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Third Place
Matt McClain Rocky Mountain News
"Western Boom"
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The western United States is currently experiencing
one of the largest natural gas booms in history. Foreign oil dependency is
helping drive natural gas production throughout parts of Colorado. The
growth is causing environmental concerns as chemicals used in the production
process are being questioned by environmentalists. Oil and gas production is
also being blamed for interruptions in animal migration patterns. As
Colorado takes in millions in leasing dollars, many are worried that the
environmental future of the state is being mortgaged for short term financial
gains. As a gas drilling rig begins to light up the evening
sky, Katrina West, 5, plays on a swing set in the backyard of her
grandparents Oxford Farms home of outside Erie, Colo.
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