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FrackNation Seeks To Dispel Gasland Claims

At 9 pm Mountain Time on January 22nd, 2013, the the premiere of FrackNation, a documentary by freelance Irish journalist Phelim McAleer was aired on AXStv available on Dish Network. McAleer’s impressive journalistic credentials lend legitimacy to this film which was  funded by … Continue reading

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Hickenlooper seeks to avoid long court fight over Longmont’s anti-fracking stance

Denver Business Journal by Cathy Proctor, Reporter – Wednesday, August 15, 2012 Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said Wednesday he hopes to avoid a long court battle with Longmont over the city’s oil and gas regulations, which include a ban on … Continue reading

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Hickenlooper: Colorado drilling regulations need more work

By Mark Jaffe, The Denver Post 08/15/2012 – 7:13 PM EDT Gov. John Hickenlooper Wednesday outlined a set of new initiatives to oversee oil and gas operations in Colorado to create “integrity and trust” in energy development. The areas that … Continue reading

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Longmont City Council to Vote on New Oil and Gas Regulations on July 17th, 2012

The Longmont City Council on July 17th will vote on oil and gas regulations ordinance O-2012-25.  The new ordinance, if approved, would introduce a new layer of local regulations that would need to be met by the oil land gas … Continue reading

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Colorado fracking to use more water in coming years, but still a small percentage of total

Cathy Proctor -Reporter – Denver Business Journal The amount of water used for hydraulic fracturing in Colorado is expected to rise 35 percent between 2010 and 2015, but will still be a fraction — about 0.1 percent — of the … Continue reading

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Halliburton to build $20 million terminal in Windsor to support hydraulic fracturing activity

By Mark Jaffe – The Denver Post – 01/19/2012 Houston-based Halliburton will build a $20 million sand terminal in Windsor to support its hydraulic fracturing activity in the Denver-Julesburg Basin, the company said. Halliburton  will use 54 acres in the … Continue reading

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Commerce City delays oil and gas decision

Denver Business Journal by Cathy Proctor, Reporter-Tuesday, December 20, 2011 Commerce City’s town council on Monday voted to postpone for 30 days a final decision to impose a six-month moratorium on oil and gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing — or … Continue reading

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Fracking of wells puts big demand on Colorado water

By Bruce Finley – The Denver Post FORT LUPTON — Oil and gas drillers have bought at least 500 million gallons of water this year from cities for use in hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” along Colorado’s Front Range. Now they … Continue reading

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Early Results from Hydraulic Fracturing Study Show No Direct Link to Groundwater Contamination

Nov. 9, 2011 FORT WORTH, Texas — Preliminary findings from a study on the use of hydraulic fracturing in shale gas development suggest no direct link to reports of groundwater contamination, the project leader at The University of Texas at … Continue reading

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Colorado oil and gas rules score high in outside review

Denver Business Journal by Cathy Proctor, Reporter Date: Monday, October 31, 2011, 3:56pm MDT Colorado got generally high marks in an outside review of its rules governing oil and gas operations and hydraulic fracturing, but the review said the state … Continue reading

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