Author: Jeff Cummings
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Without EPA waiver, price at pump will skyrocket
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Jeff Cummings Troy Hill Two recent actions announced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will cost Colorado families $800 million per-year more in gasoline and will have a detrimental impact on neighboring states if Gov. Jared Polis does not request a waiver to the Clean Air Act for emissions that do not originate in Colorado.…
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Congress must invest in nation’s infrastructure
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Jeff Cummings Last week the U.S. House of Representatives submitted its proposal for Phase 4 of the coronavirus relief package totaling $3 trillion. While this proposal may benefit many others, it will do little toward supporting state and local government infrastructure that is so vital to our country. In this massive program, the House only…
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‘Legislative blizzard’ gives business community a bad case of the jitters
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Jeff Cummings In the world of business one of the greatest enemies is uncertainty. Insecurity makes it difficult for businesses to formulate plans for the future and make investments or add jobs. Making an investment of millions of dollars whether that is replacing equipment or expanding operations is a difficult decision for any business. It…
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California emissions standard could do more harm than good for Colorado
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Recently there has been a push by some groups in Colorado to adopt California’s low-emission vehicle (LEV) standard. Auto dealers and others have raised legitimate concerns about how this change could impact consumers and our overall economy. We can relate well to these concerns about adopting a California standard for our state. The California Air…
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Cummings: Energy development in Colorado benefits all of us
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Recently, there has been much discussion related to oil and gas production in Colorado. In fact two initiatives that barely missed making this year’s ballot would have drastically curtailed development. One would have effectively banned 80 percent of future oil and gas production while the other would have led to an unworkable patchwork of local…
