"The Colorado Oil and Gas Commission report states Proposition 112 (formerly 97) would put as much as 85% of Colorado’s non-federal lands off-limits to new development. It would also eliminate new production in 94 percent of the state’s top five…
The BLM, which first initiated public scoping of the project nine years ago, conducted a draft review looking at environmental impacts and other project considerations, including contributions to state and local economies. Greater Chapita would generate $526 million in county…
This 2016 Obama rule included numerous administrative and regulatory burdens that are not necessary and would have significantly hindered job creation, energy production and economic growth. Further, the revised analysis by the Trump Administration found that the Obama rule’s compliance…
In the video, a series of “community organizers” dryly read a list of horrors should Cabot be allowed entry. They claim natural gas development would destroy the rural character of the area, contaminate water supplies, damage roads, discourage tourism and harm property values. Moreover, methane was…
Inevitably, there will be environmentalist groups opposed to this--and virtually all--hydraulic fracturing projects. But the philosophical change within the Interior Department regarding domestic energy development from 'hands off' to 'all hands on deck,' makes it more likely than ever that…
“[T]he BLM believes that the 2015 final rule unnecessarily burdens industry with compliance costs and information requirements that are duplicative of regulatory programs of many states and some tribes,” agency officials wrote. “As a result, we are proposing to rescind, in…
Even more shocking than their blatantly deceptive techniques, is the fact that Earth Works actually assumes its infantile propaganda will get past real environmental scientists. posted by Marjorie Haun Earth Works, a radical anti-energy green group, is using infrared imaging…
If you truly care about the environment, then supporting the export of natural gas to Asia, India and other Eastern European countries makes sense. The air quality issues in those countries can be detrimental to our global environment, and natural…
Americans will have to pay a hefty price for this needless rule. One analysis predicts it could cost over $1.2 billion a year. Small businesses will feel the brunt of this financial burden. Small oil and gas producers are expected…
Moffat County is home to 70 percent of Colorado's sage grouse population, and is suing the Department of Interior alongside Garfield, Rio Blanco and Jackson counties over the Bureau of Land Management's 2015 sage grouse management plan. Officials argue that…