Issue Position: Colorado Environment and Energy

Issue Position

Energy fuels opportunity. The oil and natural gas industry in Colorado is responsible for over 38,000 jobs and 4.1 billion dollars in wages, in Colorado. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission works to balance to interests of property owners, the environment, and our economy in a sustainable way.

Colorado has some of the strictest regulations on the oil and gas industry in the nation, and it coexists with the conservation of our natural resources, our communities and other activities such as hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation. I care about our environment, the development of sustainable energy technology, and clean air and water. I have worked to support open space, environmental cleanup along the South Platte River, and protection of the High Line Canal.

However, Colorado must work proactively with the Federal government to avoid over reaching regulation from the EPA in an industry that is vital to our way of life, to the economy of our state, and for the thousands of jobs of our friends and neighbors. I will always vote against unnecessary, agenda-driven regulation that harms the oil and gas industry in Colorado, including legislation that limits private property rights, including mineral access, and setbacks that would result in bans on drilling.

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