POLICYWATCH
Boulder County Votes to Place Temporary Moratorium on Drilling
The public will be able to comment March 1, according to the county’s website, “on the local impacts associated with oil and gas development, and on the appropriateness of continuing or amending the temporary moratorium.”
3Feb2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Neslin Leaving as COGCC Director
Under his tenure, the commission updated Colordo’s oil and gas regulations to strengthen environmental protections during a significant increase in energy development. He also oversaw changes within the agency that resulted in more efficient permit reviews and other process improvements assisting industry and the public.
1Feb2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
El Paso County County Adopts Slimmed-Down Oil and Gas Regulations
The Board of County Commissioners voted 3-2 to approve a proposal that was significantly scaled down from what the county’s planning commission approved earlier this month. The regulations govern transportation, emergency response, noxious weeds and, controversially, water quality issues related to drilling.
1Feb2012 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
El Paso County Modifies Proposed Drilling Regs
After concerns from county commissioners and a warning letter from the Attorney General’s Office about El Paso County’s proposed oil and gas regulations, county planning staff have come up with a revised proposal for the commission to consider at its Jan. 31 meeting.
27Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Energy Plays Key Role in State of the Union
For the third year in a row energy played a central role in President Obama’s State of the Union address, with the president leaning hard this year on the twin themes of increased domestic oil and gas production and the need to invest more in renewable sources.
25Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Opportunities and Challenges for U.S. Shale Gas Development — A Special Report From the Bipartisan Policy Center
The in depth study articulates opportunities associated with newly accessible and economically recoverable domestic shale gas resources, and highlights the critical need to develop those resources efficiently and responsibly.
23Jan2012 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
BLM Agrees to More Air Quality Studies on Gas Drilling Along the Front Range
The agreement came as part of a court-ordered settlement of a lawsuit filed by WildEarth Guardians, which challenged the Bureau of Land Management’s 2009 decision to issue 12 oil and gas leases covering 3,680 acres in Weld and Morgan Counties north of Denver.
20Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Salazar Talks Solar and Mining Projects Near
the Grand Canyon
On sustaining the solar tax credits, the Interior Secretary said “incentivizing these new entrants into the energy market is important. We give tax breaks to the oil and gas companies all across the country … There is every reason to provide incentives to the solar-energy world because of their importance.”
16Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
PUC Denies Xcel Energy Request for Interim
Rate Hike
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission on Wednesday denied a request by Xcel Energy for a $100 million interim rate hike while its full electric rate case is being considered by the Comission.
12Jan2012 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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.
10Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Colorado’s Solar Energy Future: Local
or Corporate Power?
The San Luis Valley in Western Colorado has been in the national spotlight recently as one of the “coolest” hot spots for solar energy generation. What most don’t realize is that the people who make the SLV their home have been quietly stoking a different, more democratic, grassroots solar paradigm, going back more than a quarter of a century.
10Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Forecast for Energy Efficiency in 2012:
Mostly Sunny
I see more reasons for optimism than pessimism. Many states and utilities are committed to ramping up their energy efficiency programs this year and even more are considering similar steps. In the private sector, new energy-efficient products continue to enter the market.
8Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Commerce City Puts Fracking Decision on Hold
The council has taken a 30-day “timeout” from its review of whether it should ban hydraulic fracturing for six months. It wants to hear from the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission as well as from industry representatives before it makes a decision on what to do longterm.
21Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Colorado’s Competitive Position in the
Energy Industry
The third edition of Resource Rich Colorado compares the state to the 49 others based on the presence of natural resources for energy generation, policies and programs, and intellectual resources for the energy industry. The results:
Our energy economy is one of the strongest in the nation but challenges remain.
Groups Urge Denial of Flaming Gorge
Pipeline Permit
The pipeline would be far too expensive and would harm the Green River’s world-class recreation and tourism economies, businesses and river advocates said Monday. They urged the FERC to deny a private developer’s preliminary permit application for the massive
water project.
SURVEY: Americans See High Energy Costs Ahead But Bullish That Advanced Energy Can Solve Problems, Strengthen Economy
We’re bullish about the impact energy-saving technologies can have on the economy. More than half of those surveyed say efforts to make greater use of energy-saving technologies create jobs – a 3:1 ratio over those who say they reduce jobs.
19Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued-
Shale Gas = $Billions in U.S. Savings
Natural gas prices that slumped to a 10-year low this month could save U.S. consumers $16.5 billion on home energy bills over the course of a year, according to a senior economist at the U.S. Federal Reserve. Projected over several years, the savings could exceed any proposed tax cut.
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