Results for keyword: Oil and Gas
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Taking the law into their own hands
Citizens use a little-known legal doctrine called qui tam to fight energy company profiteering – and make money in the process
by Matt Jenkins, Mar 06, 2006 -
Congressional group plans for oil's decline
Rep. Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md., have formed the Congressional Peak Oil Caucus to discuss preparing for life after "peak oil" – when worldwide oil supplies can no longer meet demand
by Brett Wilkison, Feb 06, 2006 -
What peak oil means to every American
Democratic Congressman from New Mexico Tom Udall warns of repercussions as oil production worldwide hits its peak
by Tom Udall, Jan 30, 2006 -
Someday, chickens will come home to roost
The writer sees devastation on the ground from gas wells fragmenting the land
by Rebecca Clarren, Jan 02, 2006 -
What the gas industry owes us
The writer has advice for both the gas industry and locals in Pinedale, Wyoming
by Rob Shaul, Jan 02, 2006 -
What one small town owes to the gas industry
The writer has advice for both the gas industry and locals in Pinedale: What one small town owes to the gas industry and what the gas industry owes us
by Rob Shaul, Jan 02, 2006 -
Energy companies score massive refund checks
A federal judge has ordered the government to buy back offshore oil and gas leases that energy companies say can’t be developed, leading some to wonder if the BLM will have to do the same with leases in potential wilderness areas
by Matt Jenkins, Dec 26, 2005 -
Living Within Our Means: Beyond the Fossil Fuel Credit Card
Engineer and city councilman Kamyar Enshayan considers the inevitable end of the fossil fuel joyride
by Staff, Dec 12, 2005 -
BLM boosts winter drilling
The BLM wants to allow oil and gas companies to drill near Pinedale, Wyo., in wintertime, and some conservationists think the change may actually help declining mule deer populations
by Emma Brown, Dec 12, 2005 -
The view from above
High Country News prides itself on keeping close to the ground, but for this special issue, we look at the energy boom in the West from a global perspective
by Greg Hanscom, Dec 12, 2005






