OPINION:
The article “Colorado recall erupts into proxy battle on fracking between green groups, industry” (Web, July 18) was an interesting read. National green groups have been pushing for local fracking bans and recalls of local elected officials for years with little regard for the impact it will have on their finances. This has been on display in Youngstown, Ohio, where anti-fracking groups have unsuccessfully sought six times to ban fracking.
Forty-one thousand dollars is a lot of money — money that could be used for chip-sealing roads or financing other local government responsibilities. It would be nice if the national groups seeking this recall would reimburse the local government unit for their costs.
ISAAC ORR
Research fellow
The Heartland Institute
Minneapolis
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