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madamesilverspurs

(15,801 posts)
Fri May 18, 2012, 07:22 PM May 2012

Weld commissioner defends fracking

Weld commissioner defends fracking, contrasts Weld's policies with Boulder County's
By John Fryar Longmont Times-Call
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Kirkmeyer contended that Boulder County's county commissioners, all Democrats, are unnecessarily concerned (emphasis added) about the potential environmental and public-health impacts of drilling that uses the process of hydraulic fracturing to free up oil and gas deposits.

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Kirkmeyer, however, argued that Weld County has shown the advantages of having a single party fill all of its Board of County Commissioners' seats -- as long as that party is the GOP.

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While Boulder County and the city of Boulder are developing a Climate Change Preparedness Plan, "we would never waste our money on something like that," Kirkmeyer said.


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This is what we're dealing with when we protest fracking. If you can stomach it, the entire article is at the link.

http://www.timescall.com/news/longmont-local-news/ci_20649497/weld-commissioner-defends-fracking-contrasts-welds-policies-boulder


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Weld commissioner defends fracking (Original Post) madamesilverspurs May 2012 OP
People like him ought to be placed into mental hospitals Woody Woodpecker May 2012 #1
another super idiot heard from Angry Dragon May 2012 #2
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