New attack ad from oil and gas industry ally blasts Gov. Jared Polis and Democrats for "junk science [View all]
A dark-money conservative political organization allied with the oil and gas industry is taking aim at Colorado’s governor and a new administration report on health impacts from drilling operations, declaring “it’s time to fight back” against “Jared’s junk science.”
The attack — airing on radio stations and appearing online — is the most aggressive assault to date from oil and gas industry’s allies on Democratic Gov. Jared Polis and suggests an end to the informal truce between the two that dates back to the 2018 campaign.
“Jared Polis and Colorado Democrats are so out of touch,” the radio commercial starts. “Polis is targeting the men and women who work in the oil and gas industry again.”
The minute-long advertisement from Defend Colorado that debuted Wednesday points listeners to a website, junksciencejared.com, which mischaracterizes the nature of the new research on health impacts from oil and gas.
Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2019/10/28/defend-colorado-attack-ad-jared-polis-oil-and-gas/
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