Author: Simon Lomax – The Center Square
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LOMAX: Broomfield paper trail leads to Sierra Club and other ‘Big Enviro’ groups
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National environmental groups have a First Amendment right to campaign at any level of government they choose – federal, state or local – just as the business community, energy workers and regular citizens have free-speech rights to oppose these campaigns. For the record, I work on the pro-business side of the street with a group…
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LOMAX: There’s much more agreement than conflict on Colorado energy issues
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News values are used by reporters and editors to determine which events to cover and how much prominence to give them. They include things like impact, timeliness, proximity and the element of surprise. But in politics, there’s one news value that dominates: Conflict. There are good reasons for this, but when the search for conflict…
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LOMAX: Yet again, national anti-oil and gas groups call the shots in local campaigns
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After the failure of statewide anti-fracking ballot measures in Colorado last year, national activist groups are regrouping at the local level. This is history repeating. Several years ago, the push for a statewide oil and gas ban started with local campaigns, led by Washington, D.C.-based Food & Water Watch and other out-of-state groups. Today, the…