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CO2 proposals prompt concern: Some Pleasant View residents balk at communications tower
The final straw. That was how several local citizens described their reaction to a proposal by Kinder Morgan, the giant carbon-dioxide company, to build a 70-foot communications tower near their Pleasant View residences. “Everything Kinder Morgan and its contractors do … Continue reading
Published in July 2015
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County seeks dismissal of CO2 company’s lawsuit
Montezuma County Attorney John Baxter filed a motion in District Court Nov. 11 asking for the dismissal of Kinder Morgan’s lawsuit against the county’s limitations on its plans for a billion-dollar expansion of its CO2 operation in the Cow Canyon … Continue reading
Published in December 2014
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Friends and foes
Second of a two-part series Part 1: Strained Relations Like an old married couple, Montezuma County and carbon-dioxide giant Kinder Morgan sometimes squabble. . . . . . but they really can’t get along without each other. The county is … Continue reading
Published in December 2014
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Company sues county over permit requirements
Carbon-dioxide giant Kinder Morgan is suing Montezuma County over what it alleges are illegal and unreasonable requirements in regard to its booming development northwest of Cortez. The Texas-based company, which is currently spending hundreds of millions of dollars to expand … Continue reading
Published in November 2014
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Strained relations
Is Kinder Morgan a good neighbor? Locals say yes — and no First of a two-part series Part 2: Friends and foes During a break in the September meeting of the Montezuma County Planning and Zoning Commission, Phil Kennedy, a … Continue reading
Published in November 2014
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Kinder Morgan sues county over requirement
By David Long Carbon-dioxide giant Kinder Morgan is suing Montezuma County over what it alleges are illegal and unreasonable requirements in regard to its booming development northwest of Cortez. The Texas-based company, which is currently spending billions of dollars to … Continue reading
Published in October 2014
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Too close for comfort?
Venting from carbon-dioxide well raises concerns, couple says A Pleasant View couple remains shaken by a recent incident in which venting from an exploratory carbon-dioxide well caused another family to flee their home the night of June 5. John and … Continue reading
Published in August 2014
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Gas-venting causes worries, but no danger
The release of gases from a new exploratory carbon-dioxide well in the Pleasant View area prompted one family to leave home overnight in early June, but no one was endangered, according to a spokesperson for Kinder Morgan, which did the … Continue reading
Published in July 2014
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Is Kinder Morgan a good neighbor?
Kinder Morgan plans major expansion But some neighbors in Dolores County say noise and odors are problems When Earl Wenger and Cindy Tout bought their rural home in Cahone, Colo., in 1990, there was nothing across the road behind their … Continue reading
Published in May 2012
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Millions at stake in Kinder Morgan tax dispute
Montezuma County’s biggest taxpayer may owe millions more in taxes, depending on the outcome of a dispute between carbon- dioxide producer Kinder Morgan CO2 Co., LP, and the assessor’s office. On Dec. 19, the county commissioners tabled a decision on … Continue reading
Published in January 2012
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