Colorado could face a statewide ballot initiative to ban fracking in 2016, according to a new group of anti-fracking activists who on Tuesday called Gov. John Hickenlooper's task force on oil and gas regulation a "failure."
Fracking, also known as hydraulic fracturing, is the technique that uses water, sand and chemicals to crack underground rock formations to access oil and gas.
It's been credited with boosting domestic oil and natural gas production across the United States in recent years. But…
Colorado could face a statewide ballot initiative to ban fracking in 2016, according to a new group of anti-fracking activists who on Tuesday called Gov. John Hickenlooper's task force on oil and gas regulation a "failure."
Fracking, also known as hydraulic fracturing, is the technique that uses water, sand and chemicals to crack underground rock formations to access oil and gas.
It's been credited with boosting domestic oil and natural gas production across the United States in recent years. But…