reintroduction of Senator Jon Corzine's Chemical Security Act.

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BushGreenwatch wrote:
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> April 5, 2005
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> Colorado Landowners Lose Crucial Battle to Oil and Gas Industry
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> Private landowners in Colorado lost a controversial legal battle to the oil and gas industry last week. At issue was a bill that would have given private landowners more say in dealing with oil and gas companies drilling on their land.......
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> Environmental damage incurred by this process has infuriated landowners all over the state and brought together an unusual coalition of homeowners, environmentalists and farmers.....
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> .....The Oil and Gas Commission isn't the only place industry has been able to flex its power. Rep. Kathleen Curry, who drafted the Colorado bill, told BushGreenwatch that oil and gas interest groups intensely lobbied state legislators. "The industry lobby launched a massive e-mail and telephone campaign throughout the state," said Curry. "The industry also called hundreds of constituents in all 11 Committee members' districts, telling them that if 1219 passed, their gas bill would immediately sky-rocket."
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> CORRECTION
> An article in BushGreenwatch on March 31 misstated the date of the reintroduction of Senator Jon Corzine's Chemical Security Act. The bill is schedule to be reintroduced as soon as a week. Take action on this issue through OMBwatch.
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> SOURCES:
> <1> BushGreenwatch, Oct. 27, 2004.
> <2> Colorado Landowners press release, Mar. 30, 2005.
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