Colorado Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 09:13:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Anti-Fracking Politician Called “Terrorist” https://www.greenoptimistic.com/anti-fracking-politician-called-terrorist-20140507/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/anti-fracking-politician-called-terrorist-20140507/#respond Wed, 07 May 2014 20:33:24 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=47335 Rep. Jared Polis (Democrat-Colorado) thinks local communities should be able to decide how fracking is regulated in their area – if it’s permitted at all. According to the chair of the Colorado Republican Committee, Ryan Call, this makes Jared Polis a terrorist. Polis is among backers of an initiative proposed for November that would increase […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/anti-fracking-politician-called-terrorist-20140507/feed/ 0 47335 Republican Frank McNulty Against Colorado Fracking Health Risk Study https://www.greenoptimistic.com/republican-frank-mcnulty-colorado-fracking-health-risk-study-20140325/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/republican-frank-mcnulty-colorado-fracking-health-risk-study-20140325/#respond Tue, 25 Mar 2014 15:01:09 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=46643 Big money and politics are at work again, and Colorado drinking water is at more risk than ever, thanks to a blocked health risk study proposed regarding hydraulic fracturing (fracking). Last week, Colorado House Bill 1297 was proposed, sponsored by Democrat Joann Ginal, who said, “There is lack of data on health risks” related to […]

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