Citing the need for a long-term domestic energy plan to ensure reliable production and stable prices, Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO), yesterday, reintroduced the Planning for American Energy Act for the 114th Congress. Tipton says the all-of-the-above energy legislation would unleash the potential for thousands of new jobs as well as establish a reliable, affordable and secure source of Continue reading
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Tipton Reintroduces Energy Bill
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Lawmakers Want Compensation for Fracking Bans
Colorado House Republicans will propose legislation requiring counties that ban fracking to pay mineral owners for losing their Continue reading
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Gardner Speaks on Northwest Colorado Issues
U.S. Congressman and Senate candidate Cory Gardner spoke with Wild West Radio about northwest Colorado issues yesterday. The congressman touched on issues such as energy, health care, and sage grouse. During the discussion, Gardner spoke against the federal government’s recent habits of trying to control water, land and energy development in the west. Gardner says Continue reading
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Wilderness Society Wants Compromise on Sage Grouse
The Wilderness Society says they would like to work with the oil and gas industry to come up with a compromise on drilling in states home to the sage grouse. The group sent a letter to Western Energy Alliance that offers to compromise on the issue, suggesting a multi-use approach that would encourage Continue reading
Hickenlooper Makes Deal to Legislate Fracking
Governor John Hickenlooper says legislation should result next year from a commission he’s created to study hydraulic fracturing in Colorado. The Continue reading
Gardner, Daines Encourage Committee to Delay Sage Grouse Listing
Yesterday Colorado Congressman Cory Gardner and Montana Congressman Steve Daines sent a letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Environment requesting that authorized federal funds from the National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) program Continue reading
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