Voters in Loveland, Colo., rejected a measure that would have imposed a two-year moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, by oil and gas producers within city limits. The June 24 vote opposing the fracking moratorium was 10,844, while those in favor totaled 9,942, according to unofficial election results reported June 25 by Loveland. The Colorado Oil and Gas Association said the election was "a good example of what happens when voters have access to the facts about hydraulic fracturing and energy development." Voters in the city "rejected the fear and misinformation sown throughout this campaign and have instead said yes to responsible energy development in their community," Tisha Conoly Schuller, president of the association, said in a statement. "This ballot measure was about banning energy development, and the people of Loveland embraced cooperation by rejecting this ban."
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