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07/22/2008

Sportsmen: Rein in energy development


CHEYENNE -- A coalition of conservation groups dedicated to preserving public lands for hunting and fishing said Monday that the government should tighten rules for oil and gas development in the Rocky Mountain West. Read the entire story from the Casper Star Tribune.

07/22/2008

Republican senator's proposal would ease drilling curbs in wildlife areas


State Senate Republicans vowed to try to cut gas prices Monday by easing restrictions on drilling near wildlife and by fighting efforts to slow exploration of the Roan Plateau. Read the entire story from the Rocky Mountain News.

07/22/2008

Ritter restates his opposition to Roan Plateau leasing plan


DENVER (AP) — Gov. Bill Ritter says he remains opposed to the federal government’s plan to issue gas drilling leases for western Colorado’s Roan Plateau. Read the entire story from the Glenwood Springs Post Independent.

07/22/2008

Oil shale rules info expected today


The Bureau of Land Management is expected to announce today the publication of proposed rules to establish a commercial oil shale program. Read the entire story from the Glenwood Springs Post Independent.

07/21/2008

Wind farm taking toll on bats, birds


GREAT FALLS - A study shows an estimated 1,200 bats, most of them probably migrating through Montana, were killed by wind turbines at the Judith Gap Wind Farm between July 2006 and May 2007. Read the entire story from the Billings Gazette.

07/21/2008

Governor seeks draft on oil rules


Governor Bill Richardson Monday directed the state Oil Conservation Division to begin drafting new rules specifically aimed at protecting certain portions of Rio Arriba County. Read the entire story from the Santa Fe New Mexican.

07/20/2008

Protest of mineral sale south of New Castle could go to Interior’s Board of Land Appeals


NEW CASTLE, Colorado — The Colorado Division of Wildlife is mulling its options in the wake of a Bureau of Land Management decision to reject its protest over the sale of a federal mineral parcel below the Garfield Creek State Wildlife Area. Read the entire story from the Glenwood Springs Post Independent.

07/20/2008

Groups protest Little Mountain lease sale


GREEN RIVER -- The fishing is pretty good on Currant Creek on Little Mountain south of Rock Springs. The elk hunting on the mountain is even better. Read the entire story from the Casper Star Tribune.

07/19/2008

Colorado: Energy boom alters Rockies' pristine landscapes


MEEKER, Colo. — Colorado's former big game manager, John Ellenberger, remembers when the Piceance Basin was called the state's mule-deer factory because of its tens of thousands of deer. Read the entire story from the Santa Fe New Mexican.

07/19/2008

Groups call for protest on Roan Plateau lease


Two conservation groups are calling on Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter to protest oil and gas leasing of federal lands on the Roan Plateau. A representative for one of them says state protests have proved effective elsewhere. Read the entire story from the Grand Junction Sentinel.

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