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Did Hickenlooper miss the mark in comments on fracking and attack ads?
Speaking at conference in Aspen todayTuesday, Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper reiterated his support for hydraulic fracturing, telling attendees that there is “literally no risk” to fracking, if done...
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Making a case for local oil and gas regulation in Colorado
Ramon Reed Guest Commentary After serving eight years on the Gunnison County Planning Commission, the last three as chair, I retired this year. In those years, we reviewed dozens of natural gas wells...
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Longmont’s rules against fracking are legal, governor
By Gordon L. Pedrow Guest Commentary The state legislative session has ended, with oil and gas drilling impacts on our communities still largely unaddressed — in no small part due to the active...
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Colorado voters: Learn the facts about energy development
Oil wells in Cheyenne County, in eastern Colorado. Denver Post file photo By Tim Wigley Guest Commentary Americans everywhere have grown to rely on all the wonderful things energy provides them. From...
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Boulder teen’s anti-fracking presentation raised a ruckus
A small crowd attended a concert and rally against fracking in Denver’s Civic Center Park in October 2012. (Karl Gehring, The Denver Post) By Xiuhtezcatl Martinez Guest Commentary I am a 13-year-old...
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Protect Our Colorado: Good governors don’t frack their people
A small crowd attended a concert and rally against hydraulic fracturing in Denver’s Civic Center Park in October 2012. The controversial method of extracting gas and petroleum is more commonly known as...
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The forgotten families in the fracking debate: Ban would be unfair
A worker uses hand signals to communicate with a co-worker over the sound of massive pumps at an Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. hydraulic fracturing and extraction site, outside Rifle, in western...
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Colorado, oil and gas industry need to better inform public about fracking
Workers tend to a well head during a hydraulic fracturing operation at an Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. gas well outside Rifle, in western Colorado, in March. (Brennan Linsley, AP File) Richard P....
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Fracking ban votes in Colorado, Ohio show much work remains to be done
A protester shows his support for a petition to give Johnson County voters a chance to tell county officials how they feel about high-volume oil and gas drilling at the Illinois state capitol in...
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