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5 hrs ago | Denver Post

Ritter to DeGette: Slow down

Congresswoman Diana DeGette, left, is being "encouraged" by Gov. Bill Ritter, right, to consider a study before pushing her bill.

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Related Topix: US House of Representatives, US Politics, Democrat, US News

Thu Jul 09, 2009

Denver Business Journal

Ritter: Natural gas a vital parta of new-energy economy

Gov. Bill Ritter offered Colorado's natural gas industry his support Thursday in a speech on the last day of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association 's annual three-day conference.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Bill Ritter , US Governors, Denver Metro

Wed Jul 08, 2009

Denver Daily News

Churchill Denied Reinstatement

CHURCHILL DENIED REINSTATEMENT: Former University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill was denied reinstatement after a judge ruled against him yesterday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Mark Udall, US Senate, Senator Michael Bennet, Senator Mark Udall, Representative Ed Perlmutter, Colorado

Tue Jul 07, 2009

Glenwood Post Independent

Commissioner Martin criticizes FRAC Act

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Garfield County Commissioner John Martin may not have taken a formal position concerning a proposal to list "frac'ing" - shorthand for hydraulic fracturing of a natural gas well - as one of the industrial activities covered by the U.S. Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John Salazar, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Glenwood Springs, CO, Garfield County, CO, Pitkin County, CO, Carbondale, CO

Mon Jul 06, 2009

O'Reilly Network Blogs

Dear Congresswoman DeGette: A Question Regarding Your Intolerance Of New Ideas

Inspiring. Thought-provoking. Invigorating. Life-changing. These are just a few of the words we've heard used to describe the Aspen Ideas Festival, the action-packed, weeklong exploration of some of the most important ideas and pressing issues we face presented by the Aspen Institute and The Atlantic magazine.

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Related Topix: US House of Representatives, US Politics, Democrat, US News, Jim Matheson

San Francisco Examiner

Faster, Fatter, Bigger, Cheaper...

The words faster, fatter, bigger, cheaper might best summarize America's mentality when it comes to food according to the new documentary Food, Inc.

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Related Topix: Food, Inc., Prison, US News, United States Department of Agriculture, Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Sun Jul 05, 2009

Glenwood Springs Post-Independent

Salazar decision ruffles political feathers

When U.S. Rep. John Salazar, D-Colo., voted against the American Clean Energy Security Act that recently, and narrowly, passed in the U.S. House of Representatives, he surprised some of his constituents, including fellow Democrats and environmental activists.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John Salazar, US News, Representative Betsy Markey, US House of Representatives, Representative Jared Polis, Democrat, Representative Ed Perlmutter, Representative Doug Lamborn, Republican

Fri Jul 03, 2009

NewWest

'Food Inc.' Takes Aim At Corporate Ag

The latest salvo against the nation's agricultural-industrial complex is on the big screen.

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Related Topix: Food, Inc., Agriculture, Science, E. Coli, Health, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Food Science

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Denver Post

Vincent Carroll: Fracking scare tactics

Want to give the federal government more power to regulate an industry? Start by telling scare stories to alarm the public and set the industry on its heels.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Representative Jared Polis, Democrat, Dick Cheney, Opinion

Wed Jul 01, 2009

NewWest

'Fracking' Bill Gets Buried - Again

Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., made headlines last month when she introduced legislation to regulate chemicals used in a part of the gas-drilling process called hydraulic fracturing.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Environmental Law, Law, Oil & Gas

The Grand Junction Sentinel

Club 20 opposes greater federal control of hyrdaulic fracturing at drill sites

A measure that would give federal officials greater sway over drilling for natural gas has drawn opposition from Club 20.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Jared Polis, Denver Metro, John Salazar

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Denver Daily News

Juveniles Charged as Adults in Double Murder

Two juveniles have been charged as adults in connection with a double shooting last Monday.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Denver County, CO, US Politics, US News, US Senate, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Senator Mark Udall

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Minot Daily News

Effort should be supported

A new effort in Congress to protect water and rural livelihoods in oil and gas-producing areas deserves the support of the North Dakota delegation.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Maurice Hinchey, Democrat, Representative Jared Polis, Environmental Law, Law

Denver Post

Climate bill clears House

In a triumph for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed legislation Friday that calls for the nation's first limits on pollution linked to global warming and aims to usher in an era of cleaner, yet costlier, energy.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Global Warming, John Salazar, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Thu Jun 25, 2009

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Part one: Who pays? Grab your checkbook... By SANDY LONG PENNSYLVANIA - Wayne County resident Lucille Giffone recently paid $450 to have her private well water tested to establish baseline readings in hope of protecting her water supply against the potential impacts of natural gas extraction in the Upper Delaware River region.

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Maurice Hinchey, Democrat, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Representative Jared Polis

Westword

Denver Blogs: Ask, tell, shout it from the trenches

A leisurely stroll through the local blogosphere. Send tips . Jared Polis and Diana DeGette don't ask but tell Obama to kill Don't Ask Don't Tell.

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Related Topix: Denver Metro, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Representative Jared Polis, Democrat, US News

Tue Jun 23, 2009

Los Angeles Times

Potential U.S. natural gas reserves rise 39 percent

U.S. natural gas reserves are likely 39 percent higher than estimated just two years ago as new technology is revealing deeper potential resources of energy.

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Related Topix: Geology, Science, Colorado School of Mines, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Maurice Hinchey, Representative Jared Polis

Sat Jun 20, 2009

Denver Post

Ed Quillen: Watching out for fracking

Until recently, I had never heard the term "fracking," but I had heard of the general concept under a different name.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Representative Jared Polis, Democrat, Parachute, CO, Opinion

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Grand Junction Free Press

Why not tell us what's in it?

So, if Craig Meis is right and "99.5 percent of it is basically water and sand", what's the problem in providing a list of the ingredients in the fluids used in hydraulic fracturing? That practice, injecting fluids into underground rock and tight sand formations, is common out in the gas patch that includes our watersheds, private wells and a lot ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, John Salazar, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Jared Polis, Environmental Law, Law, Maurice Hinchey, Beverages, CocaCola, Opinion

Wed Jun 17, 2009

The Gazette

Mesa commissioners oppose regulating 'fracking'

The Mesa County commissioners have passed a resolution opposing federal regulation of a drilling technique that uses liquids to fracture rocks to release oil and gas.

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Related Topix: Mesa County, CO, Mesa, CO, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Maurice Hinchey

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