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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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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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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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GOP Blames EPA For Coal Sector Losses But New Study Tags Gas Prices

Republican candidates are stepping up their campaigns blaming EPA and its rules for contractions in the coal sector, a key employer in many swing states, despite recent findings showing that low natural gas prices are more likely to blame for the job losses than EPA rules.

21Oct2012 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Latest Issue of Niobrara Report Published — Read About:

>> The Shale Revolution: Beyond a Five Year Plan
>> The Critical Role of State Trust Lands
>> Water Recycling Technology Update
>> Fracking Flack: Time to Export Common Sense
>> The Niobrara’s Energy Corridor

18Oct2012 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Comparing Solar and Oil and Gas Development 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.

15Oct2012 | | 0 comments | Continued
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5Aug2012 | | 1 comment | Continued
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August/September issue of NIOBRARA REPORT Launches

The August/September issue of Niobrara Report is HERE. Topics include Current Air Emissions Regulations in Colorado …Seismic Monitoring for Safer Fracing … The Surprising Environmentalists … Weld County’s Relationship with the Oil and Gas Industry … and much more!

5Aug2012 | | 0 comments | Continued