Oil & Gas supporters rally on the steps of the statehouse | Business [Video]

Representatives of Colorado’s oil and gas industry, along with hundreds of supporters, gathered on the west steps of the state Capitol on Wednesday for a rally opposing a proposal to ban all new oil and gas drilling by 2030.

Senate Bill 24-159 is scheduled to be heard on Thursday in the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee.

Dan Haley, Colorado Oil and Gas Association president and CEO, Kim McHugh, COGA board chair and vice president of the Chevron Corp. Rockies Business Unit, and Kait Schwartz, the American Petroleum Institute Colorado director said they’re fighting for jobs and their industry.

“Look, we are in a fight for our industry, this is a tough place right now in Colorado,” McHugh said. “Our jobs, our communities, the economy of the state, we’re a vital part of that in this state. What we do is a noble cause. The world needs what we provide and it makes lives …