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CharleyDog

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17. Colorado Supreme Court struck down voter-approved fracking ban

Reply to L. Coyote (Original post)

Thu Apr 27, 2017, 01:18 PM

Apr 2017

2016 - Longmont (very (very) near Firestone, voted for a fracking ban, but it was overturned by the state Supreme Court. Fracking was done to them anyway, in a big way.

Now, that very area has this fatal explosion. The leak thought to have caused the explosion was from a gas well, not an oil well.

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3,000 Wells Shut Down in Colorado After Fatal House Explosion [View all] L. Coyote Apr 2017 OP

With all the roll back on regulations fun n serious Apr 2017 #1

it is ridiculous to say abundance of caution after people die Fresh_Start Apr 2017 #2

+1 uponit7771 Apr 2017 #4

And where was this story 2naSalit Apr 2017 #3

And out here in Colorado, they have been running these commercials on tv about world wide wally Apr 2017 #5

shit ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #6

Damn Guberment regulations. They should have been able to operate a well 100 feet from that home Bengus81 Apr 2017 #7

May I suggest we bring Sarah "Drill Baby Drill" Palin to the scene.... SCVDem Apr 2017 #8

"Solar never killed anyone!"? WRONG! jmowreader Apr 2017 #23

If it would drip money bucolic_frolic Apr 2017 #9

I would allow one in my backyard if I got paid lol Calculating Apr 2017 #11

a well in your backyard CharleyDog Apr 2017 #20

Oh Charlie - asiliveandbreathe Apr 2017 #27

I wager they say it's acceptable loses, behind closed doors. ffr Apr 2017 #10

GoFundMe will need lots of thoughts and prayers in the coming years. rickford66 Apr 2017 #12

This was just north of Denver. Way too close to housing area! TryLogic Apr 2017 #13

As recent studies indicate, fracking is just too dangerous. PatsFan87 Apr 2017 #14

Yup! - at least Mass. is trying to do something about it - asiliveandbreathe Apr 2017 #29

I don't think this is a result of fracking. The well was built in the early 90s - pre fracking. 33taw Apr 2017 #15

Yes, the article said that the house was recently built LisaM Apr 2017 #21

This appears to have been a conventional well Louis1895 Apr 2017 #25

They were fracking here in Colorado in the early 1970's eleny Apr 2017 #28

K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Apr 2017 #16

Colorado Supreme Court struck down voter-approved fracking ban CharleyDog Apr 2017 #17

Welcome to DU. panader0 Apr 2017 #19

Same thing happened to Denton, Texas. argyl Apr 2017 #24

Let's see---3000 wells and 13000 barrels a day. panader0 Apr 2017 #18

fracking republicans driven by greedhead stupidity Achilleaze Apr 2017 #22

People that hate regulations seem to forget why we have regulations Victor_c3 Apr 2017 #26