Battle over oil and gas regs in Colorado loops in political powers
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The dozen potential ballot initiatives would amend the state constitution to do things such as mandate setbacks of drilling rigs from homes and give more power to local government to regulate operations.
"These are wrongheaded measures," said Ken Salazar, a former U.S. senator and secretary of the Interior who . . . is co-chairman of CFRR.
Though self-described as a citizens brigade, the coalition includes politically powerful organizations such as the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce; Colorado Concern; Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry; Action 22; Club 20; and Progressive 15.
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Way back when I was in elementary school there were always playground bullies who liked to make life miserable for the rest of us. The upside was the certain knowledge that those bullies would be dealt with by the school authorities. Fast forward to the present wherein the playground bullies have been replaced by the oil and gas industry, and the authorities are now protecting them against those who don’t like being abused. The absurdity of this development is compounded by the cruel indifference with which it is delivered. It’s a horrible thing when your local government tells you that you simply do not matter.