It is well-established that oil and natural gas development has been an economic boon for New Mexico. But critics of the industry remain undeterred in trying to manufacture narratives that contradict reality. The recently released short documentary, “The Land of Sacrifice: The Burden of New Mexico’s...
Thanks to the development of America’s abundant shale resources, energy supply shocks seemed to be a thing of the past. But with winter approaching, the Biden administration’s refusal to allow timely lease sales for production on federal lands is set to contribute to the highest...
More than four months after the original sale took place, the Department of Interior has finally issued more than three dozen oil and natural gas leases on federal lands from a January lease sale. WildEarth Guardians has threatened to sue over the action, despite it...
The ‘Frack Pack’ is back with another rendition of its failed hydraulic fracturing legislative package. House Democratic Reps. Diana DeGette (Colo.), Matt Cartwright (Pa.), Yvette Clarke (N.Y.), and Jan Schakowsky (Ill.) recently re-introduced the ‘Frack Pack’, zombie pieces of legislation that have consistently failed to...
Anti-energy activists rehashed the same old falsehoods and tossed around insults during a recent series of Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission public hearings in yet another attempt to undermine responsible oil and natural gas development in the state. The COGCC is undertaking a week-long...
Governor Jared Polis, Democratic leaders behind SB 181, Colorado Rising, and the oil and natural gas industry all agree that 2020 is not the year for a fracking fight in Colorado. Nonetheless, Colorado’s “Keep It In The Ground” activist groups are promising to forge ahead...
Fringe environmental activists in Colorado and across the country continuously attempt to delay or stop completely oil and natural gas development and its related infrastructure, despite not having realistic plans to meet growing energy demand. It’s a repetitive cycle of tactics that includes pushing ill-conceived...
In a surprising move, “Keep It In the Ground” activists in Colorado are calling for stay at home policies implemented during COVID-19 to be the “starting point in which we should imagine our world” after the crisis ends. These activists want to shut down oil...
It’s been a busy visitor week in Colorado with the Society of Environmental Journalists conference taking place in Fort Collins and yet another Denver “strike” scheduled for Friday. The strike is being headlined by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, and she’ll be accompanied by the...
Across the country, Keep it In The Ground activists are striking Friday as part of a global climate change campaign. Here in Denver, activists will march through the city’s downtown with the support of 350.org, Colorado Rising, Extinction Rebellion, and WildEarth Guardians – all groups...
Colorado has a long history of bringing various stakeholders together to address ozone levels given the unique challenges the state faces. It’s easy to forget just how far Colorado has come on the issue and what a successful track record the state has in lowering...
If you show up to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission hearings this week and think you‘re having déjà vu of the very same arguments from the very same small gathering of anti-energy activists from the May and June COGCC hearings, you’d be right....