Policy
Oil and Gas Industry Poll: Longmont’s Drilling Rules Lack Broad Support
Coming one one day before the final Longmont City Council vote on adopting new drilling rules, the phone survey shows 46 percent of respondents supported local regulation of oil and gas, while 42 percent opposed it, a gap just outside the 3.83 percent margin of error.
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NREL Head Talks Limits of Natural Gas,
New Emissions Study
The lab’s analysis found that from cradle to grave, coal-fired energy releases about 20 times as much GHG into the atmosphere per kilowatt-hour as solar energy. Wind and nuclear energy are on relative par with solar energy. Director Arvizu touched on the latest research in his presentation.
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Douglas County Seeks Uniform Oil and Gas Regs
Navigation is the key for government entities such as Douglas County, which face the possibility of drilling operations as oil companies file drilling unit applications, the first step after an operator has secured access to mineral rights.
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Regional Update: WEA Study Cites Lost Benefits From Delayed Utah, Wyoming Projects
Outstanding projects delayed for more than three years in the two states represent 22,835 proposed wells, or about 1,631 wells/year, the study said. “Federal government delays to these projects are preventing the creation of 64,805 jobs,
$4.3 billion in wages, and $14.9 billion in economic impact every year,” it said.
Interior Floats New Draft Rules to
Regulate ‘Fracking’
The plan from Interior’s Bureau of Land Management also contains requirements on oil-and-gas well integrity to verify that fluids from the fracking process aren’t escaping into nearby water supplies, and requirements for management of large volumes of so-called flowback water.
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Colorado to Participate in Air Quality Studies of
Oil And Gas Fields
The problem, say researchers, is the lack of sufficient data available to know exactly what chemical emissions are being emitted from the fields and how they are dispersing. The oil and gas industry is supporting the new sampling study, said Kathleen Sgamma, a vice president with the Denver-based Western Energy Alliance trade group.
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Longmont’s Oil and Gas Regs Too Strict Say
State and Industry
The city’s proposed rules are not needed and not enforceable, according to the Colorado Attorney General’s Office and the Colorado Oil and Gas Association. The industry group is asking Longmont to reject the proposed regulations and work within the state’s robust regulatory framework.
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Hickenlooper Joins Other Governors in Push for More Natural Gas Vehicles
Hickenlooper said the Governor’s Energy Office will work with the Colorado Municipal League to encourage municipalities in the state to participate
in a multi-state agreement to increase natural-gas vehicles in their fleets.
Colorado Springs’ Oil and Gas Committee Wraps Up Study
The committee’s recommendation to City Council is that
the city should either pass its own regulations or reach an agreement with the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission on specific actions drillers should take.
At The Capitol: A Bill Out Of The Blue Would Change Rules On Renewables—And Raise Rates On Colorado Consumers
Senate Bill 178 would scrap a key feature of Colorado’s renewable-energy mandate and force utilities to get even more of their electricity from renewables like wind and solar power than the law now requires.
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Colorado Supreme Court Allows Challenge to Clean Air-Clean Jobs Act
The lawsuit cleared the way for a lawsuit by northwestern Colorado counties to overturn the state push to replace aging coal-fire power plants with new natural gas.
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Colorado Congressional Trio: Big Government Holding Up American Energy Production
H.R. 4381, Planning for American Energy Act would require the Secretary of the Interior to develop a strategic plan every four years … and that plan would have to include oil, natural gas, coal, wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal, oil shale, and minerals necessary for energy development.
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Task Force on Oil and Gas Regs Leave Unanswered Questions for Some
While members of the group appointed by Governor Hickenlooper discussed jurisdictional issues regarding substantive regulations, they determined that drawing bright lines between state and local jurisdictional authority was neither realistic nor productive.
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Mandatory Efficiency Requirements in Boulder?
Unsatisfied with the energy reductions achieved through voluntary incentives, the Flatirons City is considering creating a mandatory energy-efficiency program for the commercial and industrial sector.The program would be similar to the city’s SmartRegs program, which introduced energy-efficiency requirements for rental housing.
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