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2,000-foot oil and gas setbacks could cost Colorado up to $11 billion in GDP a year and 62,000 jobs

Jan 21, 2016

A 2,000-foot statewide setback for oil and gas wells could result in slower economic growth for Colorado’s economy and state revenue…

What would a 2,000-foot setback mean for Colorado’s economy?

Jan 19, 2016

Prices versus Policy – Commodity prices began falling in mid-2014, reshaping the industry globally and locally…

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…

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…

What Does Amendment 66 Mean for Colorado Taxpayers, Schools, and Jobs?

Oct 18, 2013

CU Leeds School of Business studies shows that without substantial improvement in student performance, Amendment 66 is a drag on the Colorado economy…

New study shows that without substantial improvement in student performance, Amendment 66 is drag on the Colorado economy.

Oct 9, 2013

Leeds School of Business Report Uses State-of-the-Art Dynamic Model to Determine What Impact Amendment 66 Will Have on Our State’s Economy…

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…