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COLORADO RISING COMMENTS ON SCHOOL SETBACK RULEMAKING AT COGCC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 21, 2018 Contact: Anne Lee Foster: 757-870-5102 anneleefoster@gmail.com ***PRESS RELEASE*** COLORADO RISING COMMENTS ON SCHOOL SETBACK RULEMAKING AT COGCC DENVER – On Tuesday of this week, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission voted to approve a rule change to setbacks near school buildings. The new rule requires 1,000-foot setbacks from

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COLORADO RISING FORMS 2020 BALLOT INITIATIVE EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 2018 Contact: Anne Lee Foster: 757-870-5102 anneleefoster@gmail.com ***PRESS RELEASE*** COLORADO RISING FORMS 2020 BALLOT INITIATIVE EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE DENVER – Colorado Rising, the organization behind the Proposition 112 effort, announced today that they are forming an exploratory committee to begin the process of running a ballot initiative in the 2020 election

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ROCKY FLATS AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL UNDER THREAT OF FRACKING

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 2018 Contact: Betty Ball, rmpjc@earthlink.net, 303-903-0412 Susan Noble, nobleaccounts@q.com, 303-579-3477 Anne Lee Foster, anneleefoster@gmail.com, 757-870-5102 ***PRESS RELEASE*** ROCKY FLATS AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL UNDER THREAT OF FRACKING APPLICATIONS ARE UNDERWAY FOR APPROVAL TO DRILL BOTH NUCLEAR WASTE SITES DENVER – Last Friday, several homeowners near Rocky Flats received documents in

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ERIE CO FAMILY SHARES STORIES OF HIGHLY ELEVATED BENZENE LEVELS REDUCED AFTER LIVING AWAY FROM FRACKING SITES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 31, 2018Contact: Anne Lee Foster: 757-870-5102 anneleefoster@gmail.com ***PRESS RELEASE*** ERIE CO FAMILY SHARES STORIES OF HIGHLY ELEVATED BENZENE LEVELS REDUCED AFTER LIVING AWAY FROM FRACKING SITES CO PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OFFERING FREE BLOOD TEST FOR FAMILIES LIVING NEAR OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS TO DETECT BENZENE POISONING DENVER — Erie resident

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COLORADANS CALL ON COGCC TO HALT PERMITTING OF NEW OIL AND GAS WELLS BEFORE ELECTION – LET THE VOTERS DECIDE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 29, 2018 Contact: Julia Williams, outreach@350colorado.org, 970-948-1439 ***PRESS RELEASE*** COLORADANS CALL ON COGCC TO HALT PERMITTING OF NEW OIL AND GAS WELLS BEFORE ELECTION – LET THE VOTERS DECIDE LEAKED EMAILS RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT FAIRNESS IN THE COGCC PUBLIC COMMENT PROCESS AS SUPPORT FOR PROP 112 GAINS MOMENTUM DENVER, CO –

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LEAKED REPORT CONFIRMS INDUSTRY IS INFLATING ECONOMIC CLAIMS AGAINST 112

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 29, 2018 Contact: Anne Lee Foster: 757-870-5102 anneleefoster@gmail.com ***PRESS RELEASE*** LEAKED REPORT CONFIRMS INDUSTRY IS INFLATING ECONOMIC CLAIMS AGAINST 112 NEW INFORMATION SHOWS MINERAL DEPOSITS WOULD REMAIN ACCESSIBLE, CHALLENGING INDUSTRY CLAIMS A recent analysis obtained by Colorado Rising, the group leading efforts to pass Proposition 112, reveals that the oil and

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ANOTHER OIL & GAS EXPLOSION UNDERSCORES IMMEDIATE NEED FOR PROP 112

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 27, 2018 Contact: Lauren Petrie: 720-663-0735 lauren5162@gmail.com ***PRESS RELEASE*** ANOTHER OIL & GAS EXPLOSION UNDERSCORES IMMEDIATE NEED FOR PROP 112 THREE WORKERS INJURED IN WELD COUNTY OIL TANK BATTERY EXPLOSION DENVER — Early this morning, three workers were injured when a significant fire broke out at an oil and gas site

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ANTI-PROP 112 PAID ADVERTISING BY EXXONMOBIL AND OTHERS GOES UNREPORTED IN LATEST CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 25, 2018 Contacts: Anne Lee Foster: 757-870-5102 anneleefoster@gmail.com Russell Mendell, 802-318-1135 ***PRESS RELEASE*** ANTI-PROP 112 PAID ADVERTISING BY EXXONMOBIL AND OTHERS GOES UNREPORTED IN LATEST CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT MULTINATIONAL OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONS POURING UNREGULATED MONEY TO DEFEAT COLORADO BALLOT MEASURE DENVER – On Monday, October 29, opponents of Prop 112,

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SUPPORT FOR YES ON 112 CONTINUES TO GROW AS POWERFUL ORGANIZATIONS ENDORSE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 18, 2018 Contacts: Anne Lee Foster: 757-870-5102 anneleefoster@gmail.com ***PRESS RELEASE*** SUPPORT FOR YES ON 112 CONTINUES TO GROW AS POWERFUL ORGANIZATIONS ENDORSE DENVER – The YES on Prop 112 campaign received an additional boost of momentum this week with an endorsement from Conservation Colorado – the largest conservation-based organization in the

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NEW ANALYSIS PROVES PROP 112 IS NOT A BAN

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 15, 2018Contacts: Anne Lee Foster: 757-870-5102 anneleefoster@gmail.com ***PRESS RELEASE*** NEW ANALYSIS PROVES PROP 112 IS NOT A BAN MINERAL DEPOSITS REMAIN ACCESSIBLE, DESPITE INDUSTRY USE OF SCARE TACTICS TO SWAY VOTERS DENVER – This month, an assistant professor from the Division of Economics and Business at the Colorado School of Mines

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