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Is Bill Barrett Corp's Massive Lobbying Spree Aimed at Interior Secretary Ken Salazar?

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: NYSE: BBG, Brownstein Hyatt BHFS, Lobbying, Colorado Rockies, Roan Plateau, Bill Barrett Corp., Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Natural Gas, Vantage Energy, National Environmental Strategies NES Inc, Hydraulic Fracturing, Ken Salazar, Green News
Brendan DeMelle

In the fall of 2008, the outgoing Bush administration gave the oil and gas industry a parting gift that now threatens to destroy the Roan Plateau in Colorado, an area known for its stunning vistas.

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Bill Barrett Corp's Sweet Deal to Drill the Rocky Mountains

Kevin Grandia | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, NYSE: BBG, Bill Barrett Corporation, Environment, Sustainability, Rep. John Salazar (D-CO), Bureau of Land Management, Natural Gas Drilling, Natural Gas, Ken Salazar, Colorado, Cheney Bush Oil and Gas, Green News
Kevin Grandia

A few years ago, the Bush administration undertook a process through the Bureau of Land Management to make land like the Roan in Colorado and other large swaths in Utah available for drilling.

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