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Noise Pollution—The Environmental Battle
We CAN Win!

The coming of the industrial age ushered in an insidious threat—noise pollution. Whether the noise emanates from a nearby railway or superhighway, a manufacturing company or a construction operation, it impinges upon the population and does damage.

14May2013 | | 0 comments | Continued
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The Niobrara Shale Drives Colorado Oil Production to 50-Year High

The 48 million barrels-level hasn’t been seen in Colorado since 1960, and its thanks mainly to the bounty being pulled from the Niobrara. “The Niobrara is the King Kong,” said Pete Stark, vice president for industrial relations at IHS, a Denver consulting firm that tracks energy.

12Mar2013 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Debunking Rhodium: Natural Gas, Not Renewables, Drives Historic Emissions Declines

It has been rapidly replacing coal power in recent years, driving down U.S. emissions faster than in any country in the world. But to some renewable energy advocates who have long prophesied that solar and wind are on the cusp of replacing coal, such a reality can’t possibly be happening.

4Mar2013 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyoming Can Lead by Example

Gov. Matt Mead deserves praise for taking a serious look at a tool that could help defuse the growing clamor about the risks of hydraulic fracturing. His office recently announced it was considering rules that would require companies test nearby water wells before they drill and, in the popular slang term for the practice, frack oil and natural gas wells.

20Feb2013 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Overdue Energy Efficiency Standards Costing
U.S. Billions

Despite his rhetoric about climate change, President Obama’s Administration continues to delay implementation of energy efficiency standards for appliances and equipment that are among the most successful ways to quickly cut energy consumption and contribute to economic growth.

18Feb2013 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Solar Industry Grapples with Hazardous Wastes

Fueled partly by billions in government incentives, the industry is creating millions of solar panels each year and, in the process, millions of pounds of polluted sludge and contaminated water. To dispose of the material,
the companies must transport it by truck or rail far from
their own plants to waste facilities often far away.

12Feb2013 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Analysts: Energy Policy Not Keeping Pace With Technology

Federal policy hasn’t kept pace with the transformation, experts told a House panel on Tuesday. Instead, scarcity remains the backbone of U.S. energy laws drafted over the past few decades, said the analysts testifying before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee.

6Feb2013 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyoming Considers Groundwater Testing Mandate

The governor’s office is looking into possibly requiring oil and gas companies drilling in the state to test the local groundwater for any pollution before they sink a drill bit into the ground. Colorado recently established new groundwater testing regulations that could provide a template.

5Feb2013 | | 0 comments | Continued
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The Niobrara Shale Play – the Next Bakken?

To date, most of the Niobrara’s O&G development focuses on the Denver-Julesburg Basin, with hot spots in the Wattenberg field of Weld County, Colorado, and (to a much lesser degree) Wyoming’s Silo field. Niobrara operators face unique challenges in this formation, but remain hopeful because of new estimates on overall production expectations over the next few years.

2Feb2013 | | 1 comment | Continued
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The ‘Promised Land’ Problem for Activists

A flop at the box office and with most critics, the real losers in the “Promised Land” debacle, are the environmental activists who pinned their hopes on a Hollywood movie to make the case against hydraulic fracturing. By promoting a work of fiction as “real life,” the activists proved just how little they care about the facts.

31Jan2013 | | 0 comments | Continued
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2012 Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Awards Finalists Announced

The inaugural Rocky Mountain Oil & Gas Awards will be held in Denver on Tuesday 12 March 2013 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. The awards celebrate the achievements of upstream & midstream companies, service providers and suppliers, twinned with the industry’s commitment to H&S, Environmental Stewardship and Corporate Social Responsibility.

28Jan2013 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Obama Administration Delays Hydraulic Fracturing Rule

The decision to replace last year’s proposal with an entirely new draft rule — and take public comment on the initiative — forces a major delay in the final regulations, which are set to be the first major federal rules governing the hydraulic fracturing process key to unlocking oil and gas nationwide.

22Jan2013 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Search Continues for WOGCC Director – Legislature Could Make it Easier for Applicants

Now the state is considering a change that could make it easier, possibly, for applicants to “make the grade” by loosening up one of the job’s requirements. Specifically, a bill headed for introduction in the Legislature would eliminate the requirement that the supervisor be a registered petroleum geologist or petroleum engineer.

14Jan2013 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Fuel Cell Power Plant Part of Data Center Project in Cheyenne

The power plant will utilize renewable biogas generated by a wastewater treatment facility as the fuel source to generate ultra-clean and carbon-neutral electricity to power the data plant.

26Nov2012 | | 0 comments | Continued
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