"San Francisco billionaire Tom Steyer is reportedly interested in bankrolling “ban fracking” activists in Colorado. This is just the latest evidence of national environmental groups and the ultra-rich playing extreme political games with our economy, state budget and the livelihoods of working families.
Six months ago, “ban fracking” activists openly mocked the suggestion that national environmental groups backed by wealthy donors were behind several local-level campaigns against oil and gas development in Northern Colorado. They called it “laughable” and “obviously ridiculous.”
Now, the liberal political blog Colorado Pols says Tom Steyer – the hedge-fund manager who has pledged to spend and raise $100 million this election cycle to advance his environmental agenda – is the latest Big Green donor to consider funding anti-fracking activism in Colorado:
“Colorado Pols has learned that representatives for Tom Steyer were in Colorado … to discuss Steyer’s potential involvement in both the Senate race and a possible ballot measure related to concerns about fracking safety.”...
Can't wait to see how these anti-fracking ballot measures will be written and if NIMBY's will shut down fracking in Colorado. Who will win? The Colorado media types who will sell ads to both sides. The Dem dominated Colorado legislature is only in session for a few more hours but it looks like they punted on passing any anti-fracking legislation. David Sirota is accusing them of being bought by oil and gas interests.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
So why are you opposed to local communities being able to enforce their own zoning regulations? All other industries are required to follow the decisions by local communities on reasonable enforcement of zoning regulations, why do you want to give oil and gas exploration a free pass that no other industry gets?
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I didn't say if I was for or against locals being allowed to control fracking. I just noted that Dems in the Colorado legislature chose to not give locals the ability to write local fracking regulations this session.
Jobs versus enviroment, a constant fight.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
