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  • 'It's corporate greed'

    Arnold Mackley, whose western Colorado ranch is dotted with gas wells in his own words says the industry ought to able to make a living without destroying the land.

    by Rebecca Clarren, Sep 25, 2000

  • 'It's hard to keep fighting'

    Janey Hines, in her own words, talks about battling the gas industry with the Grand Valley Citizens Alliance, the group she heads in Parachute, Colo.

    by Rebecca Clarren, Sep 25, 2000

  • 'The industry's philosophy has been to fragment the community'

    Wyoming Rancher Mike Foate has developed a Web site to spread information about the gas industry to his often isolated, intimidated neighbors.

    by Molly Absolon, Sep 25, 2000

  • 'The playing field has to be leveled'

    Rancher and developer Charles Micale says the gas industry should respect the property rights of surface owners.

    by Rebecca Clarren, Sep 25, 2000

  • 'There is a light at the end of the tunnel'

    Byron Oedekoven, who ranches near Gillette, Wyo., in his own words, offers advice for landowners who have to work with gas companies.

    by Molly Absolon, Sep 25, 2000

  • 'We became Michiwest's sewer'

    Ranchers Earl and Sue Boardman have a hard time working with Michiwest, the Michigan-based company that owns the gas wells on their land. Earl, in his own words.

    by Molly Absolon, Sep 25, 2000

  • 'We need that gas'

    Ken Wonstolen of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association, in his own words, says that Colorado is an energy-dependent state, and the methane gas it produces is greatly needed.

    by Rebecca Clarren, Sep 25, 2000

  • 'You've got me wrong': A Conversation with Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth

    Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth talks about how his agency has changed over the years, defending current forest management policies as well as the Service’s dealings with the energy industry

    by Paul Larmer and Greg Hanscom, Aug 07, 2006

  • A 'teachable moment' has arrived

    The writer says we’ve been shocked into the realization that we must decrease our consumption of energy — particularly on the road

    by Seth Zuckerman, Sep 05, 2005

  • A cheer for runaway bison and the Rocky Mountain Front

    The Rocky Mountain Front in Montana is precious land, and it is under threat from the Bush administration’s predatory energy policy

    by Ben Long, Dec 08, 2003
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