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madamesilverspurs

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8. Afraid you're right.

Reply to Autumn (Reply #7)

Thu Feb 14, 2013, 12:45 PM

Feb 2013

Our county commissioners have become completely deaf to anyone but the extractive industries. They just gave the okay to an industry explosives dump just north of here, just to add insult to injury. Then there's Cory Gardner, swimming in money from big oil/gas.

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Water fouled with fracking chemicals spews near Windsor [View all] madamesilverspurs Feb 2013 OP

"We are gonna frack you up." - Oil & Gas Inc. (R) to Mother Earth Berlum Feb 2013 #1

That's a good one, will share it! madamesilverspurs Feb 2013 #6

Send it to our Governor Hickenlooper here in CO Autumn Feb 2013 #2

That's why I'm all for primarying the Governor. Hard Assets Feb 2013 #4

Governor Frackenlooper, you mean? madamesilverspurs Feb 2013 #5

The problem is the money theses damn people in office get from this Autumn Feb 2013 #7

Afraid you're right. madamesilverspurs Feb 2013 #8

Any new and hungry progressive candidates ready to step up to kick Gardner out of Congress? Hard Assets Feb 2013 #11

Yes, Drink Up Governor otohara Feb 2013 #9

Saw it in the online rag this morning (while suspending my paper for a in-town vacation for two days Hard Assets Feb 2013 #3

Is it true that collecting your own rain water is illegal there? eom littlemissmartypants Feb 2013 #10

Yup, even collecting rain water is illegal Hard Assets Feb 2013 #12