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Will Colorado Prop 112 Deal the Shale Boom a Blow?

From CNN Business New York  – Colorado’s flourishing oil industry could be dealt a powerful blow on Tuesday by voters worried about the safety and environmental side effects of the shale boom. Proposition 112 calls for banning oil and gas companies from drilling any wells within 2,500 feet of occupied buildings, water sources and other “vulnerable” areas. If approved, the