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Deal Struck in Colorado Over Vote on Drilling
2014-08-05 01:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Seeking to head off a costly election-year fight over oil and gas drilling that could threaten vulnerable Colorado Democrats, Gov. John W. Hickenlooper said Monday that he had reached a deal to keep two antifracking measures off Novembers ballots. The fight over fracking in a swing state that prizes its natural beauty and relies on its energy resources for jobs and tax revenues has become a monthslong headache for Democratic leaders, opening fissures within the party and between pro-energy moderates...
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