coloradans against fracking
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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: 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…
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LOMAX: Hardline groups use hardball tactics to vilify, manipulate state oil and gas regulators
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The interview was unusually candid. Quite possibly, the interview subject – one of the nation’s top environmental activists – forgot he was on the record. “New injunctions … and new bad press take a terrible toll on agency morale,” he said, describing his group’s legal and political tactics against environmental regulators. “They feel like their…
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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…
