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Key Colorado Ballot Initiatives have Corporations Spending Tens of Millions for Votes

Key Colorado Ballot Initiatives have Corporations Spending Tens of Millions for Votes

From the Colorado Independent

Millions of dollars from special interests is going to support or fight three policy issues: a battle over how to pay for transportation needs, a makeover in the way the state draws its political boundaries, and …

Colorado’s 2,500-Foot Setback Zipped by a Deadline on Friday Sept. 7

Colorado’s 2,500-Foot Setback Zipped by a Deadline on Friday Sept. 7

Setback measure named Proposition 112 on the Nov. ballot

Friday Sept. 7 was one of the upcoming deadlines on the life path of initiative #97—the 2,500-foot mandatory statewide oil and gas setback.

That was the last day for designated representatives …

Colorado Initiative 97 Hands Local Governments the Power to Bar Drilling

Colorado Initiative 97 Hands Local Governments the Power to Bar Drilling

A deeper look at initiative 97

If Colorado voters choose to stop drilling by passing initiative #97 on Nov. 6, the economic ramifications are deepColorado governor has no veto power over the measure

Nine weeks from today Colorado’s …

Colorado Could Potentially See the End of Oil & Gas Drilling if Voters Pass Initiative 97 on Nov. 6

Colorado Could Potentially See the End of Oil & Gas Drilling if Voters Pass Initiative 97 on Nov. 6

It’s a scenario that could possibly send oil and gas reserve values toward $0 and start an exodus of energy companies, capital investment and high paying jobs from the state

From “theoretical to real” in a day

The threat to …

Colorado Setback Measure—Initiative 97—Makes the Ballot

Colorado Setback Measure—Initiative 97—Makes the Ballot

Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams announced that the setback measure for oil and gas development has qualified to be on the November 6 statewide ballot.

The measure would mandate that new oil and gas development, including fracing, be a …

Anti- 97 Advertising Has Already Started in Colorado

Anti- 97 Advertising Has Already Started in Colorado

2018 Colorado ballot initiative requiring 2,500-foot drilling setback, or higher, is in the state verification queue: 6 business days till verification deadline 

Even though the Colorado Secretary of State hasn’t yet announced the signature verification count for initiative 97, which …

Extraction Oil & Gas: 84-Well Comprehensive Drilling Plan Approved by Broomfield, Colorado

Extraction Oil & Gas: 84-Well Comprehensive Drilling Plan Approved by Broomfield, Colorado

After two years of public comment and revisions, Extraction will be allowed to drill in Broomfield–but will Colo. voters stop it in November with positive setback vote on 97?

Extraction Oil & Gas (ticker: XOG) got the news this week …

Colorado 2,500-Foot Setback Gets Real: Macquarie Research Believes Turned In Signatures Will Be Enough to Put 97 on the Ballot

Colorado 2,500-Foot Setback Gets Real: Macquarie Research Believes Turned In Signatures Will Be Enough to Put 97 on the Ballot

98,492 verified voter signatures are required to make the ballot – Macquarie Research believes proponents have turned in ~170,000 signatures

Colorado ballot initiative 97, the proposed change to state statute–changing the law to impose mandatory 2,500-foot drilling setbacks around protected …

Window Closing on Colorado Initiative 97: Voter Signature Collection Period Ends this Weekend

Window Closing on Colorado Initiative 97: Voter Signature Collection Period Ends this Weekend

Initiative 97 imposes a mandatory statewide minimum 2,500-foot drilling setback, also cedes power to local governments to increase setbacks

This is the final week for environmental activist groups 350.org and Colorado Rising to gather signatures for Colorado ballot initiative 97. …

Colorado 2,500-Foot Setback Initiative 97 Enters the Stretch, Proponents Accelerate Grassroots Campaign

Colorado 2,500-Foot Setback Initiative 97 Enters the Stretch, Proponents Accelerate Grassroots Campaign

Extremely well-organized ‘keep it in the ground’ groups tell like-minded voters exactly what to do to get initiative 97 on the ballot, what to say at the COGCC hearing 

“We’re calling on the COGCC to prioritize public health and safety

Colorado Regulator Outlines Disruption if Proposed 2,500 Foot Setback Rule Makes the 2018 Ballot, Wins Voter Approval

Colorado Regulator Outlines Disruption if Proposed 2,500 Foot Setback Rule Makes the 2018 Ballot, Wins Voter Approval

Of the 7 million acres of non-federal land in Colorado’s top oil and gas producing counties, proposed initiative #97 would exclude 6.5 million acres from drilling and development

An estimated 54% of Colorado’s total land surface would be unavailable for …

Colorado’s 2,500-Foot Oil & Gas Setback Ballot Initiative in Signature-Gathering Mode

Colorado’s 2,500-Foot Oil & Gas Setback Ballot Initiative in Signature-Gathering Mode

Will they gather enough signatures this time around?

The 2018 Colorado ballot initiative that would change state law to require 2,500-foot setbacks from occupied structures, playgrounds and water sources for new oil and gas development projects is in the signature …

No Surprise: Colorado Sierra Club Endorses 2018 Ballot Initiative No. 97, Raising Setback to 2,500 Feet

No Surprise: Colorado Sierra Club Endorses 2018 Ballot Initiative No. 97, Raising Setback to 2,500 Feet

From the Boulder Weekly

On April 14, the Colorado chapter of Sierra Club officially endorsed Ballot Initiative 97, which, if passed, would require all new oil and gas operations to be sited at least 2,500 feet away from schools, homes, …