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What the Colorado Supreme Court does not see...

[Posted as a comment at  coloradopeakpolitics.com  on May 3, 2016. It is a blog by a conservative that supports fracking, and was crowing over the announcement today] about the Colorado Supreme Court decision that ruled against the Ft Collins and Longmont earlier bans on fracking.] What COGA and all its supporters seem not to see in this faulty judgement by the Colorado Supreme Court (on  May 2, 2016 ) is the big picture; namely, global climate change. This global imperative, which is happening whether you choose to acknowledge the scientific evidence or not, should have us all throwing ourselves into the true work to defend the planet, and in the process, creating a permanent, sustainable economy, with permanent jobs that people feel good about because it sustains their communities in the long term. Continuing to support fracking, from that vantage point, makes about as much sense as put ting more rocks in your backpack when you're trying to climb to the top of a mountain: it h