Is fracking the future of the oil and gas industry and a good economic move, or a threat to public health? Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” is the forcing of water into bedrock to extract underground resources such as oil and natural gas.

An expert panel will provide an in-depth pro-and-con analysis of hydraulic fracturing in Colorado. Panelists include: Weston Wilson, EPA; David Neslin, Dir. of the CO Oil and Gas Conservation Commission; Travis Yee from Colorado Oil and Gas Assoc; Susan Perkins, Principal of Perkins Energy Law, a renewable energy law firm in DenverThe facilitator is KBDI PBS Ch. 12 Director of Production Dominic Dezzutti.

Registration required.

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