Same Old Scare Tactics

Finally the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission is proposing changes to the rules that regulate oil and gas drilling in the state of Colorado. The proposed rules would require greater protections for wildlife and water supplies, address air pollution and odors, as well as the disclosure of chemicals used in drilling wells. The industries response? The new rules will cost 10,700 jobs. "Colorado can't afford the new job-killing rules." They are trying to frighten Coloradoans. The industry has been running the state ragged with drilling, reaping record profits, all the while trashing our scenery, polluting our waters, and destroying the air we breathe. All to build an industry based on a finite resource that will happily evacuate the state once that resource is gone. What is the industry complaining about the most? Wildlife closures that could last up to 90 days. They worry about a potential 90 day stall in development and say that is what is going to shut down drilling. As if 90 days matters one iota. It's not even a blip on the radar. It is Colorado's natural setting and environment that are the real future of Colorado. We can't afford not to regulate oil and gas. Support the COGCC's new rule changes. They protect our future.