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  • Philip Anschutz’s outsized reach in the West

    Philip Anschutz’s outsized reach in the West

    The billionaire has stakes in everything from Western art, railroads and petroleum to renewable energy, national parks, stadiums and Justin Bieber.

    by Sarah Gilman, Mar 04, 2013

  • Man Camp

    In Western Colorado, where the energy boom is stretching the resources – and social fabric – of local communities, some companies have turned to portable dormitories to ease the housing crunch.

    by David Frey, Jan 22, 2007

  • Thumpers hit a speedbump

    In southwestern Colorado, a judge has temporarily halted the use of seismic "thumper trucks" to explore for oil and gas in the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument.

    by Gail Binkly, Sep 30, 2002

  • Energy workers, union members protest drilling

    In Wyoming, oil and gas workers and the Wyoming AFL-CIO have joined environmentalists, ranchers and homeowners in protesting the sale of energy leases in the Wyoming Range of Bridger-Teton National Forest

    by Allison Gerfin, Jun 26, 2006

  • The West’s public lands are open for business

    A close look at the data shows that, despite some restrictions, oil and gas drilling is on the rise in the West.

    by Michelle Blank, Feb 05, 2007

  • Energy illusions

    A BLM report issued in late 2006 appears to show that less land is available for energy exploration now than in 2003, but a closer look shows that appearances are deceiving.

    by Michelle Blank, Feb 05, 2007

  • Sans petrol

    Willits, Calif., is one of a growing number of communities trying to prepare for a post-oil world by becoming economically and agriculturally sustainable.

    by Tim Holt, Feb 19, 2007

  • It tolls for us

    The energy boom in the Rocky Mountain West has been shadowed by a much darker boom: a frightening rise in death and serious injury

    by John Mecklin, Apr 02, 2007

  • The BLM stabs at a tired land

    Near Farmington, N.M., some local ranchers and environmentalists are fighting a push to greatly increase oil and gas drilling in the area's San Juan Basin.

    by Gail Binkly, Sep 16, 2002

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