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Sen. Matt Jones planning bill to give more local control on oil and gas issues
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Sen. Matt Jones of Louisville said Wednesday he plans to introduce a bill in the next session to give local governments more authority to “plan, zone, and refuse to allow oil and gas operations as they see fit – just as they do with every other industry.” Though Jones is the Senate Democrats’ appointed leader…
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As if Colorado needed more evidence that the fracking debate has gone hyper-polar …
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… A group of anti-fracking protesters in Boulder (OK, so that’s redundant; everyone in Boulder is against fracking) converged on what they thought was the residence of Boulder County Commissioner Elise Jones over the weekend. The fracktivists’ planned stunt – donning HAZMAT gear and presenting a “Green Washing Award” to Jones at her house –…
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AG Coffman makes good on threat to Boulder over its oil & gas moratorium
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Colorado’s attorney general filed suit today against independent-minded Boulder County over its refusal to end its moratorium on new oil and gas development. Of course, it’s not like we didn’t see this coming. A brouhaha has been brewing for quite some time. Just a few days ago, it took the form of a case of arguable tit-for-tat…