Drilled, Baby, Drilled

Westword | January 24, 2012
The strange battle to keep Big Oil from cheating.

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Back in 1977, Denver was booming. Thousands of Baby Boomers were fleeing the coasts, lured to Colorado by the climate, the scenery, the promise of endlessly flowing Coors. But with the deluge came a dilemma: so many young, active people...
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