Hickenlooper Tells Natural Gas Leaders They'll Be 'Bored' by Predictability

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"As Governor, I want to lead a coalition that unites the industry and the environmental community - not because I'm aiming for the Nobel Peace Prize - but because we have a common interest in promoting clean energy," Hickenlooper said. Hickenlooper told industry leaders he would not seek to re-write the rules regulating oil and gas extraction in Colorado, a distinction from other candidates running for governor. "Re-writing the rules is an invitation to litigation and polarization," Hickenlooper said. "If I was governor I think you would end up bored by the level of predictability and stability."

Hickenlooper - a former small-business owner and the only candidate to submit a job creation plan for Colorado - said the natural gas industry is critical for Colorado's economic recovery. "Natural gas is abundant in Colorado," Hickenlooper said. "It's a critical resource. It's cleaner. It's abundant. It's American. We will not be able to talk about economic recovery without natural gas."

With news that some energy companies were looking to redeploy assets from the Gulf of Mexico, Hickenlooper said he called leaders at Nobel Energy and Anadarko Petroleum to discuss increasing jobs in Colorado.

"We had some discussion about how Colorado could be more effective in attracting their capital investments," he said. Hickenlooper said he supported recent legislation to convert several of Colorado's power plants from coal to Natural gas. "The switch will help us increase demand for Colorado's natural gas and produce cleaner air," he said.

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