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Colorado’s “oil-gas wars” reignited by proposed bill, ballot measures

Industry calls the bill a drilling ban while clean-energy advocates see ballot items as threats

A newly erected drilling rig site ...
Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post
Draft legislation that would phase out new oil and gas drilling permits is roiling the politics of energy in Colorado. Adding fuel to the fire are ballot measures by the oil and gas industry that could restrict efforts to promote renewable energy.
DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 12:  Judith Kohler - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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Four years after an overhaul of Colorado's oil and gas rules, temperatures are on the rise with a draft bill that would phase out new permits for wells and ballot proposals that could restrict efforts to boost renewable energy.
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