As Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper’s 21-member task force kicks off its meetings, the Center for Western Priorities released a new report today outlining four areas that merit attention. In “Opportunity Knocks: How the Colorado Governor’s Oil and Gas Task Force Can Find Success,” CWP describes how measurable success in solving the growing conflict between energy development and the protection of communities and open spaces is sorely needed, and four arenas where success is possible.
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Opportunity Knocks: How the Colorado Governor’s Oil and Gas Task Force Can Find Success
Sep 25, 2014
Issue: Oil & Gas
Subject: Colorado
By Center for Western Priorities
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