Blog Posts in November, 2013
Posted on Nov 25, 2013 By Terri Meeks
The majority of Colorado voters support fracking for natural gas and oil, according to a poll released by Quinnipiac University this week. Overall, the survey showed that 51 percent of respondents ...
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Posted on Nov 18, 2013 By Terri Meeks
The final but unofficial vote on a proposed five-year fracking ban in the Denver suburb of Broomfield shows the measure passed by 17 votes, close enough to trigger an automatic recount. The Broomfield ...
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Posted on Nov 11, 2013 By Terri Meeks
As I reported last week, Boulder, Lafayette and Fort Collins passed measures with solid margins to suspend or ban the technique formally known as hydraulic fracturing. But a fourth community, ...
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Posted on Nov 6, 2013 By Terri Meeks
Measures to halt hydraulic fracturing in various ways were passing in three Colorado cities early Wednesday, while results on a fourth anti-fracking proposal were still close. The votes in four ...
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Posted on Nov 4, 2013 By Terri Meeks
An anti-fracking group in Colorado has released a series of ads blasting claims made by the oil and gas industry in the state as four communities prepare to vote on bans or moratoriums on drilling and ...
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