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The Fort Collins Coloradoan reports on yesterday's dramatic hearings in the Fort Collins City Counciland their vote last night, 5-2, to ban hydraulic fracture drilling ("fracking" withing their city limits. This vote puts Northern Colorado's biggest city squarely in opposition to Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, who, although nominally a Democrat, has emerged as the head cheerleaderand now chief enforcerfor the oil and gas industry.
With a large crowd looking on, council members voted 5-2 on Tuesday to give final approval to an ordinance that prohibits hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, within the city
Mayor pro tem Kelly Ohlson said state regulators have no credibility with him, nor does Gov. John Hickenlooper, who said last week the state would sue the city if it passed a ban.
I believe the governor should spend his time protecting the health and safety and welfare of citizens of Colorado rather than acting like the chief lobbyist for the oil and gas industry, he said. In fact, I think he should literally quit drinking the fracking Kool-Aid.
more: http://coloradopols.com/diary/38903/attention-gov-frackenlooper-the-charm-offensive-has-failed
niyad
(113,371 posts)spanone
(135,846 posts)truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)denverbill
(11,489 posts)That would take it out of Hicks hands. Something to the effect that the state can control permitting but giving cities the right to restrict where the wells can go.
otohara
(24,135 posts)hard.
Didn't support him in the primary.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Is he even a Dem? Doesn't say in the article.
fizzgig
(24,146 posts)but even a pompous ass is right sometimes
eta: our city council is non-partisan
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Frackenlooper is nothing more than a cheerleader for big oil.
Cha
(297,323 posts)Cuomo of NY was going for the Fracking and he's been holding off because of Health Concerns.
New York Fracking Held As Andrew Cuomo, RFK Jr. Reportedly Talk Health
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/02/new-york-fracking_n_2797039.html?ir=Green
thanks for the article, madamsilverspurs
bluedigger
(17,086 posts)Screw him.
fizzgig
(24,146 posts)but i knew he'd have our back on this issue