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An oil industry-backed measure just qualified for the November ballot. It could be the first of many

The proposed transparency initiative would require an economic impact statement printed above all future ballot initiatives. ....

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Colorado's oil and gas industry drops ballot measure to defend gas stoves and furnaces — for now

The decision is the latest development in Colorado’s oil and gas wars, which could balloon into a confusing November ballot. ....

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Ballot proposal to protect furnaces and gas stoves in Colorado is dead – for now

One ballot proposal to preserve hookups for fossil fuel-powered appliances in Colorado homes is dead, but the state’s oil and gas industry is already pursuing another option to put a similar measure b. ....

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Why Colorado's oil and gas industry filed a ballot proposal to ban oil and gas drilling

What looks like a self-defeating move could be a novel political strategy. ....

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Campaign to protect natural gas at the Colorado ballot box gains momentum and money

After years of threatening to reignite Colorado’s oil and gas ballot wars, the state’s fossil fuel industry appears more serious than ever about mounting a campaign to ask voters to protect gas stoves. ....

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