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May 19 2016

Now is the time to transform our energy economy

By sjca Climate Change, Coal, Durango Herald Column, Renewable Energy

As the world transforms in response to technological innovation and evolving political preferences, chaos claws at order, building the future with every rip and tear. It’s a painful thing, this process. Inevitable, yes, but still painful. In April, San Juan…

May 18 2016

Remaining HD Mountain Parcels Leased for Oil and Gas

By sjca Lands Protection, Oil & Gas

Photo: Mark Pearson In mid-May the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) auctioned off rights to drill on the only remaining unleased parcels in the HD Mountains. The bidding companies, provided anonymity by the BLM, paid $5,200,000 for 10-year development rights…

May 12 2016

Obama Administration Finalizes Safeguards for Methane Pollution

By sjca Climate Change, Oil & Gas

Today the Environmental Protection Agency finalized standards for dangerous oil and gas methane pollution from new infrastructure. These are the first-ever national safeguards limiting methane waste and pollution and will go far to protect public health, address climate change, and…

May 04 2016

Taking Action to Regulate Dangerous Drilling and Fracking Waste

By sjca Oil & Gas, Rivers

We’re all pretty aware these days that fracking requires ludicrous amounts of water mixed with nasty chemicals. And that the huge boom in drilling over the last decade was largely fueled by new fracking technologies. There has been a lot…

Now is the time to transform our energy economy

Remaining HD Mountain Parcels Leased for Oil and Gas

Obama Administration Finalizes Safeguards for Methane Pollution

Taking Action to Regulate Dangerous Drilling and Fracking Waste

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