New York (CNN Business) Colorado's flourishing oil industry could be dealt a powerful blow on Tuesday by voters worried about the safety and environmental side effects of the shale boom. Even though Texas and North Dakota get most of the attention, Colorado's oil industry is soaring thanks to the shale revolution. Colorado only ranks behind Texas, the Gulf of Mexico, North Dakota, New Mexico and Oklahoma in terms of oil production. The state's oil and gas industry employs more than 100,000 workers, according to the Colorado Oil & Gas Association. The Colorado Oil & Gas Association warned that Proposition 112 could "cripple" Colorado by costing the state 147,800 jobs.

Source: CNN November 05, 2018 20:37 UTC