All Posts Tagged With: "oil and gas regulations"
Longmont Council Tables New Oil and Gas Regulations
Mike King, executive director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, hinted in a letter to the city council that a lawsuit could be in the works if Longmont proceeded with its new rules, the first update of the city’s oil and gas regulations since 2000.
23May2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Speed Up Permitting Process for Public Lands Urges Leading Oil and Gas Trade Group
The president and CEO at the American Petroleum Institute said the “shale revolution” is providing jobs and energy security to the United States. Instead of regulating the process, Washington should make it easier for energy companies to move forward.
14May2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Colorado to Participate in Air Quality Studies of
Oil And Gas Fields
The problem, say researchers, is the lack of sufficient data available to know exactly what chemical emissions are being emitted from the fields and how they are dispersing. The oil and gas industry is supporting the new sampling study, said Kathleen Sgamma, a vice president with the Denver-based Western Energy Alliance trade group.
6May2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Longmont Sets a Middle Course on New
Oil and Gas Regs
The town’s City Council this week voted 6-1 to have its draft of oil and gas regulations prepared for an ordinance. The new rules set up both minimum and recommended standards. Companies can obtain faster approval for their drilling permits by adopting all the recommended standards.
19Apr2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
TRACKING Policy and Regulation News …
>> State’s Air Quality Plan Gets EPA Approval
>> Task Force Starts Work on Oil/Gas Regs
>> Tribe Gains Control of Oil and Gas on Reservation
>> DC Push for Clean Energy Program Extensions
>> Energy Hunt in Pawnee Grassland Gets Attention
State Land Board Approves Oil and Gas Lease with ConocoPhillips at Lowry Range
In addition to the company’s stewardship commitment, ConocoPhillips was the highest bidder, with a lease agreement worth $137 million - the largest per-acre mineral lease price ever for the land board - and a 20 percent royalty on the resources produced.
3Mar2012 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
FRONT RANGE Oil and Gas Watch
State Rep. Matt Jones’ proposal to strengthen local governments’ ability to regulate oil and gas operations within their borders died in a House committee. Meanwhile, ConocoPhillips’ pending deal with the Land Board is getting pushback, despite the bonanza it would mean for the state.
22Feb2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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
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
Oil And Gas Regulatory War Heating Up
Speaking in Denver last week, EPA administrator Lisa Jackson said the federal government has a role in regulating oil and gas drilling activity – establishing ozone levels for hydraulic fracturing emissions, providing guidance on water issues – but that state
and local governments must take the lead.
What Obama Could Say in His Speech That Would Really Turn The Economy Around
These three little stories—all within the past few weeks, represent the overall attitude of this administration toward businesses that create jobs and revenue. Until the administration decides to work with, and not against, the job creators in the economy, growth will remain flat—or worse.
8Sep2011 | admin | 7 comments | Continued
New Poll Finds Coloradoans Want Tighter
Oil and Gas Regulation
There have been 1,000 spills and accidents in Colorado since 2008, with the vast majority on the small side. Still, David Metz of Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates, which conducted the survey of 462 voters statewide, says pollsters found what he calls a “striking consensus.”
5Oct2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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