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The Daily Show

Rhiannon12866

(222,205 posts) Fri Feb 1, 2019, 10:43 PM Feb 2019

Desi Lydic heads to Colorado to find out how an energy company could be allowed to drill just a quarter mile away from an elementary school.

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The Daily Show - That's Fracked: Can a Colorado School Combat Environmental Racism? (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Feb 2019 OP

This is my home town. madamesilverspurs Feb 2019 #1

Thank you so much! And I'm sorry... Rhiannon12866 Feb 2019 #2

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1. This is my home town.

Fri Feb 1, 2019, 10:59 PM

Feb 2019

We've been dealing with the fracking mess for quite a while, now. Citizen involvement has grown, and we join forces with other communities dealing with the issue. Here are a couple of links to local efforts:

https://weldairandwater.org/

https://www.facebook.com/cofrackfiles/

And we were actually surprised by the coverage from our local newspaper, since it's pretty much understood that the publication essentially serves as PR organ of the oil and gas industry:

https://www.greeleytribune.com/news/greeleys-bella-romero-fracking-fight-featured-on-the-daily-show/

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2. Thank you so much! And I'm sorry...

Fri Feb 1, 2019, 11:04 PM

Feb 2019

This is a comedy show, but they do take on real issues - and this adds so much to the information we're getting in a relatively short segment...