Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Updated: Voters Favoring Fracking Moratoriums/Bans In 3 Of 4 Communities

Voters may be passing fracking moratoriums or bans in 3 communities and narrowly defeating it one town, according to an article up in the Denver Post. The results are not final.
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_24460947/900-000-spent-four-colorado-anti-fracking-measures.

I just looked (7:10am) at the Denver Post website and here is the link to most current vote totals:
http://www.denverpost.com/election2013/ci_24459348/colorado-election-results-2013.

Voters supported by significant margins a moratorium in 3 communities. The vote totals in Broomfield are very close, with a slim lead for those opposed to a moratorium. The Broomfield count is so close that I am not sure it is final.

7 comments:

  1. It will come to PA, too, John. In fact as you know the PA Democratic Party's state committee already voted in favor of a moratorium, but the elite Dem Party types are pro-fracking all the way, albeit they all say they will regulate it more closely. May I ask you a specific question. As Governor would you vote to continue the moratorium in the Delaware River Basin until such time as a comprehensive environmental and health impact study is completed? Would you put resources behind such a study and get your fellow governors and the President's DRBC representative to commit resources as well?

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    1. Simple answers are Yes. When Corbett recently fired off a letter bullying the DRBC, I was the only candidate for Governor to send a letter to the DRBC telling them to not move.

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    2. Do you have a copy of that letter that can be shared?

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    4. I think I have it. I will check. A few articles were written about the letter too.

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  2. More on anti-fracking votes. http://www.coloradoindependent.com/144801/fracked-citizens-to-hickenlooper-can-you-hear-us-now

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  3. Colorado has been fracking longer than Pa. ! shows how the public sentiment is moving to bans/moratoriums. That should be very telling; We need a ban/or moratorium in Pa..

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