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Tight timetable on federal oil and gas lease sales is scrambling protests

Jul 30, 2018

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Mark Jaffe

Oil and gas leasing on federal lands is revving up in Colorado and across the West, with shorter time frames for comment and bigger lease sales as environmental groups rush to meet Monday’s deadline to get in their protests on the upcoming September lease sales. “We’ve gone from a 30-day protest period to a 10-day period…
COVER STORY: Battle brews across the West over sage-grouse protections

Jul 10, 2018

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Mark Jaffe

While the big, ground-dwelling bird known as the greater sage-grouse relies upon the West’s sagebrush steppe for its living, its survival may rest on a delicately negotiated set of agreements – agreements that the Trump administration, as with so many things, is set to upend. But the situation may be different in Colorado – at…
Republican George Brauchler announces energy industry support for gubernatorial campaign

Sep 28, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Several leaders in Colorado’s energy industry on Thursday announced they’re supporting Republican gubernatorial candidate George Brauchler, the 18th Judicial District attorney. “George Brauchler understands the importance of Colorado’s oil and gas community and its significant impact on Colorado’s economy,” said Ted Brown, CEO of Denver-based energy consulting firm Confluence Resources. The other industry figures backing…
Progress toward an all-of-the-above energy strategy

Jul 25, 2017

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Scott Tipton

Energy demand is growing in the United States. In order to meet the energy needs of the future, it is critical that we develop an all-of-the-above energy strategy that incorporates renewable resources as well as responsible development of fossil fuels. I recently introduced the Planning for American Energy Act, which is a bill that would…
Climate March goes on in Denver despite the elements and confusing report by industry news site

Apr 29, 2017

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Joey Bunch

There’s are a lot of good reasons why they don’t call it global warming anymore, and Saturday revealed a good one as snow fell on downtown Denver’s People’s Climate March. Denver’s march on climate change was one of dozens across the country to protest President Trump’s climate change policies and deep cuts into regulatory agencies. Even the Western regional…
Oil-and-gas veteran Jack Ekstrom ends his short retirement

Mar 2, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Well, that was a short retirement. Jack Ekstrom is back in the oil-and-gas fight as a soldier for hire. He retired last year as the vice president of corporate and government relations for Denver-based Whiting Petroleum Corp. This week Ekstrom announced he’s launching his own firm, PolicyWorks America, based in Denver. Of no surprise, his specialty will be…
Methane rules for public lands voted down in U.S. House

Feb 3, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

The U.S. House voted Friday morning, 221 to 191, to repeal new rules that require those who operate drilling wells on public lands to capture leaked or vented methane. The Bureau of Land Management’s Methane Waste Rule put a stop to companies venting the wells into the atmosphere, a practice that was defended by industry in hearings and a…
Colorado attorney general supports Bureau of Land Management leases

Jan 11, 2017

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Tom Ramstack

Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman is throwing her support behind the U.S. Bureau of Land Management as it defends itself in court against environmentalists opposed to oil and gas development projects. The environmentalists are pursuing a federal lawsuit to halt Bureau of Land Management oil and gas leases in Colorado, Wyoming and Utah. The oil…
Environmental groups challenge federal oil, gas leasing on climate grounds

Aug 25, 2016

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Mead Gruver

The federal government needs to consider greenhouse emissions and the potential contribution to climate change before allowing oil and gas development on public land, two environmental groups asserted Thursday in a lawsuit over drilling in Western states. Industry advocates stood by their own efforts to keep federal leasing moving ahead. The lawsuit filed by WildEarth…
Oil and gas group says feds illegally canceling lease sales

Aug 16, 2016

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Matthew Brown

A trade group for the energy industry accused federal officials Thursday of illegally canceling or postponing the sale of more than two dozen oil and gas leases over the past two years. The Western Energy Alliance sued the Obama administration in U.S. District Court in New Mexico, seeking to force officials to hold lease sales…