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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
State laws — and small staff — muzzle would-be watchdog

The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has a complicated mission: It’s supposed to help the energy industry, while protecting the public from the industry’s impacts

by Jennie Lay, Mar 07, 2005
Drilling Could Wake a Sleeping Giant

In 1969, the Atomic Energy Commission exploded an underground nuclear bomb in western Colorado; today, the site of Project Rulison is attracting natural gas drillers

by Jennie Lay, Mar 07, 2005
National monument back under attack

In Utah, Kane and Garfield county commissioners escalate their fight against Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, demanding the reduction of funding and staff and the demotion of monument manager Dave Hunsaker

by Josh Garrett-Davis, Oct 13, 2003
BLM sinks local input to drill Roan Plateau

In Western Colorado, locals burned by the oil shale boom 20 years ago are dubious about planned natural gas drilling on the Roan Plateau, especially since the BLM unexpectedly dropped their favorite plan

by Joshua Zaffos, Sep 01, 2003

JW Westman on "Sportsmen" stab Theodore Roosevelt in the back Wow, kind of ironic that SFW/BGF are trying to dra...
Donna Shane on Dust to dust I was born in Uravan in 1959. My dad worked in the...
Vito Quatraro on "Sportsmen" stab Theodore Roosevelt in the back I would suggest everyone review the NRA press rele...
Ben Lamb on "Sportsmen" stab Theodore Roosevelt in the back Sorry Ryan, Maybe you and Peay would be more belie...
Ben Long on "Sportsmen" stab Theodore Roosevelt in the back Mr. Benson. You deploy an old debate tactic: if yo...

From gust to gale | So-called "grass-roots" opposition to wind may be ...
Frack fricasee | Election-year politics (partially) hijack Interior...
A Mexican rancher struggles to shift from cattle to conservation | In Northwest Mexico, rancher Carlos Robles Elías ...
L.A. activists try to stop woodlands from becoming sediment dumps | When Camron Stone realized that an oak forest was ...
Make anglers allies for endangered species | The Endangered Species Act is more flexible than i...

Micah True, born to run | Remembering Micah True – known as “Caballo Bla...
Balancing fish and farms on a Washington estuary | A restoration effort at Fisher Slough in Washingto...
Retirees join environmentalists in fighting Arizona copper mine | The conservative, golf-playing retirees of Queen V...
Bark beetle kill leads to more severe fires, right? Well, maybe | The connection between bark beetle outbreaks and W...
A Mexican rancher struggles to shift from cattle to conservation | In Northwest Mexico, rancher Carlos Robles Elías ...

Results for keyword: Garfield County