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Drilling in Colorado Lives to See Another Day: Proposition 112 Fails - Oil & Gas 360

Drilling in Colorado Lives to See Another Day: Proposition 112 Fails

Colorado oil and gas companies breathe a sigh of relief – and their share prices respond Turns out DCP Midstream CEO Wooter van Kempen’s ‘glass more than half full’ philosophy was prophetic. During his company’s Q3 conference call yesterday van Kempen made multiple predictions as to the fate of 112 and he repeated his faith in Colorado voters in response

Electricity Giants Take Top Seats at Edison Electric Institute - Oil & Gas 360

4 Ballot Initiatives in the Electricity Sector to Watch on Election Day: Forcing Clean Energy, Imposing a Carbon Tax and Deregulation

From Utility Dive In Washington, Nevada and Arizona, voters will consider a carbon tax, deregulation and 50% renewables requirements. Across the United States, the general trend is toward clean energy resources and away from carbon-emitting generation. But in some states there is a sense that regulators and utilities are not moving fast enough — leading to ballot initiatives that could

Colorado Oil Patch: Trouble is Brewing

New Anti-Energy Development Initiatives Registered with Secretary of State Eleven initiatives aimed at Colorado’s oil and gas development were issued on December 22, 2015, marking the start of a new chapter in the Centennial state’s ongoing tug of war between the energy industry and neighboring communities. Eight of the proposed initiatives targeted setbacks for operations, but two of the measures are