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August 12, 2009

Round-Up

Environmental groups rally at the state capitol…Interior Secretary Ken Salazar dedicates a new national conservation and wilderness area in the state…and, more.

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Filed under: AP, Andrea Chalfin, Crime, Environment, Round-Up, Western Slope — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 5:32 pm

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November 27, 2008

Oil Shale Feasibility

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The federal government recently finalized rules allowing commercial oil shale development in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming … but energy companies are still running tests to determine whether such development is feasible. KRCC’s Eryn Gable recently visited northwest Colorado and has more on the uncertainty and technological hurdles facing this alternative source of energy.

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Filed under: Business/Labor, Colorado, Energy, Environment, Eryn Gable, Utilities, Western Slope — Delaney Utterback @ 2:29 am

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October 7, 2008

Amendment 58

Governor Bill Ritter is putting his weight behind a ballot measure that would raise severance taxes on the oil and gas industry and use the money for higher education, wildlife and clean energy projects. It’s a costly campaign and oil and gas companies are spending millions of dollars trying to defeat the measure by attacking the Governor and his plan. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.

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Filed under: Bente Birkeland, Capitol Coverage, Elections, Energy, Politics, Western Slope — Delaney Utterback @ 5:08 pm

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September 30, 2008

Oil Shale Moves Forward

When the fiscal year ends tonight, the ban on offshore oil drilling will be lifted, and another domestic energy source can also move forward, oil shale. Steve Zelaznik of RMCR member station KDNK explains.

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Filed under: Colorado, Energy, Environment, Steve Zelaznik, Western Slope — Delaney Utterback @ 7:33 pm

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September 22, 2008

Colorado’s Water Bank

As the west continues to dry, municipalities in Colorado are sitting tight, and hoping never to see a compact call. That’s what happens when other states take Colorado to court to force us to use less water. The Colorado River is the only river in the state that’s been spared a call, but water planners are figuring out what to do if this changes. One option the state is looking at is something called a water bank. Steve Zelaznik of KDNK has details.

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Filed under: Regional, Steve Zelaznik, Utilities, Western Slope — Delaney Utterback @ 5:19 pm

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September 9, 2008

Round-Up

The Colorado Supreme Court hears arguments on regulating mining laws in the state…Colorado’s Oil and Gas Conservation Commission meets again….and a crowded ballot in Colorado when it comes to voting for the President.

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