- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 4, 2022
Midterm Spotlight: Democrats in Colorado are Eerily Quiet on Oil and Natural Gas Ahead of Midterm Elections
With just four days until the 2022 midterm elections, it’s worth noting that during this election season, it’s been eerily quiet on any notable pushes to decrease oil and natural gas production in Colorado, a state trending blue with some of the nation’s toughest regulations.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 26, 2022
Colorado Governor Reverses Course On Ozone After Previously Calling Regulatory Hammer “Good News”
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) recently did a 180 on ozone, saying Colorado should have the same waiver as other states – the same waiver the governor rejected in 2019 when he broke from former Governor John Hickenlooper saying that the state couldn’t “sit back and rely on a waiver or other countries to get us there.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 26, 2022
Polis Calls Incoming Regulatory Hammer From Ozone Announcement “Good News”
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) is touting his decision to let the Environmental Protection Agency downgrade the state’s ozone attainment level, calling it “good news” that a wave of new regulations will have economic consequences, including in the state’s oil and natural gas sector.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 2, 2020
ICYMI: Will Allison’s Radio Interview With Ross Kaminsky On Setback Extensions In Colorado
Energy In Depth spokesman Will Allison was on the radio Friday morning with KHOW host Ross Kaminsky to discuss the recent decision by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to extend the setback distance of oil and natural gas operations in the state from 500 to 2,000 feet.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 11, 2020
Is COGCC Trying To Restart The “Oil & Gas Wars” With Latest Setback Proposal?
Colorado’s voters rejected a de facto ban on oil and natural gas development via extended setbacks by a wide margin in 2018.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 14, 2020
Private Donors Are Funding Polis Administration Staff Positions In Controversial “Quid Pro Quo” Scheme
A blockbuster story from the Colorado Sun has revealed that private donors are paying the salaries of several key government staff positions in Gov.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 30, 2020
As Fracking Fight Fizzles in Colorado, Activists Say There is Always Next Campaign Season
Governor Jared Polis, Democratic leaders behind SB 181, Colorado Rising, and the oil and natural gas industry all agree that 2020 is not the year for a fracking fight in Colorado.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 13, 2020
Fringe Activists Seek To Ban Oil And Natural Gas With No Realistic Replacement Plans
Fringe environmental activists in Colorado and across the country continuously attempt to delay or stop completely oil and natural gas development and its related infrastructure, despite not having realistic plans to meet growing energy demand.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 2, 2020
Five Things To Know About That New Colorado Emissions Study
University of Colorado researcher Detlev Helmig is out with another study falsely blaming oil and natural gas production for poor air quality in the Denver Front Range.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 27, 2020
Colorado Aims to “Electrify the Heck” Out of Everything, Gas Stovetops Potentially Targeted
A swift transition from natural gas-fired power sources to electrification has become a top priority for Colorado Gov. Jared Polis as leading officials in his administration aim to stop fossil fuel use by consumers.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 28, 2020
Top Colorado Environmental Official Admits State’s Ozone Strategy Is Flawed
Ever since assuming office in 2019, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has made shifting the state’s strategy on ozone pollution a top priority.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 17, 2020