All Posts Tagged With: "Garfield County"

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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

30Jul2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

7May2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Despite Record Fines, Gas Patch Pols Want Salazar to Ease Up on Industry

Just a couple of days after running a story in which more than 90 county commissioners and other elected officials from around the West urged Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to ease up on the oil and gas industry, the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel posted a story illustrating why that would be a really bad idea.

28Apr2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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GEO Leads Effort for $25M Efficiency Retrofit Grant

The dollars will be leveraged with private investment to fund large-scale energy efficiency work in neighborhoods and commercial districts in the Denver, Boulder and Garfield County regions.

22Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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West Slope Natural Gas Tracks –

>> Garfield County May Disband Energy Advisory Board
>> Panel Says NG Fueling Stations Needed in Area
>> Is McInnis Denying Reality of Gas Regs?
>> Martin: GarCo Blundered by Drilling Monitoring Wells
>> ConocoPhillips: Natural Gas Solutions Being Ignored
>> GS Firm Gets Grant for Methane Emissions Study in China

17Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Garfield County Set for Gas-Well ‘Intervention’

But the “intervention,” as it is formally called, would strictly be aimed at Antero’s request to be allowed to drill wells at a higher density than currently is permitted, in an area that apparently is outside the boundaries of Battlement Mesa.

2Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Williams Challenges GarCo Authority on Cuttings

The energy company contends the county requirement runs contrary to COGCC rules allowing burial of the cuttings on site if they don’t exceed state standards for contaminants. It argues that state authority preempts county authority in the case.

17Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Drilling Activity to Remain Flat in Garfield County for 2010

According to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Garfield County produced more than 390 billion cubic feet (bcf) of natural gas through the month of October, 2009, compared to more than 520 bcf for all of 2008.

11Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Policy Updates from Across the State

>> Garfield Cty May Fund Battlement Mesa Health Study
>> State Lawmaker Wants to Clean Up Co-Op Elections
>> La Veta Wind Farm Rejected
>> Solar Proposal for Saguache County Meets Opposition
>> Ouray Micro-Hydro Project Gets Stimulus Cash
>> Four Corners Saga: The Navajos’ Environmental Fight

18Dec2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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The Colorado Energy News Interview –
Dave Neslin of the Colorado Oil and Gas
Conservation Commission

The Executive Director of the state agency in charge of regulating the energy industry tackles several issues in this exclusive Q&A with CEN Editor David Hill, including the investigation of water well contamination on the West Slope; how companies are complying with the new drilling regs — and much more.

21Oct2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Natural Gas Production Sparks New Outcry

The natural gas industry in the West would seem to have enough problems already, with gas prices at record lows and a more restrictive set of regulations promulgated by the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission having taken effect this year. But now, this supposedly green source of electricity is coming in for renewed, intense scrutiny for its environmental impacts.

19Oct2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Mountain Dispatches — News from Vail, Aspen, Glenwood, Durango and De Beque

>> Vail Resorts Swaps RECs for Forest Restoration
>> Aspen Skico Biggest Contributor to “Energy Smart”
>> Durango Terminates Contract with Novan Solar
>> Garfield County Man Waits for COGCC Response
>> BLM Wants Public Comment on Flatiron Mesa Plan

15Oct2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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