By Scott Weiser | The Gazette via Colorado Politics
The wide divide between oil and gas development and environmental protection was on full display as a conservation organization representative debated one from the Colorado Oil and Gas Association.
Katherine Merlin, of Wild Earth Guardians, and Dan Haley, COGA, debated how much mineral extraction is enough in Colorado at the Colorado Sun SunFest last month at the University of Denver.
Merlin is a climate and energy litigator with the conservation organization. Haley is the president and CEO of COGA, a state industry trade association.