Gov. Hickenlooper Won’t Back Away From Oil And Gas Lobby Ad

[Report1212]

Earlier this week, an oil and gas company lobbying group began airing radio ads featuring a recorded message from Gov. John Hickenlooper (D-CO). During the ad, Hickenlooper says that there has never been a recorded incident of groundwater contamination associated with fracking or drilling in his state. This record and the state’s existing fracking regulations, Hickenlooper says, proves that the “industry and the conservation community can come together to solve problems.”

Our Colorado Blog and ThinkProgress reported that 13 local environmental groups sent a letter to the governor, highlighting to conflict of interest in appearing in an industry ad while noting that there are multiple reports of contamination relating to fracking. Last year alone, the Denver Post reported 58 cases of groundwater pollution linked to spills and releases. As Republic Report’s Zaid Jilani observed, “the spot is particularly remarkable because it is almost unheard of for a sitting governor to appear in a radio commercial sponsored by a certain industry.”

Read more: http://www.republicreport.org/2012/gov-hickenlooper-wont-back-away-from-oil-and-gas-lobby-ad/

[FLAprogressive]

1. Let me guess....Hickenlooper is a "New Dem".

[Report1212]

2. He's a former geologist

Which makes it all the more strange that he supports fracking so much.

[joeybee12]

3. He's been ok for the most part...this fracking support is certainly

phucked up...I don't see why he doesn't get the conflict of interest...for this or any issue.

[backscatter712]

4. Never mind the leak from the Suncor refinery just north-east of Denver.

That makes the oil industry look bad, so that doesn't count...