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Anti-fracking activists celebrate victory in a fourth Colorado city
2013-11-15 17:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: It turns out that it was a clean sweep for opponents of fracking during last week`s elections in Colorado. Voters in the city of Broomfield narrowly approved a five-year moratorium on hydraulic fracturing. The initial vote tally indicated that the ballot measure had failed by 13 votes, but by the end of an exhaustive recount on Thursday it was revealed it had actually succeeded by 17 votes. The result is expected to be legally certified today, but because the vote was so close there may still...
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