Non-Profit in the Spotlight: Public Counsel of the Rockies, Part 3

Aspen Public Radio | By Cornelia Carpenter

Published August 17, 2015 at 9:00 AM MDT

In 2006, Public Counsel began the process of challenging the 1963 Colorado Oil & Gas Act, that allowed the owner of a property's underground mineral rights to pump and dispose of groundwater to access the gas, with no permit, despite the protests of the surface owner.

Chelsea Brundige is a trustee on the board of Public Counsel of the Rockies and runs the Counsel's Smart Water Program. She explains the case Public Counsel opened to close this loophole and make oil and gas companies comply with Colorado water laws. Tim McFlynn, founder and board chair of Public Counsel, also contributes.

Learn more about the Vance oil and gas case HERE, and learn more about Public Counsel of the Rockies at www.public-counsel.org.

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Cornelia Carpenter

Cornelia was born and raised in Aspen and is happy to be home after attending the University of Denver, where she earned degrees in Geography and Studio Art. Since graduating in 2011, she has illustrated several local children’s books, made maps around the world, and continues to draw and paint. In the summer of 2011, Cornelia was a Development intern at The Aspen Institute, and returned to work for The Aspen Ideas Festival in the summer of 2012.

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