Educator Resources
Three Animations To Help You Understand Fracking
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A series of animated “explainers” produced in collaboration with AirWaterGas on the rise of fracking, water use in fracking, and the high stakes game of deciding where to drill.
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Living With Oil & Gas – An Inside Energy Podcast Special
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In this Inside Energy podcast special, Leigh Paterson reports on the struggle between two priorities: energy development and housing development. She takes us to Colorado’s Front Range, where drilling rigs and subdivisions are both going up in towns north of Denver. At the intersection of the these two types of development are serious concerns about health and safety.
Ballot Question 301
Oil & Gas Dollars Pour In To Broomfield Ballot Fight
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Oil and gas money is pouring into a local ballot fight about health and safety in Broomfield, Colorado. Inside Energy’s Leigh Paterson reports on what’s at stake.
Inside Energy News
Oil & Gas Eyes Fringes Of Bears Ears
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Will energy development move into the Bears Ears National Monument? Inside Energy digs in.
Inside Energy News
Drilling For Answers: Inside Energy Collaborates With Science
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For the next few months, Inside Energy will be partnering with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Center for Science Education to get to the bottom of some of the most common and lingering questions about the impacts of oil and gas development, sharing what we know, what we don’t know, and the areas of active research.
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Bad Handwriting, Wrong Address: Verifying Signatures On Colorado Initiatives
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For weeks now, workers have been sifting through hundreds of thousands of signatures to approve measures for the November ballot. They’re down to approving the last two: a set of highly controversial initiatives that together would restrict oil and gas development in Colorado. The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office walks Inside Energy through the tedious process of counting and verifying hundreds of thousands of signatures.
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Drillers Answer Low Oil Prices With Cost-Saving Innovations
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The New York Times | Even though oil prices have dropped significantly, companies are keeping production steady with new drilling techniques and utilizing recently developed technology.
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Ran Off The Rig: An Oil Worker’s Diary
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Oil worker Neil LaRubbio documents what it’s like to be on the inside as oil prices plummet.
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Drilling Is Loud, But Are Wyoming Officials Listening?
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When it comes to oil and gas drilling in urban and suburban areas, the question is often ‘how close is too close?’ That’s been the major point of contention in Wyoming, where the state’s Oil and Gas Conservation Commission is currently considering a rule to increase the setback distance between oil and gas wells and houses from 350 to 500 feet. Many homeowners would like it to be even further. But distance is only one part of the issue.
