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Please attend and bring your friends to the Fort Collins City Council meeting this Tuesday, May 21, at 6pm to ask the council for a 5 year moratorium on drilling and fracking in Fort Collins.

If the council does not take action, the current moratorium will expire in July and operators will be allowed to drill and frack many new wells, using toxic chemicals and techniques that endanger public health and the environment. Citizens have the right to protect their communities from dangerous activities. There are compelling precedents for the legal defensibility of an extended moratorium based on health studies. 5 years will allow the city to obtain and review the results of health impact studies by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment (CDPHE), and National Science Foundation (NSF) which are now under way.

We encourage you to wear green or white as a show of solidarity with others who want to protect Fort Collins from toxic fracking. Arrive between 5:30 and 5:45 to meet with local Sierra Club leaders to discuss next steps. Please RSVP and call Lauren at (303) 887-5951 to connect with us.

Event Details:
WHO: Residents of Fort Collins, CO and nearby communities.
WHAT: Fort Collins City Council Meeting on oil and gas drilling
WHEN: Tueday, May 21, 2013, 6pm (Come between 5:30-5:45 to meet with local Sierra Club leaders and plan next steps)
WHERE: Council Chambers, 300 LaPorte Ave, Fort Collins 80521
Cost: NONE
RSVP: lauren.swain@rmc.sierraclub.org

Here is some more great information on the downside of fracking: http://ecowatch.com/2013/will-the-colorado-river-get-fracked/

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Larimer County:
Tom Donnelly (donnelt@larimer.org) 970-498-7010
Lew Gaiter III (gaiterl@larimer.org) 970-498-7010
Steve Johnson (swjohnson@larimer.org) 970-498-7010

State:
H33 – Southwest Corner of Weld, Dianne Primavera (D), 303-866-4667, dianne.primavera.house@state.co.us
H48 – Rural Weld around Greeley, Stephen Humphrey, 303-866-2943, rephumphrey48@yahoo.com
H49 – Rural Larimer, Perry Buck (R), 303-866-2907, perrybuck49@gmail.com
H50 – Greeley, Dave Young (D), 303-866-2929, dave.young.house@state.co.us
H51 – Loveland, Brian DelGrosso (R), 303-866-2947, brian@briandelgrosso.com
H52 – East Fort Collins, Joann Ginal (D), 303-866-4569, joann.ginal.house@state.co.us
H53 – West Fort Collins, Randy Fischer (D) 303-866-2917, randy.fischer.house@state.co.us
H63 – Rural Weld, Lori Saine (R), 303-866-2906, lori.saine.house@state.co.us
S1 – Rural Weld County, Greg Brophy (R), 303-866-6360, greg@gregbrophy.net
S13 – Greeley and vicinity, Scott Renfroe (R), 303-866-4451, senatorrenfroe@gmail.com
S14 – Fort Collins, John Kefalas (D), 303-866-4841, john.kefalas.senate@state.co.us
S15 – Rural Larimer County, Kevin Lundberg (R) 303-866-4853, kevin@kevinlundberg.com
S23 – Western Weld and Far Eastern Larimer County, Vicki Marble (R), 303-866-4876, vicki.marble.senate@state.co.us

National:
US House District 2 (for the Larimer County part of PCG) Jared Polis, 202-225-2161, jared.polis@mail.house.gov
US House District 4 (for the Weld County part of PCG) Cory Gardner, 202-225-4676, cory.gardner@mail.house.gov
Senator Mark Udall, 877-768-3255, http://www.markudall.senate.gov/?p=contact_us
Senator Michael Bennet, 202-224-5852, senator_bennet@bennet.senate.gov
President Barack Obama, Comments: 202-456-1111, Switchboard: 202-456-1414,
comments@whitehouse.gov or president@whitehouse.gov

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Outings:

The Poudre Canyon outings program is looking for outings leaders. Please contact Ted Manahan at 970-206-1068 or ted_manahan@hotmail.com if you are interested in becoming a leader or to suggest an outing.

There are opportunities to attend outings organized by the Boulder-based Indian Peaks Group. You may also want to participate in outings organized by the Colorado Mountain Club.

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