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As the West's housing boom fades, natural resource extraction surges, and a defunct housing development on the east side of Colorado Springs, Colo., may soon face drilling by Ultra Petroleum.
by Sarah Gilman,
Nov 14, 2011
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Jim Spehar says proposed new regulations won’t harm
western Colorado’s oil and gas industry and may do a lot to
help the rest of the region’s economy survive the current
boom.
by Jim Spehar,
Jun 16, 2008
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An energy boom of unprecedented proportions is
transforming western Colorado towns like Rifle, which just recently
recovered from the last big energy boom – and a catastrophic
bust.
by Francisco Tharp,
May 12, 2008
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Jim Spehar watches the region boom again; only this time
he hopes we’ve learned a few things since the oil shale bust
of 25 years ago.
by Jim Spehar,
Apr 30, 2007
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In Big Wonderful: Notes from Wyoming, Kevin Holdsworth
describes his love for a harsh landscape in essays, poetry and
fiction.
by Julianne Couch,
Feb 05, 2007
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In Idaho and Wyoming, old eminent domain laws allow
private entities to condemn landowners’ property – as
Peter and Judy Riede discovered when J.R. Simplot Co. announced
plans to expand its phosphate mine and build a road across their
ranch.
by Rebecca Huntington,
Feb 05, 2007
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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
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Steve Ficklin is an oil and gas safety inspector for the
Bureau of Land Management in western Colorado
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn,
Aug 21, 2006
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Grazing fees to be cut; Russian drill rigs coming to
Colorado; new power plant on Navajo Nation gets big tax break;
Washington may become sixth Western state with renewable energy
standards
by Jodi Peterson,
Feb 20, 2006
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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
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