All Posts Tagged With: "public lands"
Interior Issues New Drilling Rule on Public Land
Companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands will be required to disclose publicly the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations, the Obama administration said. But environmental groups are already labeling the new proposal weaker than last year’s plan.
20May2013 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Solar Versus Oil and Gas on Public Lands:
A Tale of Two Processes
Interior Department’s approval of utility scale solar development stands in sharp contrast to the approach it has taken for oil and gas leasing. While exploration companies are dealing with long delays in the approval process for drilling permits on BLM-managed lands, big PV projects are getting fast tracked.
28Oct2012 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Oil & Gas Recap From Last Weekend
>> BLM Plans New Air Quality Studies for Drilling
>> Romney Calls for Streamlining Oil & Gas Development
>> Black Hills Sells Bakken Shale Assets
>> QEP Pays $1.2M Fine for Inaccurate Energy Production
>> Resource Development
Environmental Assessment for West Slope Oil and Gas Parcels Released – Public Input Opportunity Now Available
The parcels are located in Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma and San Miguel counties, and all contain federally owned minerals. On Friday, a preliminary environmental assessment and a finding of no significant impact were released for public review by the BLM.
22Aug2012 | admin | 0 comments | ContinuedTrade Group Says BLM Fracking Rule Imposes $1.615 Billion Cost to Society
“States have been successfully regulating fracing for generations, including on federal lands, with no incident of contamination that would necessitate redundant federal regulation,” said Kathleen Sgamma VP of Government and Public Affairs for Western Energy Alliance.
14Jun2012 | admin | 1 comment | 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
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 ...