Comments on: Spills at gas sites http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/03/07/spills-at-gas-sites/ Grand Junction, Colorado's community Web site, discussions, forums, message boards, wiki and more. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:10:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: dc http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/03/07/spills-at-gas-sites/#comment-202 dc Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:52:55 +0000 http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/03/07/spills-at-gas-sites/#comment-202 My little " gravy way of life" was doing fine before the oil and gas industry got their way with the Bush and Owens administrations and jumped on the Piceance Basin ( and other places ) like a pack of hungry coyotes. Before this gas boom started about 6 years ago, we had a steadily growing economy, housing was reasonably priced, it was a hell of a lot cleaner and quieter around here, and I could find workers I could afford to pay. Try competing for labor with the worlds' wealthiest industry. Yes, fortunately, the boom comes at a time that helps to prop up this economy. My niece and my nephew are doing well with their industry jobs. That's great. However, your claim that the departure of the industry would "total(l)y kill the economy" is just plain stupid. Incidentally, Schlumberger just bought 375 acres near DeBeque, the last NW lease sale sold 27,500 acres at near record prices. The only thing that will slow down this profit feeding frenzy is a drop in the worldwide price of natural gas; a commodity. And, if for some unforseen reason that price should fall, who believes that our great benefactors won't vanish on a sunny morning in spring? I don't. My little ” gravy way of life” was doing fine before the oil and gas industry got their way with the Bush and Owens administrations and jumped on the Piceance Basin ( and other places ) like a pack of hungry coyotes. Before this gas boom started about 6 years ago, we had a steadily growing economy, housing was reasonably priced, it was a hell of a lot cleaner and quieter around here, and I could find workers I could afford to pay. Try competing for labor with the worlds’ wealthiest industry.

Yes, fortunately, the boom comes at a time that helps to prop up this economy. My niece and my nephew are doing well with their industry jobs. That’s great. However, your claim that the departure of the industry would “total(l)y kill the economy” is just plain stupid.

Incidentally, Schlumberger just bought 375 acres near DeBeque, the last NW lease sale sold 27,500 acres at near record prices. The only thing that will slow down this profit feeding frenzy is a drop in the worldwide price of natural gas; a commodity.

And, if for some unforseen reason that price should fall, who believes that our great benefactors won’t vanish on a sunny morning in spring? I don’t.

]]> By: cov27 http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/03/07/spills-at-gas-sites/#comment-194 cov27 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 08:58:08 +0000 http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/03/07/spills-at-gas-sites/#comment-194 I agree, lets just not run off the oil and gas industry while were at it though. That would totaly kill the economy in Grand Junction and all surrounding areas. Your little gravy way of life in this area would then be gone also. This is the one place in the nation right now that is going fairly well while the rest of the nation is basically in a recetion. I agree, lets just not run off the oil and gas industry while were at it though. That would totaly kill the economy in Grand Junction and all surrounding areas. Your little gravy way of life in this area would then be gone also. This is the one place in the nation right now that is going fairly well while the rest of the nation is basically in a recetion.

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