Amendment 82 would give oil and gas corporations the constitutional right to sell fracked methane gas (‘natural gas’).*
This measure would serve as a justification to continue the expansion of fracking into residential neighborhoods, sensitive watersheds, and wildlife habitat.
Amendment 82 has the potential to weaken existing environmental protections in state or local laws. These are protections that Coloradans depend on to limit unnecessary water contamination and regulate fracking operations across the state.
Amendment 82 would exacerbate the impacts of our fossil-fueled climate crisis. Coloradans are experiencing the direct health, environmental, and economic impacts of climate change. It is time to prioritize clean energy solutions, not oil and gas industry profits!
Amendment 82 would increase energy prices for Coloradans. A guaranteed market for fracked gas would decrease competition and result in higher monopoly prices for consumers.
Amendment 82 solves a nonexistent problem. The consumption, production, and distribution of fracked gas are legal and always have been. This amendment isn’t about the right to choose natural gas. It is about making sure that the oil and gas industry isn’t sufficiently and properly regulated.
* So called natural gas is mostly composed of methane – a powerful heat-trapping gas that harms air quality.