Category: Safe and Healthy Colorado
‘Frackaging’ is on the Rise
Hey guys, Safe and Healthy got this cool video from our friends at FocoTrashMob this week. Please check out the youtube video and see the connection between fracking and the plastics industry!! Did you know…
Call to Action: Tell Gubernatorial Candidates to Stand with Coloradans in Stopping the Expansion of Fracking
This November, Colorado has the chance to choose a new Governor—one who must be ready from day one to tackle both our state’s long-standing pollution and climate issues and the current lack of federal oversight….
A Real Colorado Alternative to Fracking: What We Saw at Jack’s Solar Garden
We recently visited Jack’s Solar Garden to learn what solar development can look like when it’s designed to work with agriculture instead of replacing it. When we were there, the fields were still early in…
Fracking Is Reaching Our Food Supply
The United Nations has released a report that should stop us in our tracks: we’ve officially entered an “Era of Global Water Bankruptcy.” This is not rhetoric—it’s reality. 75% of the world’s population now lives…
Ten years since the Bella Romero permits and Fracking the System
It has been ten years since mothers, children, and community members at the Bella Romero school 4th through 8th grade have fought against fracking permits that have discounted their health and safety. Unfortunately the same…
Chevron’s $1.53M Penalty is NOT ENOUGH for Galeton
The Energy and Carbon Management Commission has proposed fining Noble Energy, a Chevron subsidiary, $1.53 million for its role in the oil spill that took place in Weld County last April. The massive spill…
Fracking Removes Water from the Water Cycle Forever
Hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) uses large volumes of freshwater that are effectively removed from the natural water cycle. During the process, water is mixed with sand and chemicals and injected deep underground to fracture rock formations…
Fracking and Mental Health
Every day, Colorado workers and residents near oil and gas fracking sites are exposed to relentless noise and light pollution. The constant glare from flare stacks and powerful floodlights—often running around the clock—disrupts natural sleep…
We’ve Entered the Era of Water Bankruptcy 💧
The United Nations just released a report that should shake us all: we’ve officially entered an “Era of Global Water Bankruptcy.” This isn’t hyperbole. 75% of humanity now lives in water-insecure countries. Half of the…
📈❄️ Colorado’s Driest Ski Season Is a Wake-Up Call ❄️📈
Colorado’s 2025–26 ski season is shaping up to be the driest on record — and it’s about far more than missing out on powder days. 😦🏂 (Source) Snowpack across the state is well below average,…