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LOMAX | Anti-oil & gas measure’s diehards can’t seem to accept voters’ verdict
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The day after the Nov. 6 election, President Donald Trump called the results “a great victory” for his administration. But not too many people take that claim seriously. In much the same way, “ban fracking everywhere” and “keep it in the ground” groups are claiming the decisive defeat of their Colorado anti-oil and gas ballot…
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HUDSON | Proposition 112 was but one battle in a war that’s far from over
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CRED (Coloradans for Responsible Energy Development) demonstrated that you could drive support for a ballot initiative from 70 percent to less than 40 percent on Election Day with a mere $35 or $40 million dollars. If you add in two or three years of positioning ads, featuring geologist Moms (“I would never put my kids…
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LOMAX | Anti-oil & gas measure’s diehards can’t seem to accept voters’ verdict
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The day after the Nov. 6 election, President Donald Trump called the results “a great victory” for his administration. But not too many people take that claim seriously. In much the same way, “ban fracking everywhere” and “keep it in the ground” groups are claiming the decisive defeat of their Colorado anti-oil and gas ballot measure –…
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LOMAX | Proposition 112 rests its case on a mountain of misinformation
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Reality is catching up with the “ban fracking” and “keep it in the ground” groups behind Proposition 112. It started early last week, when the famously progressive New York Times applied some scrutiny to Prop 112. The Times correctly labeled 112 as an “anti-fracking” measure and an “extreme” one at that. But more importantly, the…
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LOMAX | Thinly veiled anti-fracking groups can scarcely conceal their agenda
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There they go again. The final days of signature gathering for Initiative 97 have provided an excellent reminder of why national anti-oil and gas groups shouldn’t be handed the keys to the Colorado state economy. First, it was revealed that signature gatherers for Initiative 97 weren’t getting the paychecks they were promised – before losing their jobs…
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LOMAX | Anti-oil and gas movement gains little ground beyond Boulder
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For years, national environmental activist groups have camped out in Boulder and the suburbs of Boulder, running a series of local campaigns against the oil and gas industry. From this corner of the state, they have tried to stage a much bigger campaign to drive oil and gas out of Colorado. But the activists have struggled because…
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LOMAX | Bankruptcy pitch in Lafayette shows desperation of national anti-fracking groups
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As a reporter and an advocate, I have spent most of my career following the tactics of national environmental groups, both in Washington, D.C. and in the states. A recent fly-in visit from one such group – the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, or CELDF – shows just how much those tactics have changed. When…
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LOMAX: The New York Times hailed the benefits of fracking. What’s left for anti-oil and gas groups?
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How often do you think the New York Times and a Colorado Springs conservative ever agree, about anything? That’s the question I was asking myself after reading recent news coverage in the Times about the geopolitical importance of U.S. oil and natural gas production. The Jan. 28 story explained how much diplomatic and economic leverage we now have over countries like…
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FEEDBACK: Senate committee was wise to defeat anti-energy development bill
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Colorado’s Senate State Affairs Committee rightly rejected Senate Bill 48, which would have allowed local elected officials to ban energy development and prevent minerals owners from accessing their private property. Sen. Matt Jones, who is also running for Boulder County Commissioner this year, tried to say this was simply about giving local elected officials zoning…
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LOMAX: Latest bid to ban oil & gas drilling in Colorado is déjà vu all over again
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The more things change, the more they stay the same – especially if you’re in the business of running anti-oil and gas campaigns in Colorado. In late December, a coalition of environmental activist groups announced the introduction of a statewide ballot measure targeting Colorado’s energy sector. “We’re doing this for a second time,” said campaign…
