HAYDEN – — Discussions about energy exploration in Northwest Colorado continue to fill large rooms in Routt County.
Speaking in front of more than 200 people in the Hayden Secondary Schools auditorium Wednesday night, Steamboat Energy Consultants President John Lamb briefly discussed the mechanics of hydraulic fracturing and what happens after sand, water and chemicals are injected deep into the earth.
Environmental scientist Bill Stearns told the same audience that a phonebook is not a good place to find a qualified baseline water testing consultant.
And Michael Warren, the energy liaison for Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife’s Northwest Region, outlined the ways in which energy companies are reducing their impact on Western Slope wildlife.
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