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What if Suncor Shut Down Forever?

What if Suncor Shut Down Forever?

City Cast Denver

February 21, 202319m 33s

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Show Notes

A series of mysterious incidents in late December forced the Suncor refinery in Commerce City to shut down for weeks. The refinery is reviled by environmental activists and neighbors for its history of polluting our air and water, but it’s also responsible for about 40% of Colorado’s supply of gasoline. So, what if the shutdown was permanent? What if Mother Earth snapped her fingers and it disappeared? Denver Post reporter Noelle Phillips has been covering Suncor for years, and she’s on today with producer Paul Karolyi to explain the current situation and imagine what a Denver without Suncor would look like. 


Catch up on all Noelle’s reporting on Suncor here: https://www.denverpost.com/author/noelle-phillips/


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