Thanks Tom, I would agree it's a concern, even without the uncertainties of fracking's impact... See this summary of a study by CU doctoral student Clint Francis, along with Dr. Alex Cruz and Catherine Ortega of Ft Lewis http://www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2009/07/23/noise-pollution-negatively-affects-woodland-bird-communities-according-cu, which looks simply at the impact of gas-drilling rigs' noise on bird diversity...
If only CO Springs would step up like Longmont... Fracking is likely to soon be coming to town, even within city limits & with city council's blessings, in the huge Banning-Lewis Ranch, east/northeast of the Springs, originally annexed as a residential development (and spurring the Southern Delivery water project from Pueblo Reservoir), but then gone bankrupt and bought up by gas/oil companies, who have a better use for that precious water... in some diverse (if private) habitat. Stay tuned... Marty Wolf, in NW CO Spgs On Nov 27, 2012, at 8:42 AM, Tom Wilberding <[email protected]> wrote: > Does fracking threaten some birds in Colorado, specifically at Longmont’s > Union Reservoir? Politics and COBirds don’t often mix—like hunting, cats, > (and birdseed)—too hot. But many birders often visit Union Reservoir. And > many of us have seen the documentary Gasland which shows barnyard animals > dropping dead in the Rifle area from fracking well fumes. So here is little > Longmont voting recently 60% to 40% to take on the state of Colorado and the > energy industry to save their town and Union Reservoir. “There’s a swim > beach, there’s sailing, and there will be eight well pads,” said Kaye > Fissinger, a supporter of the ban, pointing out potential drilling sites in > the distance. “You come out here to relax. You don’t come out here to have > your air polluted.” I don’t know how this will end, but I can’t help thinking > that the birds of Union Reservoir would say, “Thank you for trying!” > Here is the New York Times article: http://tiny.cc/2wufow > > Tom Wilberding > Boulder, CO > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cobirds/-/tD-AjKcHsK0J. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
