and schools, jeopardizing the health and safety of families living nearby. Oil and gas production facilities release dangerous toxins and ozone-precursors into the air; place communities at risk for spills, fires, and explosions; and impose unacceptable burdens on residents—such as massive truck traffic, grinding noise, and 24-7 lighting glare. Please do not allow permitting to go forward. Renewing the moratorium is the only way to assure your residents won’t be denied the new protections that the rest of Colorado will benefit from if the ballot measures pass. Please stand up for your residents and extend the moratorium until Election Day or later. Thank you.
Please act immediately to extend the current oil and gas drilling moratorium until the November elections, when Colorado has the chance to vote on ballot measures that would provide additional rights and protections for our communities. Adams County residents are now facing the unacceptable dangers of several massive new, polluting, drilling facilities moving closer to more neighborhood homes and schools, jeopardizing the health and safety of families living nearby. Oil and gas production facilities release dangerous toxins and ozone-precursors into the air; place communities at risk for spills, fires, and explosions; and impose unacceptable burdens on residents—such as massive truck traffic, grinding noise, and 24-7 lighting glare. Please do not allow permitting to go forward. Renewing the moratorium is the only way to assure your residents won’t be denied the new protections that the rest of Colorado will benefit from if the ballot measures pass. Please stand up for your residents and extend the moratorium until Election Day or later. Thank you.
Why is this important?
Please send your message today and call the Adams County Commissioners at 720-523-6100 insisting that they renew the current moratorium on drilling permits immediately—at least through the November elections, when statewide ballot measures may provide additional rights and protections to communities. Adams County is being targeted for scores of new, polluting oil and gas wells near homes and schools. Oil and gas production facilities release dangerous toxins and ozone-precursors into the air; place communities at risk for spills, fires, and explosions; and impose other unacceptable burdens on residents.
The Adams County Commissioners must act now to renew the current moratorium until the November elections. Please send your message to the Commissioners immediately. Thank you.
The Adams County Commissioners must act now to renew the current moratorium until the November elections. Please send your message to the Commissioners immediately. Thank you.