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The Colorado Governor’s office has announced a last-minute compromise to prevent a costly election battle this fall over oil and gas drilling in the state.

Our Inside Energy Reporter Dan Boyce tells us the Governor hopes a new task force is a better solution to the fracking wars than competing ballot measures in November.

Leaky Barrels, German U-Boats And 2.6 Million Miles of Pipe by Inside Energy

Leaky Barrels, German U-Boats And 2.6 Million Miles of Pipe by Inside Energy

The Colorado Governor’s office has announced a last-minute compromise to prevent a costly election battle this fall over oil and gas drilling in the state.

Our Inside Energy Reporter Dan Boyce tells us the Governor hopes a new task force is a better solution to the fracking wars than competing ballot measures in November.

In some parts of the country, coal might seem like an endangered species, threatened by shiny new energy sources and the president’s recent proposal to cut carbon emissions. But in Wyoming, coal’s culture runs deep. Miners there extract over one million tons of the hard black rock every single day. Inside Energy’s Leigh Paterson reports.

In some parts of the country, coal might seem like an endangered species, threatened by shiny new energy sources and the president’s recent proposal to cut carbon emissions. But in Wyoming, coal’s culture runs deep. Miners there extract over one million tons of the hard black rock every single day. Inside Energy’s Leigh Paterson reports.

Hundreds of people gathered across the nation on Tuesday, in four different cities to give the Environmental Protection Agency a piece of their minds.

The subject: proposed new rules to cut carbon pollution from power plants 30 percent by 2030.

The rules, announced back in June, would be the biggest step taken by the US so far to combat the effects of climate change.

Public hearings are going on in Washington DC, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, and the only hearing in the West-- in Denver.

Our Inside Energy Reporter Dan Boyce stopped by.

Hundreds of people gathered across the nation on Tuesday, in four different cities to give the Environmental Protection Agency a piece of their minds.

The subject: proposed new rules to cut carbon pollution from power plants 30 percent by 2030.

The rules, announced back in June, would be the biggest step taken by the US so far to combat the effects of climate change.

Public hearings are going on in Washington DC, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, and the only hearing in the West-- in Denver.

Our Inside Energy Reporter Dan Boyce stopped by.

Farming and ranching have always been top industries in North Dakota. But now, oil has overtaken ag. Mining -- which includes oil -- is now worth $8.5 billion dollars. Agriculture is closer to 7. It’s a milestone for a state that had hardly any oil production 10 years ago. Inside Energy's Emily Guerin (GARE-in) reports, the change has created some tension.

Farming and ranching have always been top industries in North Dakota. But now, oil has overtaken ag. Mining -- which includes oil -- is now worth $8.5 billion dollars. Agriculture is closer to 7. It’s a milestone for a state that had hardly any oil production 10 years ago. Inside Energy's Emily Guerin (GARE-in) reports, the change has created some tension.