Energy Development

June 21, 2012--As lawmakers pursue fracking bills, report looks at water effects (Los Angeles Times)

A new report on hydraulic fracturing has taken stock of the controversial procedure's effect on water supplies in Colorado, echoing concerns of California lawmakers as they seek to regulate "fracking" here.


March 2, 2012 -- Ag water vital, governor says (Pueblo Chieftain)

Trying to get Colorado to understand the “water-food nexus” could require social media, bicycle tours or even shuttle diplomacy. On the other hand, the Colorado basin roundtable process might do the trick, Gov. John Hickenlooper told about 300 people Thursday at the Colorado Roundtable Summit.


April 11, 2011--Debate stirs over Utah tar-sands mine project (Durango Herald)

Beneath the lush, green hills of eastern Utah’s Uinta Basin, where elk, bear and bison outnumber people, the soil is saturated with a sticky tar that may soon provide a new domestic source of petroleum for the United States. It would be a first-of-its kind project in the country that some fear could be a slippery slope toward widespread wilderness destruction.


September 29, 2009--Scientists explore dust-snowpack link (Vail Daily)

By digging in the muck of Rocky Mountain ponds and lakes, scientists have been able to establish an accurate historic record of how human activities have increased the amount of dust falling on high country snowpack.

CLE Conference (Steamboat Springs, CO)

08/15/2008 7:30 am
08/16/2008 12:00 pm
17th Annual Ag & Rural Law Roundup, 5th Annual Water Law Conference, 5th Annual Environmental Law Conference, 2nd Annual Natural Resources & Energy Law Conference. For more information and/or to register visit cle@cobar.org.

May 9, 2008--Bush signs bill to recover water from energy development (Colorado Springs Gazette)

Federal legislation to explore putting groundwater pumped out during oil and gas production to use was signed into law Thursday. The bill signed by President Bush directs the Interior Department to assess the feasibility of recovering and cleaning up the millions of gallons of water that are reinjected into the ground or disposed of during oil and gas development.


April 25, 2008--Agencies, energy companies track western Colo. water quality (Denver Post)

A western Colorado water district has received a state grant to work with energy companies and local governments to track water quality and quantity in the south Piceance Basin as the area's natural gas boom continues. The West Divide Water Conservancy District has received $300,000 from levies on mineral production to help establish a database.


April 24, 2008--Energy's water demands worrisome (United Press International)

Add another requirement to the clean-energy checklist: low water usage. Two Virginia Tech researchers released a study this week examining the water-use requirements for 11 different energy sources, ranking them in terms of efficiency.


March 9, 2008--Could Arctic ice melt spawn new kind of cold war? (Environmental Network News)

With oil above $100 a barrel and Arctic ice melting faster than ever, some of the world's most powerful countries -- including the United States and Russia -- are looking north to a possible energy bonanza.


January 16, 2008--Proposed Lake Powell pipeline meets with opposition (Salt Lake Tribune)

A group of Washington County residents wants the push for a Lake Powell pipeline to dry up.Lin Alder, executive director of Citizens for Dixie's Future, warns that the proposed 158-mile-long pipeline would be too costly, would spawn more sprawl, could prove unreliable and, ultimately, would not be needed to meet the region's water deman


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