Republican Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich speaks about U.S. energy policy as part of the 2012 Colorado Election Energy Summit held at Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado.
Colorado Farm Bureau President Don Shawcroft introduced the former Speaker of the House at the second session of the summit, which was hosted by the Colorado Farm Bureau, Colorado Oil & Gas Association and Consumer Energy Alliance.
The Colorado Republican Caucuses are being held Tuesday. According to Public Policy Polling, Candidate Gingrich is polling third in Colorado with 18% of the vote, behind Mitt Romney with 40% and Rick Santorum with 26%.