All Posts Tagged With: "groundwater"

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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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EPA FRACKING STUDY to Take “Lifecycle” Approach to Analyzing Controversial Technique

The industry is particularly concerned about the EPA’s reference to a “lifecycle analysis” as part of the study. The agency has attempted a similar “lifecycle” approach to renewable fuels, with great controversy and little agreement among stakeholders as to the viability of such an analysis.

13Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Updates for Oil and Gas –

>> Support for Fed Fracking Study from Opposing Sides
>> State’s Producers Pump Up the Volume
>> La Plata County Water Attorneys Sue State Engineer
>> Planned Piceance Asset Sale Boosts Delta’s Stock
>> Black Hills’ New Plant To Use Less Water

21Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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EnCana, COGCC Defend Investigation of Seep Near Silt

The company’s researchers and consultants have taken samples from eight locations, installed 23 monitoring wells and sampled water on Lisa Bracken’s property, much of it on a quarterly basis, EnCana spokesman Doug Hock said.

20Nov2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Moffat County Funding Methane Research

Concerned about the issues surrounding coal-bed methane extraction in the San Juan, Raton and Piceance basins, the County recently approved signing a grant contract with the Colorado Water Conservation Board to survey local groundwater and aquifer conditions.

21Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued