All Posts Tagged With: "Colorado mining industry"
Colorado Mining Association Appeals Roadless Rule to Supreme Court
The 28-page request for high court attention argues that “roadless” as defined in the federal government’s rule is de facto wilderness and that only Congress has the power to create wilderness.
21May2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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.
9Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
The Local Buzz …
>> CRAIG: BLM Wants Public Input on Mine Expansion
>> LOVELAND: Abound Solar Doubles Space
>> BERTHOUD: EnergyLogic Expands to China
>> ASPEN: Pitkin County Looks to Block Drilling
>> EAGLE COUNTY: Landfill May Take Banned Pit Liners
>> STEAMBOAT: Routt County to Beef Up Oil & Gas Regs
>> DENVER: Delta Petroleum On the Block
Renewable Energy to Trump Mining Claims
That’s the upshot of a BLM proposal that would prohibit new mining claims on land proposed for renewable projects. The agency wants to reduce conflict between mining claims and the development of wind and solar energy generation on public lands — something already happening in The West.
3May2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Oil/Gas Industry: Trust us! We care, we really do. The rest of the us: No! 
Thanks for the info Fred! 
I think its a 10% mandate not 5%. 
To see this exciting change as "scary" seems incredibly short-sited to me. Between the increasing power demands caused by ...
Thanks for highlighting all the great work the Northern Colorado Chapter of CRES is doing. One small but important correction--the ...