http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/298/15519 If the United States doesn’t come up with an intelligent energy strategy, global warming could spell the end of the ski industry No publisher Pat O'Donnell Recreation Ski Industry Oil and Gas Ski industry Arctic National Wildlife Refuge global warming climate change fossil fuels energy policy oil and gas drilling drought climatologists weather Bill McKibben Amory Lovins Aspen Skiing Company 2012-03-30T22:14:43Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/317/16148 Citizens use a little-known legal doctrine called qui tam to fight energy company profiteering – and make money in the process No publisher Matt Jenkins Oil and Gas Bobby L. Maxwell energy companies profiteering qui tam legal doctrines Minerals Management Service Kerr-McGee energy royalties tax cheats federal royalty payments New York Times House Resources Committee Richard Pombo Michael Porter False Cl 2012-02-24T20:24:08Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/214/10823 In Wyoming's Powder River Basin, the coming energy boom in coalbed methane gas has local ranchers and environmentalists worried. No publisher Hal Clifford Oil and Gas 2012-01-12T21:21:27Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/318/16178 The federal Energy Department and the state of Wyoming have challenged Montana’s plan to establish pollution controls for coalbed methane wells No publisher Sarah Gilman Water Pollution Oil and Gas Coalbed methane wastewater Marge West ranchers water pollution Powder River Basin oil and gas industry drilling gas wells pumping Richard Opper Montana Department of Environmental Quality Montana Board of Environmental Review Department of En 2011-12-15T17:24:37Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/321/16273 Astronomer Perry Walker uses his stargazing tools and skills to work with the oil and gas industry to prevent air pollution in Wyoming No publisher Ray Ring Science Oil and Gas Perry Walker amateur astronomers stargazing astronomy telescopes oil and gas industry Sublette County Wyoming energy boom air pollution dark skies Wind River Range Sombrero Galaxy Wyoming Outdoor Council Dan Heilig Randy Teeuwen EnCana Da 2011-12-08T23:07:28Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/329/16514 BLM and Forest Service officials say they have little power to prevent drilling in an area once it’s been OK’d for leasing, but critics say the government simply refuses to use its power No publisher Jodi Peterson Public Lands BLM Oil and Gas Forest Service oil and gas leases drilling energy policy Duane Spencer San Miguel River drilling protests John Leshy Interior Department Clinton environmental policy Mark Rey Agriculture Department Christie Achenbach Grand Staircase-Esca 2011-11-30T18:50:32Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/328/16489 A rancher recounts how oil drilling destroyed her rural lifestyle and forced her and her husband to sell their western Colorado ranch No publisher Rosemary Bilchak Oil and Gas Rosemary Bilchak oil and gas drilling energy companies ranchers mineral rights property rights Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission petroleum companies BLM well pads unitization methane pollution surface-use agreement landowners gas 2011-11-30T17:10:34Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/328/16477 Steve Ficklin is an oil and gas safety inspector for the Bureau of Land Management in western Colorado No publisher Stephanie Paige Ogburn Public Lands BLM Oil and Gas oil and gas safety inspectors Energy Policy Act of 2005 Steve Ficklin federal employees drill rigs energy industry Glenwood Springs Colorado Nabors drill rig bentonite clay barite drill bits bore holes roughnecks energy boom blowouts 2011-11-28T23:42:17Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/327/16451 Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth talks about how his agency has changed over the years, defending current forest management policies as well as the Service’s dealings with the energy industry No publisher Paul Larmer and Greg Hanscom Energy Oil and Gas Forest Service Dale Bosworth GMUG forest management government agencies Mark Rey Agriculture Department Bush environmental policy roadless rule forest fires firefighting policy thinning Mike Dombeck High Country News National Environmental P 2011-11-21T23:40:01Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/326/16412 Western states debate the best way to look after their roadless areas even as logging, drilling and mining move in on formerly protected lands No publisher April Reese Energy Oil and Gas Roads and Roadless Areas Clear Fork roadless area Forest Service Grand Mesa-Uncompahgre-Gunnison National Forest Colorado forests aspen Mark Rey Bill Clinton Roadless Area Conservation Rule Western governors Bill Owens roadless area petitions energy exploration oil an 2011-11-13T00:48:25Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/325/16381 With the Interior West’s national parks facing an increase in haze and air pollution, Rocky Mountain National Park is working with government agencies to improve air quality No publisher Jonathan Thompson Bandelier National Monument Glacier National Park Air Pollution Parks and Monuments Energy Rocky Mountain National Park visibility air nitrogen deposition National Park Service and Environment Oil and Gas Environmental Protection Agency R Colorado Department of Public Health Vaughn Baker pollution 2011-11-12T22:48:13Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/320/16236 Grand Junction and Palisade, Colo., try unsuccessfully to bid on oil and gas leases to protect their water supply from contamination by drilling No publisher Sarah Gilman Water Pollution Oil and Gas Greg Trainor oil and gas industry BLM drilling leases lease auctions Grand Junction Palisade western Colorado water pollution sediment runoff Denise Adamic 2011-11-12T01:20:31Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/321/16283 The Set America Free Coalition is a new organization that brings together liberals and conservatives to try to reduce America’s dependency on imported fossil fuels No publisher Jon Margolis Oil and Gas Set America Free Coalition Syriana movie screenings George Clooney Matt Damon Frank Gaffney Deron Lovaas Natural resources Defense Council Bracken Hendricks Apollo Alliance fossil fuels Arab world terrorism oil dependence global warming gre 2011-11-12T01:03:02Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/320/16237 As drill rigs get closer to New Mexico’s Valle Vidal, the coalition seeking to protect the area is attracting more support No publisher John Pape Advocacy Groups Environmental Oil and Gas Valle Vidal Coalition drill rigs oil and gas industry drilling rights Vermejo Park Ranch BLM El Paso Energy energy development Forest Service Carson National Forest Heather Wilson Tom Udall Jeff Bingaman 2011-11-07T18:46:57Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/320/16235 In western Colorado, the Grand Valley Citizens Alliance is trying to work with industry to set protections for landowners before more drilling gets under way No publisher Sarah Gilman Oil and Gas Energy industry Peggy Utesch Bob Utesch Garfield County western Colorado natural gas gas fumes mineral rights gas wells drilling Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Grand Valley Citizens Alliance environmental groups grassroots group 2011-11-07T18:35:30Z News Article