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Show Summary – Western Skies #97 – March 21, 2006
WOLF CREEK DEVELOPMENT
A state legislator calls for Congressional investigation of a controversial
plan for a major resort development adjacent to Wolf Creek ski area. [LISTEN]
WAR PROTEST WRAP
On the third anniversary of the Iraq war, people around Colorado protest.
We have perspective on events in Colorado Springs and Salida. [LISTEN]
LATINAS RALLY IN PUEBLO
Hundreds of young Latinas rallied in Pueblo last weekend to celebrate themselves,
their culture, and to aim for better futures. [LISTEN]
GAS DRILLING IN COLORADO PARTS 1&2
A story from Garfield County about a Texas company's plans to drill for
gas on the site of an underground nuclear test conducted in 1969. [LISTEN]
THE SPLIT ESTATE DEBATE
Owning land doesn't mean you also own the natural gas that might lie beneath.
State law says surface owners have to let drillers onto their property
to pull out that gas. It's call a "split estate," and state lawmakers
continue to wrangle over how drillers and surface owners balance rights
and responsibilities. [LISTEN]
DRILLING IN COLORADO PART 3
The state fines a natural gas drilling company six figures for violations
of water quality laws. [LISTEN]
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