natural gas
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Coloradans face sharp spike in energy bills this winter
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Millions of Coloradans face steep increases in energy bills this winter, with some having to pay as much as 50% more compared to last winter. The rate increases occur at a time when residents struggle to keep up with inflation and the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hammer the state and the rest of the country.…
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Colorado Oil & Gas Commission examining industry’s financial obligations to orphan wells
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Colorado’s Oil & Gas Commission this week started the process for changing the rules regarding the financial obligations drilling companies must comply with to clean up “orphan wells.” An orphaned well is one that is no longer operating for whatever reason, and that must be “plugged, remediated and reclaimed” by the state. Often they’ve been…
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Experts: China tariffs will wound US natural gas industry, but not mortally
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By Josh Siegel, Washington Examiner China’s new tariffs on American liquefied natural gas will hurt the industry, but ultimately may only hinder rather than halt the progress of a growing industry that is a key plank of the Trump administration’s “energy dominance agenda,” experts say. China has represented the best opportunity for the U.S. to…
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Gardner: Colorado natural gas could buy diplomatic influence in Europe
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner’s plans for Colorado’s natural gas production reach far beyond economic development into U.S. foreign policy. “Colorado could play a key role in countering Russian aggression,” the Colorado Republican told Colorado Politics. The U.S. Geological Survey says recent discoveries show Colorado might have the nation’s second-largest natural gas reserves, most…
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SLOAN | Polis snubs West Slope as Colorado’s urban-rural divide deepens
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The decision by Jared Polis to break with decades of political tradition and sit out the inaugural gubernatorial debate hosted every four years by Club 20 has raised the ire of a lot of folks; on the West Slope, certainly, but also throughout rural Colorado – though Mr. Polis seems rather unaffected. Part of the…
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TIPTON | We can responsibly tap Colorado’s vast natural resources
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Western Colorado is home to vast natural resources that can and will power the economy through the 21st century and beyond if responsibly developed. It is the role of the federal government to monitor and manage the development of natural resources, which is why I recently hosted a House Natural Resources field hearing along with Chairman…
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Colorado energy jobs led by natural gas and energy efficiency sectors
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Energy employment in Colorado grew by 11 percent in 2017 to a total of nearly 91,000 jobs – lead by the natural gas and energy-efficiency sectors, according to a report by the National Association of State Energy Officials. The survey of energy companies, which was done in conjunction with the energy think tank the Energy…
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Sen. Cory Gardner: Reduced regulations on natural gas means jobs for the Western Slope
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WASHINGTON – Congressional Republicans argued for a change in regulations during a hearing Friday that would increase the likelihood for a natural gas pipeline from Colorado’s Western Slope to an export facility on the Oregon coast. They are considering legislation that would make the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) the final decision-maker for approval of…
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Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner probes regulations that slow natural gas projects
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U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner on Tuesday advocated for streamlined government permits to encourage natural gas extraction from Colorado to export markets. During a Senate hearing, Gardner, a Republican from Yuma, questioned an administrator from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission about how to break a deadlock that has impeded the Jordan Cove Energy Project in Oregon.…
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SPONSORED CONTENT: Multiple Studies: Fracking does not contaminate groundwater
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At least eight studies across the United States over the past three years have confirmed that fracking does not contaminate groundwater. From Colorado State University to Yale University to the U.S. Geological Survey, experts have found no evidence that hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as “fracking,” is causing contaminants to seep into drinking water wells “There…
