Grand Valley Citizens Alliance

December 18, 2018

Schools gain greater buffer from oil and gas facilities

Today, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) unanimously passed a rule that will require new oil and gas development to be set back 1,000 […]
November 29, 2018

Oil & gas activists hopeful despite ballot defeat

by Emily Hornback, Staff Director Proposition 112, an initiative to move new oil and gas facilities 2,500 feet away from homes, schools, streams and other sensitive […]
November 14, 2018

With defeat of Prop 112, attention shifts to Air Quality Commission

by Dave Devanney, Battlement Mesa also printed as a Guest Commentary in the Denver Post, 11/9/2018 Oil and gas development is reaching into every nook and […]
October 19, 2018

Judge cites climate in rejecting BLM plan to double drilling

[from a joint press release with Wilderness Workshop, Western Environmental Law Center, Natural Resources Defense Council and Sierra Club] On October 17, Judge Lewis T. Babcock […]
August 6, 2018

Check out our Western Slope Youth!

Have you had a chance to check out my article in our most recent newsletter, or the recent coverage on KKCO News? Our Western Slope youth are rocking it! A […]
July 20, 2018

Youth Voter Initiative hits the streets

It’s not easy to build a young leaders program. In years past, our organization has worked hard and struggled to engage local youth. Now, we are […]
July 20, 2018

Battlement Mesa awaits ruling on ‘most reckless’ proposal

Battlement Concerned Citizens are enduring a summer of suspense as they await a final decision from the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) on a […]
January 22, 2018

Worst Oil & Gas Proposal. Ever.

A new proposed oil and gas well pad location in Battlement Mesa on the Western Slope receives the dubious distinction of being the WORST drilling and […]
September 19, 2017

Hearing extended on Battlement Mesa drilling proposal

Home owners in trailer park not notified of plans to drill On Wednesday, September 13, the Garfield County Planning and Zoning Commission heard testimony on “Battlement […]