as a boom in natural-gas drilling reshapes the region, Western Democrats have found success recasting environmentalism as a defense of threatened water supplies, fishing spots and hunting grounds. As a result, the party may hold the advantage this fall in the region's key Congressional races. Full Story »
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The first paragraph makes claims that I doubted could be supported. But Sirota indeed brings in substantial evidence. It focuses on partisan politics, but I think more about the effects of energy production on tourism would have been good.
Representative Mark Udall and environmentalist are trying to limit natural-gas drilling. To defend water sources, fishing, and hunting grounds. Limit the selling of Land parcels. It pits special places, agriculture, tourism, wildlife, fisheries against our energy needs.
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