Collateral damage

By Tara Meixsell

Subjects: Natural gas reserves, Gas reservoirs, Geology

Description: Meixsell chronicles the experiences of the residents of Garfield County, Colorado, who live at the epicenter of gas and oil development. Few people, even within the environmental community, are aware of the extraordinary devastation that has occurred in Western Colorado. Gas wells are drilled 150 feet from homes, while toxic and undisclosed chemicals pollute the air and water. As a result, the American West has become open range, and those living near gas and oil development are collateral damage.