New groups join battle over drilling on public lands
A new Colorado-based group launched Monday with the aim of countering the oil industry's pro-drilling message in the West. It is the latest entry in a state rapidly becoming a battleground for oil and...
View ArticleShell pulls out of oil shale project, leaving one big operator behind
Shell is abandoning its decade-long quest to commercially extract shale oil from Colorado, leaving just one major company betting big on the future of that unconventional crude in America.
View ArticleReport: Oil exports and higher royalties should go together
The Obama administration would shortchange taxpayers if it heeds the oil industry’s calls to lift a 39-year-ban on exporting U.S. crude without first hiking the royalty rate companies pay the...
View ArticleConservationists: Collaboration can protect grouse and drilling
The best way to protect the greater sage grouse while keeping drill bits turning in Western states is for environmentalists and oil companies to work together on safeguarding the bird's habitat,...
View ArticlePoll: Public wants action on flaring
The oil industry's practice of burning or releasing natural gas from wells where crude is the big moneymaker is unpopular in several western states, according to a poll released Thursday.
View ArticleSage grouse classification could affect Colorado, Utah oil and gas development
The Fish and Wildlife Service has decided whether to classify the bird species as "threatened," but only a few now know the verdict.
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