Category: Colorado
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Fracking, Fracking and More Fracking
It’s virtually impossible these days to read, listen to or watch a news program that doesn’t mention hydraulic fracturing or fracking. Nearly every day …
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EPA Pushes Back Fracking Impact Study to 2016
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving back its timeline for release of its study on the impact of hydraulic fracturing from 2014 to 2016, the agency announced …
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During Record Drought, Frackers Outcompete Farmers for Water Supplies
“There is a new player for water, which is oil and gas. And certainly they are in a position to pay a whole lot more than we are.”
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Industrial Hemp Legislation Passes U.S. House of Representatives
“Our fear of industrial hemp is misplaced—it is not a drug. By allowing colleges and universities to cultivate hemp for research, Congress sends a signal that we are ready to examine hemp in a different and more appropriate context.”
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Boulder Applauds County Commission for Extending Fracking Moratorium
Local residents rejoiced this week at the Boulder County Commissions’ decision to enact a new moratorium on fracking …