Join us at our Public Information Meeting July 8: 

Protecting the Environment and Public Health from the Impacts of Oil and Gas Extraction 

 Join us at 7 p.m. on July 8 at River Rock Community House in Fort Collins to lean how Earthworks engages with communities in Colorado to protect the environment and public health from the harmful impacts of oil and gas extraction, and to ensure that these communities have a voice in a cleaner, sustainable future. 

Our speaker, Andrew Klooster, has been the Colorado field advocate and an optical gas imaging thermographer with Earthworks for five years. He has worked with local communities, investigative journalists, and local and state regulatory officials to document oil and gas pollution throughout the states of Colorado, California, Idaho, Montana, 

New Mexico, Texas, and Utah. His work has helped expose climate-harming emissions from abandoned wells in remote areas of the Mountain West, highlighted harmful pollution throughout the oil and gas supply chain from drilling and fracking to refining, been used to push back against the oil and gas industry's false solutions, and has contributed to dozens of polluting facilities being fined and even shut down. He holds a Master of Science in Natural Resources and Environment with a focus on environmental justice. He has conducted research focused on perceptions of forest health and climate change among rural landowners in the Upper Midwest, Pacific Northwest, and Nicaragua. 

We will begin at 6:45 for a brief social time, followed by the program at 7. Light snacks and drinks will be provided. 

River Rock Community Housing is located at 520 N. Sherwood. Park at either The Farm or Lee Martinez Park. From The Farm, walk to the southeast corner and cross the small parking lot to the sidewalk and follow the sidewalk around the north side of the green to reach the community house. From Lee Martinez, walk south until you encounter the fire lane and follow the sidewalk that parallels the fire lane east up the hill. This brings you to the back of the community house; continue west to the front of the community house. In addition, there are two handicap parking spaces adjacent to the common house.

Upcoming Events: Poudre River Fest

 Mark your calendar for the Poudre River Fest on Saturday Aug. 8 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the New Belgium Brewery, 500 Linden St. in Fort Collins. Come visit PCEG at its table! Ask questions, offer your ideas, and support the efforts to keep our Poudre River healthy.

The Poudre River Fest’s website describes the event: “The Poudre RiverFest is a free, familyfriendly festival that celebrates the Poudre River, promotes restoration, and educates people about our river corridor, an important natural resource in our community. The festival features activities for children and adults to explore the role of the river as an important habitat for wildlife, a lively recreation area, and a source for clean drinking water.