All Posts Tagged With: "Garfield County"
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.
27Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Private Solar Array in Works for Garfield County
This latest edition to the region’s renewable energy envelope is being built on a 300-acre farm, owned by Kenneth Sack, and perched on a mesa top that overlooks the Colorado River to the north. He plans to eventually have a community solar garden functioning on the site.
8Sep2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Clean Energy Authority Gains Momentum in Garfield County
The collaborative would use state legislation that allows local governments to join together to create a freestanding regional authority. In this case, it would focus on energy efficiency and advancing economic development through renewable energy measures.
31Jul2011 | 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
Some Counties’ Planning Focus on Renewable Energy
The plan for Denver and adjoining counties focuses on procedures more than specific actions, while southeastern counties count on wind energy and transmission, naturals
for the plains area.
Pitkin County Says No to Community Solar Initiative
The Rifle PV array aside, Pitkin County Commissioners continued their arcane policy of not allowing homeowners to invest in a community solar farm with its decision last week. Aspen may do the same.
21Apr2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Energy and the Bleak West Slope Economy
The region has yet to recover from the 2009 double whammy of the oil and gas downturn coupled with the national economic meltdown. Too many unemployed workers continue to chase too few jobs. In Garfield County, however, clean energy development offers a glimmer of hope.
4Apr2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Western Slope UPDATES
>> Holy Cross May Tap Methane Gas From Mines
>> Solar Battle Brews at Garfield County Airport
>> Garfield County Wants Antero, Critics to Compromise
>> Oil and Gas Permitting Drops in Moffat County
West Slope — Well Density Key Topic at COGCC Meeting
The Garfield County commissioners have until Nov. 10, or so, to decide whether or not they want to formally intervene regarding Antero Resources’ plan for significantly increased gas-well density in the Silt Mesa area.
1Nov2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
THE LOCAL BUZZ –
Plenty happening in Colorado in every sector of the energy space. Here is a roundup of the latest news, deals and policy developments … reported from Windsor, Denver, Broomfield, Golden, Centennial, Glenwood Springs, Grand Junction and Huerfano County.
1Oct2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Western Slope UPDATES
>> GARFIELD CTY WON’T SUPPORT DRILLING BAN
>> BATTLEMENT MESA RESIDENTS CRY ‘FOUL’
>> WILLIAMS AGREES TO PAY RECORD FINE
>> PITKIN SAYS NO TO DRILLING IN WHITE RIVER
>> ENCANA RECLAMATION EFFORTS PRAISED
State Honors Outstanding Oil and Gas Operations
Williams Production RMT, Encana Oil & Gas (USA) and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation were each recognized today by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission for operational excellence in a range of oil and gas-related programs during 2009.
12Jul2010 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
Garfield County Wants State to Reconsider
Drilling Concerns
Garfield County’s oil and gas liaison, Judy Jordon, argues that the state is more interested in discrediting consultant and geologist, Geoffrey Thyne, than resolving issues around drilling in the West Divide Creek area south of Silt.
15Jun2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Energy and Politics on the West Slope
It’s the latest move from Holy Cross Energy’s Turnbull that some observers say demonstrates a larger co-op culture that guards the status quo against any significant moves toward more environmentally friendly power generation.
8Jun2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Colorado Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency Backlogged With Gas Contamination Cases
“Some of [the cases] date back several years, and I don’t want to make excuses, that shouldn’t be the case,” David Neslin, executive director of the COGCC which is charged with permitting and regulating natural gas and oil drilling in Colorado. “We do need to do a better job at bringing timely enforcement matters, and we’re committed to doing so.”
14May2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Western Slope Updates –
San Luis Valley — Transmission Line Dispute
Garfield County — Energy Improvements District Idea
Snowmass Village — Town Council Mulls Solar Farm
Pitkin County — Energy Smart Loan Program Nears
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