Almost all of the pro-fracking funding
Denton, Texas, which is located in a very active part of what's known as the Barnett Shale formation, will consider an initiative banning fracking within city limits. A pro-fracking group named Denton Taxpayers for a Strong Economy had a war chest of $231,000 as of October 7 -- compared to Pass the Ban's $51,000 -- according to the Texas Observer. Almost all of the pro-fracking funding has come from energy companies with natural gas wells in Denton. (It's not clear how much in federal or state taxes those corporations have paid per year, despite the group's name.)
Two anti-fracking initiatives that would have been on the ballot in Colorado were pulled earlier this year after intense public pressure from the fracking industry and its allies, including public relations spinmeister Richard Berman, who was captured on tape talking about how he tries to undermine his clients' opponents through his web of non-profits that enrich his for-profit PR firm.
Voters in California will consider Proposition 1 to authorize $7.12 billion in bonds for state water supply infrastructure projects, including dams, drought relief, drinking water protection, and ecosystem and watershed protection and restoration. Large, well-funded environmental advocacy groups like the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Nature Conservancy, and Ducks Unlimited support the proposition, along with both major political parties and the California Farm Bureau Federation. However, smaller grassroots environmental advocacy groups like Food & Water Watch, Tar Sands Action, and the Center for Biological Diversity oppose it, as does AFSCME District Council 57.