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Colorado Oil and Gas Industry

Aug 21, 2015

Low Colorado oil and gas prices to have cascading effect on state production and revenues…

Study: 2,000-foot oil and gas setbacks would cost tens of thousands of jobs, billions in economic losses

Jan 7, 2015

In late 2013, the Business Research Division (BRD) of the Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder began researching the economic implications of a statewide fracking ban on the state economy…

Fracking: Fear vs. Fact

Jul 15, 2014

FEAR: Fracking contaminates groundwater. FACT: Hydraulic fracturing occurs thousands of feet below any groundwater sources…

Economic Impacts of Colorado’s Oil and Gas Industry

Jul 3, 2014

Did you know? The value of oil and gas production in Colorado totaled more than $9.3 billion in 2012, and $11.9 billion in 2013…

Study Says 5,000 Oil & Gas Jobs Would Create Nearly 20,000 New Jobs For Colorado

May 31, 2014

Firms have a ripple effect in the economy when they buy goods and services from other firms and when employees spend their earnings…

Hydraulic Fracturing Ban: The Economic Impact of a Statewide Fracking Ban in Colorado

Mar 26, 2014

In November 2012, voters in the City of Longmont passed a charter amendment effectively banning the use of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and the storage of…

Energy Regulation in Colorado

Jan 20, 2014

Did you know? “Colorado has created the most comprehensive and stringent set of regulations around oil and gas…

Don’t stifle economic recovery with new layers of regulation for energy development

Jun 21, 2012

The continuing sluggish job numbers are a sober reminder that a full economic recovery is still well beyond the horizon. As weary job creators search for solutions…

CSPR – Did You Know?

Apr 12, 2012

Dynamic Model | Energy in Colorado | Colorado Medicaid | Trust Taxes…

Energy In Colorado

Oct 20, 2011

Did you know? The Colorado oil and gas industry employs over 50,000 people directly…