The Bush administration Thursday auctioned off more than 55,000 acres of oil and natural gas lease parcels on public land atop the Roan Plateau, a vital island of wildlife habitat and quiet amid a vast area of industrial natural gas development north of Interstate 70.

Ignoring nearly 90,000 public pleas to the Bureau of Land Management to keep the Roan Plateau free of drilling rigs, the Bush administration caved to the greed of the oil and natural gas industry at a time when there is greater natural gas supply than demand.

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Jeff Widen

Colorado is currently experiencing a drilling boom at levels never before seen in the state.  With this record drilling come threats to air, water and public health.

A new poll shows that a majority of Coloradans believe that oil and gas drilling must be done, but only in a safe and responsible manner that does not cut corners and endanger public health, despite several months during which the oil and gas industry spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on an advertising campaign in an attempt to undermine the update of public health protections.

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San Juan Citizens Alliance

Today, 4.4 million acres of Colorado's roadless national forests are protected by the landmark 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. As soon as this autumn, this backcountry would be opened to industrial development under a newly released Bush administration plan.

Help stop the Bush administration from moving forward with its 11th-hour plans to remove the current protections now in place for Colorado's roadless backcountry forests.

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CEC

Representatives of low-income communities, communities of color, environmental and youth organizations today called on the oil and gas industry to stop putting profits ahead of the people of Colorado.  

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