Comments on: Glenwood ‘regs rally’ to back more stringent rules for oil, gas drilling http://coloradoindependent.com/22569/glenwood-regs-rally-to-back-more-stringent-rules-for-oil-gas-drilling News you can't get anywhere else Sun, 27 May 2012 15:13:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: OurColorado http://coloradoindependent.com/22569/glenwood-regs-rally-to-back-more-stringent-rules-for-oil-gas-drilling/comment-page-1#comment-35137 OurColorado Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:01:39 +0000 http://coloradoindependent.com/?p=22569#comment-35137 It was months and months of meetings -- many of them open to the public (and quite well attended, the ones I went to) -- testimony from affected local communities, industry folks, wildlife folks...and then hours and hours of deliberations by the Commission, which included people representing industry interests. <br><br>I'm sure industry didn't get everything they wanted -- neither did the enviros. But that's sort of the definition of compromise. It was a good and fair process, and we should support the outcome.<br><br>Oil and gas industry posted record profits last year...they can afford to make sure they do what they're doing safely, and not make money at the expense of Colorado's public health or environment.<br><br>There's more in-depth information here: <a href="http://www.ourcolorado.org/what-we-do/energy/oil-gas/cogcc.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ourcolorado.org/what-we-do/energy/oi...</a> It was months and months of meetings — many of them open to the public (and quite well attended, the ones I went to) — testimony from affected local communities, industry folks, wildlife folks…and then hours and hours of deliberations by the Commission, which included people representing industry interests.

I'm sure industry didn't get everything they wanted — neither did the enviros. But that's sort of the definition of compromise. It was a good and fair process, and we should support the outcome.

Oil and gas industry posted record profits last year…they can afford to make sure they do what they're doing safely, and not make money at the expense of Colorado's public health or environment.

There's more in-depth information here: http://www.ourcolorado.org/what-we-do/energy/oi…

]]> By: OurColorado http://coloradoindependent.com/22569/glenwood-regs-rally-to-back-more-stringent-rules-for-oil-gas-drilling/comment-page-1#comment-25307 OurColorado Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:01:39 +0000 http://coloradoindependent.com/?p=22569#comment-25307 It was months and months of meetings -- many of them open to the public (and quite well attended, the ones I went to) -- testimony from affected local communities, industry folks, wildlife folks...and then hours and hours of deliberations by the Commission, which included people representing industry interests. <br><br>I'm sure industry didn't get everything they wanted -- neither did the enviros. But that's sort of the definition of compromise. It was a good and fair process, and we should support the outcome.<br><br>Oil and gas industry posted record profits last year...they can afford to make sure they do what they're doing safely, and not make money at the expense of Colorado's public health or environment.<br><br>There's more in-depth information here: <a href="http://www.ourcolorado.org/what-we-do/energy/oil-gas/cogcc.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ourcolorado.org/what-we-do/energy/oi...</a> It was months and months of meetings — many of them open to the public (and quite well attended, the ones I went to) — testimony from affected local communities, industry folks, wildlife folks…and then hours and hours of deliberations by the Commission, which included people representing industry interests.

I'm sure industry didn't get everything they wanted — neither did the enviros. But that's sort of the definition of compromise. It was a good and fair process, and we should support the outcome.

Oil and gas industry posted record profits last year…they can afford to make sure they do what they're doing safely, and not make money at the expense of Colorado's public health or environment.

There's more in-depth information here: http://www.ourcolorado.org/what-we-do/energy/oi…

]]> By: OurColorado http://coloradoindependent.com/22569/glenwood-regs-rally-to-back-more-stringent-rules-for-oil-gas-drilling/comment-page-1#comment-21966 OurColorado Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:01:39 +0000 http://coloradoindependent.com/?p=22569#comment-21966 It was months and months of meetings -- many of them open to the public (and quite well attended, the ones I went to) -- testimony from affected local communities, industry folks, wildlife folks...and then hours and hours of deliberations by the Commission, which included people representing industry interests. <br><br>I'm sure industry didn't get everything they wanted -- neither did the enviros. But that's sort of the definition of compromise. It was a good and fair process, and we should support the outcome.<br><br>Oil and gas industry posted record profits last year...they can afford to make sure they do what they're doing safely, and not make money at the expense of Colorado's public health or environment.<br><br>There's more in-depth information here: <a href="http://www.ourcolorado.org/what-we-do/energy/oil-gas/cogcc.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ourcolorado.org/what-we-do/energy/oi...</a> It was months and months of meetings — many of them open to the public (and quite well attended, the ones I went to) — testimony from affected local communities, industry folks, wildlife folks…and then hours and hours of deliberations by the Commission, which included people representing industry interests.

I'm sure industry didn't get everything they wanted — neither did the enviros. But that's sort of the definition of compromise. It was a good and fair process, and we should support the outcome.

Oil and gas industry posted record profits last year…they can afford to make sure they do what they're doing safely, and not make money at the expense of Colorado's public health or environment.

There's more in-depth information here: http://www.ourcolorado.org/what-we-do/energy/oi…

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