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The Denver Business Journal is reporting that after a last minute scramble, national activist organizations have turned in petition signatures in an attempt to put their extreme Keep-It-In-The-Ground (KIITG) agenda before Colorado voters this fall. From the Denver Business Journal:

“The organizers said they collected “over 100,000” signatures in support of each of the ballot petitions, but said they couldn’t be more precise about the final tally because they were still collecting signatures Monday morning.”

At stake are ballot initiatives 75 and 78 which would add language to Colorado’s state constitution to increase local control, including permitting local fracking bans, and dramatically increase oil and natural gas development setback distances, respectively.

New campaign finance disclosures reveal that out-of-state-groups like Food & Water Watch, 350.org and Greenpeace have been pouring significant resources into signature gathering efforts. Activists need at least 98,492 valid signatures of Colorado registered voters.

Coloradans reject this extreme agenda

With the potential for devastating economic consequences for the state, elected officials, influential members of both parties and the business community have been speaking out against the initiatives.

Chief among them is Colorado’s Democratic Governor John Hickenlooper who has strongly criticized the KIITG campaign. When asked about the ballot initiative that would increase oil and gas setback distances to 2500 feet, Hickenlooper denounced the effort. As reported by View Full Article