Due to the recently announced 38% increase in our utility bills, occasioned by the high price of natural gas, and due to the $4 a gallon gas drivers must purchase for their vehicles, I see no point in attending the COGA Conference - especially as your announcement does not indicate any desire to moderate the ungodly profits the oil and gas companies are reaping at the costs for consumers.  These costs have spilled over into food costs and heating costs, which affect Colorado residents' very survival.