Western Slope
Water Used in Hydraulic Fracturing a Small Sliver
of State’s Total
Hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas consumed less than a tenth of a percent of water used in Colorado in 2010, according to a new report prepared by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission staff with the help of the state Division of Water Resources.
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Rifle-Based Company Expands Manufacturing
Todd’s Welding Inc. has recently signed a long term lease for a 10-acre manufacturing facility located in Fruita in order to meet nationwide demand for their oil and gas equipment fabrication services.
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Group Says Study Needed on Shale Gas Health Effects
Advances in hydraulic fracturing drilling techniques have revolutionized the natural gas industry, but researchers said more must be done to evaluate what the shale boom means for the those living near wells.
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BLM extends West Slope Lease Sale Comment Period
The BLM said Tuesday it will postpone the comment deadline for the far-reaching energy lease sale in Delta and Gunnison Counties by one month to February 9th. Local governments impacted by the potential sale sought the extension.
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Encana Slams EPA Over ‘Not Factual’ Pavillion, WY, Water Draft Report
In a detailed press release to media, the energy company noted that many of the agency’s findings from its recent deep monitoring wells, including those related to any potential connection between fracking and Pavillion groundwater quality, “are conjecture, not factual, and only serve to trigger undue alarm.”
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Gas Pipeline Would Bore Beneath
Colorado River on West Slope
The proposed a 22-mile gas pipeline would run from the Divide Creek area under the Colorado River to processing facilities near Parachute. The BLM is seeking public comments on the pipeline proposal.
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Natural Gas Projected to Power Job Growth, U.S. Economy
A nationwide boom in production is set to fuel nearly 900,000 jobs and add roughly $1,000 to annual household budgets by 2015, according to a new industry study from Englewood-based IHS Global Insight. But concerns about environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing could temper the growth.
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Both Sides Find Fault in Colorado Fracking Rule
Colorado’s proposed rule requiring drillers to disclose the ingredients in their fracking fluids drew fire from both environmentalists and industry representatives at a hearing Monday. While both sides supported the basics in proposal from the state Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, each sought changes to the rule.
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REGIONAL NEWS — Garfield County Supports BLM Plan
on Oil Shale
The revised BLM plan would cut 421 square miles from the proposed 3,125 square miles allocated for possible oil shale development in the three states. The biggest area removed would be the 182-square-mile Adobe Town area in Wyoming.
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Forest Service OKs Coal Lease Expansions on West Slope
The decision helps enable expansion of underground mining. But Jeremy Nichols of the WildEarth Guardians says the decision means nearly 50 well pads and miles of associated roads will be created in the Sunset Trail roadless area.
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In the Field
Operating a 30-MW Colorado Solar Farm From One PC
Within a few days, Nick Thiel will take control of about 110,000 high-end solar panels pumping 30 megawatts of power onto the grid from a former potato and carrot farm. Thiel is operations manager of the San Luis Solar Ranch, a 300-acre facility in the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado, a high-desert area considered ideal for solar power generation.
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Rifle Housing Authority Launches Energy Efficiency Improvement Project
The event featured a CLEER (Clean Energy Economy for the Region) announcement that the organization is contributing an extra $5000 toward the Rifle Housing project, on top of the $5000 it originally granted.
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BLM Plan for Northwestern Colorado Has Critics
Representatives of the oil and gas industry say it places way too much land off limits for energy development; while environmentalists lament 90 percent of the resource area that will be opened to oil and gas drilling.
19Oct2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued-
Solar Disarray
The divide between manufacturers and installers is a symptom of the U.S. solar industry’s problems, not the cause. And the causes are not as simple as either side makes them out to be. China isn’t the only reason companies like Evergreen, Solyndra, and BrightSource have struggled.
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