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Gubernatorial hopefuls target Colo. energy rules

AP | JUDITH KOHLER | Posted 11.25.2009 | Denver

Read More: Oil Shale, Gas Prices, 2010, Dan Maes, Scott McInnis, Natural Gas, Scott McInnis Energy, Bill Ritter, Colorado Governor, Denver News

DENVER — One Republican in the race to become Colorado's next governor is pledging to repeal new oil and gas regulations if elected, and the fro...

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One Page In Cheating

Jeff Kreisler | Posted 10.26.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Leasing, Oil Industry, Bush, Froot Loops, Health, Pfizer, New York Times, Cheating, Oil Shale, State-Street-Bank, Monty Python, Labels, Interior Department, Comedy News
Jeff Kreisler

Not content to wait for "This Week In Cheating," recently a single newspaper page held enough cheating for a whole seven days.

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Salazar Cleans Up Bush-Era Cronyism in Dirty Oil-Shale Program

Frances Beinecke | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Public Lands, Green River, Fossil Fuels, Department of Interior, Oil Leases, Oil Shale, Ken Salazar, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Green News
Frances Beinecke

Do we want energy development on our public lands to intensify global warming or a national energy policy that promotes technologies that are renewable and create four times jobs as fossil fuels?

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Josh Penry, Scott McInnis Try To Tie Bill Ritter To Obama On Oil Shale

The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | Gary Harmon | Posted 10.22.2009 | Denver

Read More: Interior Department, Josh Penry, 2010, Oil, Scott McInnis, Oil Shale, Natural Gas, Ken Salazar, Bill Ritter, Barack Obama, Colorado Governor, Denver News

The two Grand Junction Republicans hoping to replace Gov. Bill Ritter said a federal oil shale decision supported by Ritter offers little hope to the ...

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Oil Shale Regulations: Judge Grants More Time To Resolve Controversial Bush-Era Rules

The Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 11.29.2009 | Denver

Read More: Oil Shale, Gale Norton, Mesa County, Colorado, Department of Justice, Oil Drilling, Ken Salazar, Shell Oil, Denver News

A Colorado U.S. District Court judge has granted an extension until Nov. 16 for federal government attorneys trying to reach a settlement with environ...

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Missed Opportunities: What Congress Did and Didn't Do for America's Energy Future

Frances Beinecke | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Tar Sands, Gas Prices, Renewable Energy Tax Credit, Biofuels, Energy Bill, Oil Shale, CAFE Standards, Global Warming, Clean Tech Sector, Politics News
Frances Beinecke

These are times when the economy is sinking, global warming is looming, and our oil addiction is undermining national security. We need our leaders to propel America into a safer, cleaner, more sustainable energy future.

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It's the Oil Shale, Stupid

David Sassoon | Posted 11.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Oil Shale, Global Warming, Energy, Energy Crisis, Commerical Development of Oil Shale, Offshore Oil, Green News
David Sassoon

If oil shale gets developed, the nation and the globe will be sent on a path to an endless fossil future and a steep acceleration of global warming pollution.

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Another Big Win for Big Oil (Let's Make it the Last).

Antonia Juhasz | Posted 11.01.2008 | Home

Read More: 2008 Elections, Oil, Separation of Oil and State, Oil Shale, Offshore Drilling, Big Oil, Home News
Antonia Juhasz

They are today the most profitable corporations in world history. The political power garnered by all of this wealth was firmly on display last week w...

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Not All Lobbyists Are Created Equal: The Current Energy Bills

Frances Beinecke | Posted 10.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Gas Prices, Big Oil, Energy Bill, Oil Shale, Global Warming Pollution, Big Oil Profits, Global Warming, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, Shareholders, NDRC, Lobbyists, Exxon Mobil, Nonprofits, Environmental Advocate, Pet Legislation, Green News
Frances Beinecke

I am an environmental advocate. Sometimes I travel to D.C. to lobby on behalf of issues NRDC cares about. Big Oil companies dispatch lobbyists to the Hill as well. Does that make us equals?

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Democrats' Crucial Mistake In the Gas Price Fight

David Roberts | Posted 08.02.2008 | Green

Read More: Oil, Gas Prices, Oil Shale, Oil Drilling, Democrats, Offshore Drilling, Republicans, Green News
David Roberts

The drilling "movement" is a classically right-wing operation -- top-heavy, fueled by corporate money, reliant on aggressive PR, and meant to intimidate D.C. decisionmakers. It is astroturf, not grassroots.

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Colorado Senate Race Candidates Talk Energy

David Chong | Posted 07.22.2008 | Home

Read More: Energy, Mark Udall, Gas Prices, Colorado Senate Election, Roan Plateau, Oil Prices, Oil Shale, Bob Schaffer, Offshore Drilling, Home News
David Chong

In the first debate in Colorado's hotly contested race for an open Senate seat, the candidates sparred over gas prices and energy policy. Common ground existed on some fronts, but the candidates were divided on how to deal with the potential environmental fallout of more aggressive energy exploration in the Rocky Mountain State.

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With Gas Pump Crunch, Is Oil Shale to the 'Rescue'?

Bill Chameides | Posted 07.10.2008 | Green

Read More: Oil Prices, Oil Shale, Gas Prices, Mountain States, Environment, Climate Change, Coal, Coal Mining, Global Warming, Green News
Bill Chameides

U.S. shale deposits are enormous. But we should take a long, hard look at environmental costs before going down the road of harnessing those deposits.

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