By Scot Kersgaard Monday, January 30, 2012 at 12:20 pm Can a person be both pro-business and pro-environment? In Colorado and surrounding states, the answer is a resounding “yes” according to a poll released today by Colorado College.  A full 67 percent of Colorado voters identify themselves as conservationists, including 62 percent of Republicans and [...]

http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/150012 by Andrew Travers, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Saturday, November 5, 2011 Opponents of natural gas drilling in the Thompson Divide area met last week for the first time with the company seeking to break ground there, as federal authorities continue to review a drilling request despite objections of both of Colorado’s U.S. Senators. [...]

Thompson Divide Coalition draws a receptive crowd Heather McGregor Post Independent Editor Glenwood Springs, CO Colorado 01/13/2012 The red rectangle shows the 22,500 acres of the proposed Lake Ridge Unit, an aggregation of 18 gas leases proposed by SG Interests of Houston. Most of the land is part of the White River National Forest. Map [...]

John Colson Post Independent Staff Opposition to unitization wins support of Sens. Bennet, Udall Glenwood Springs Post Independent The battle grew hotter this year over plans by a Houston-based energy company, SG Interests, to drill for natural gas in the Thompson Divide area west of Carbondale. In particular, opponents of large-scale drilling in the area [...]