The Greenpeace Thermal Airship A.E. Bates flies in Colorado urging a No Vote on Initiative 71, or Raise the Bar, which would place a cumbersome burden on citizens wishing to participate in the ballot initiative process. Raise the bar is largely funded and promoted by the oil and gas industry. The banner reads "Don't Let Big $$$ Rig our Democracy." The tall buildings of downtown Denver, the state's largest city and capital, are in the distance.