” …that’s the problem with what’s going on at the state capitol, is that the industry infiltrates the state capitol.” — Joe Salazar. Former state legislator Joe Salazar is the new head of Colorado Rising. The Democrat served 3 terms […]
Colorado Rising Releases Recording Confirming Signature Collecting Firm Was Paid To Abandon Initiative 97
On Tuesday, July 31st, Colorado Rising, the group behind the Initiative 97 campaign to create a 2,500 hundred foot buffer zone between oil and gas drilling and homes, schools, hospitals, drinking water sources and other vulnerable areas, recorded a conversation […]
Breaking News: Oil and Gas Drilling in Boulder County
Boulder County officials have confirmed that 8 North LLC, which is a subsidiary of Extraction Oil and Gas, LLC, has filed paperwork with the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to begin the state permitting process for oil and gas […]
Oil and Gas Summit
About 800 people were in Denver this week for the Colorado Oil and Gas Association’s annual Energy Summit. As Bente Birkeland reports, Senators Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet discussed the future of the industry. Both Senators praised the oil and […]
Capitol Coverage: Colorado Energy Office is Losing State Funding
The state office that focuses on energy efficiency will no longer be funded starting in July. A special last minute request from Governor John Hickenlooper’s office to save state funding for the Colorado Energy Office failed along party lines Tuesday. […]
Boulder Shambhala Center Salon on Climate Change
Many Coloradoans are anxious to hear if the state’s Supreme Court is going to take up a ruling by a lower court that said citizens should be a priority when it comes to oil and gas drilling. KGNU’s Roz Brown […]
Capitol Coverage: Flow Line Mapping Bill Fails
A bill that would require energy companies to map oil and gas flow lines failed in the House early Tuesday morning when the debate took too long and the clock ran out. Bente Birkeland has more. The measure was […]
Capitol Coverage: Flow Line Mapping Clears First Committee
A last-minute bill to require oil and gas companies to map information on all of their flow lines and gathering lines is making its way through the statehouse. As Bente Birkeland reports, it’s in response to a house explosion that […]