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Just as western Colorado towns like Rifle have begun a new
life as thriving “amenity” economies, an energy boom of
unprecedented proportions has taken over the landscape.
by Jonathan Thompson,
May 12, 2008
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When an energy developer boasted that oil and gas wells
were good for wildlife, Laura Paskus examined the issue and came to
another conclusion.
by Laura Paskus,
May 14, 2007
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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,
Jul 16, 2008
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At least 89 people died in the energy fields of Colorado,
Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah and Wyoming during the last
six years
by Ray Ring,
Apr 02, 2007
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Without a college degree, work on the oil and gas fields
is the best job you can get in the rural West – unless, of
course, it kills you
by Ray Ring,
Apr 02, 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,
Jul 16, 2008
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Roughneck is a two-year-old monthly
devoted to covering the oil and gas industry in Sublette County,
Wyoming
by Ray Ring,
Oct 02, 2006
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The BLM’s decision to lease land for energy
exploration in the watersheds of Grand Junction and Palisade,
Colo., reveals the way oil and gas leasing works
by Jodi Peterson,
Jul 16, 2008
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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
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Raymond Plank, chairman of Apache Corp., says responsible
companies like his prove that the energy industry can reduce its
environmental impacts and give more back to local
communities
by Ray Ring,
Nov 28, 2005
