Fracking Protest Rally in Denver next week

Fracking is a hot topic in the world of energy natural resource management. With the increase of hydraulic fracturing activities throughout the West, activists and environmental groups are trying to bring attention to some of the environmental risks associated with the oil extraction process. Next week, demonstrators opposing Colorado fracking activities will congregate at Civic Park in Denver's Capitol Hill on October 23 as part of Frack Free Colorado, an event that will include live music, speeches, and lectures.

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Fracking has been popularized lately because of natural gas' cleaner emission profile than coal. However, it is not environmentally blameless, often presenting risks of groundwater contamination and generating highly polluted, saline waste water.

Source: RealAspen, Frack Free Colorado