In his first interview since being fired from the University of Colorado, researcher Detlev Helmig spoke with a well-known activist news site where he disclosed more information about the cause of his dismissal. Helmig, an air quality researcher who worked for CU Boulder’s Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), was fired in April. At
Read More...Coloradans living near oil and natural gas development are most likely to support this activity, while the industry’s biggest opponents tend to live in areas with little to no production, according to a new study. Key findings: (1) Strong opposition to #fracking is mostly found in places where there is little to no drilling activity.
Read More...Oil and natural gas development is not responsible for groundwater issues in Pavillion, according to the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality report, Final Pavilion, Wyoming Gas Field Domestic Water Wells Report on Recommendations for Further Investigation (Final Report), released this week. This latest report represents the final chapter of the WDEQ’s more than six year-long
Read More...According to environmental activists, fracking was one of the worst things to happen to North Dakota, bringing not only environmental pollution, but also soaring crime rates. While the start of the shale revolution in 2008 certainly brought tens of thousands of new residents to work the Bakken shale fields in North Dakota, new analysis of
Read More...This past weekend, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) paid a visit to Colorado and took the opportunity to tweet out fear-mongering nonsense about the oil and gas industry without bothering to confirm any facts beforehand. Namely, Ocasio-Cortez incorrectly characterized heat picked up on an infrared camera as “toxic fumes” and publicized results from volatile organic compound
Read More...Extinction Rebellion – one of Denver’s newest Keep It In the Ground groups – held a “Mass Day of Civil Disobedience” across the country today, including in Denver. EID was on the scene this morning, and saw firsthand that calling the event a “mass” gathering is a bit of an exaggeration. In reality, as Extinction
Read More...Colorado has a long history of bringing various stakeholders together to address ozone levels given the unique challenges the state faces. It’s easy to forget just how far Colorado has come on the issue and what a successful track record the state has in lowering levels and addressing emissions in a collaborative way. So easy,
Read More...When the City and County of Boulder, Colo. and San Miguel County sued energy companies back in 2018, they did so based on the fact that these companies were responsible for damages related to climate change that had to be picked up by the taxpayer. Just a week before the lawsuit was filed, a study
Read More...Mainstream environmental groups are working alongside Colorado’s oil and natural gas industry to turn the sweeping regulatory overhaul known as SB 181 into an effective, efficient workable law. But the extensive rulemaking process is being impeded by fringe “Keep It In the Ground” activists set on banning all oil and natural gas development in the
Read More...Xcel Energy, the largest utility provider in Colorado, acknowledged this week that it will need to use natural gas to hit its zero-emissions goals by 2050. The disclosure comes just six months after Xcel announced its ambitious emissions reduction plan that Gov. Jared Polis touted in his effort to move the state purely to renewable
Read More...A newly-reorganized Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) held another meeting today as they continue the rulemaking process for the recently passed oil and gas legislation. The meeting started with the introduction of new commissioners that were appointed by Governor Jared Polis last week. The commissioners come from a diverse array of backgrounds and
Read More...A small, fringe group of “Keep It In the Ground” activists spoke out at a government meeting today using worn out tactics to push their campaign to end all oil and natural gas development in Colorado. The stakeholder meeting, the first public meeting hosted by the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) since the
Read More...Less than a month after Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed into law legislation overhauling how the state regulates the oil and natural gas industry, its effects are already being seen in development curtailments that the bill’s proponents promised wouldn’t happen. During the long and somewhat tumultuous debate over SB-181, its supporters were consistent in their
Read More...Colorado’s top air quality regulator took issue with recent media portrayals of the state’s emissions regulations during the Air Quality Control Commission monthly meeting Thursday. During the “Director’s Report” portion of the meeting, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Air Pollution Control Division Head Garry Kaufman offered clarity around a recent Denver Post article
Read More...Anti-fossil fuel activists have been spinning a tale for months that oil and gas companies can spew “toxic air pollution” into the air for three months without consequence. The short answer is no: the claim only takes into consideration “permitting” and does not account for Colorado regulations. For example, truth is, there is no “loophole”
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