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FEEDBACK: Oil, gas and electricity; harassment and hypocrisy
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Behind every electric car: a coal- or gas-fired power plant We’ve heard a lot recently about electric vehicles and Gov. John Hickenlooper’s intent to use part of the Volkswagen settlement to build a network of rapid-charging stations. Certainly, the technological advancements in electric vehicles and their offerings should be commended and pursued further. But we…
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Sen. Ray Scott wants to power up the Colorado Energy Office, with a new point of view
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Senate Republicans say they want to make the Colorado Energy Office great again, and Senate Bill 3 this session is just the ticket for an all-of-the-above energy effort, said Sen. Ray Scott, the sponsor of the bill. In a partisan standoff at the end of the last session about the office’s mission, it was left…
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LOMAX: Solar trade barriers won’t help American workers
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There’s nothing wrong with a vigorous debate over where, when and how we get the energy needed to run our households, businesses and the broader economy. But too often, the debate over energy policy is falsely portrayed as an all-or-nothing, zero-sum game. In reality, it takes a mix of different energy sources working together to…
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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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Conservation Colorado backs first city-level candidates in Aurora, scores 2 more wins
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Conservation Colorado is this juggernaut green organization that gives state and national candidates the heebie-jeebies in the West’s political wilds. Last year, 54 of the 60 candidates it endorsed went on to win. And whenever legislation affecting the environment, large or small, is debated at the Capitol in Denver, Conservation Colorado is there in big…
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Friends of oil and gas getting political at Jared Polis’ expense
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Call it a sign of things to come, but friends of oil and gas are showing they’re not friends of Jared Polis in a non-partisan local race, by producing an ad supporting candidates Polis doesn’t. A group called Greeley for a Stronger Economy says it backs “pro-business candidates” and has an alliance with Vital…
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Business coalition says Thornton should heed Coffman’s advice on local control
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As city fathers in Thornton examine local regulations on fracking at their meeting next week, they’re sitting on a letter advice warning them not to test state law. “Under the law of operational preemption, local governments may not enact regulations that conflict with the Oil and Gas Conservation Act … or COGCC regulations in a…
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Broomfield city attorney throws cold water on charter amendment to curb oil and gas
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Colorado Politics told you this month that some Broomfield residents want more public health and safety requirements for permitting oil and gas wells written into the city charter. They’re out collecting the 2,500 signatures from the town’s roughly 48,000 registered voters to get the issue on the November ballot. The language mirrors that of…
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Colorado Business Roundtable names Joe Rice to its ’Inner Circle’
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Joe Rice, the director of government relations for Lockheed Martin Space Systems, is the latest addition to the Colorado Business Roundtable’s Inner Circle, a group including some of the state’s leading business authorities. Rice, a former Democratic state representative and former mayor of Glendale, is a colonel in the Army Reserve with five combat tours…