Earlier this month a judge in district court in Denver issued a ruling stating that the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, or COGCC, must take up the issue of forced pooling at its meeting on March 11th. The ruling […]

Earlier this month a judge in district court in Denver issued a ruling stating that the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, or COGCC, must take up the issue of forced pooling at its meeting on March 11th. The ruling […]
One of the main arguments made in favor of regulating and in some cases banning fracking is the health impacts on humans. There have been several studies showing an increase in asthma an impact on birth weight and other health […]
” …that’s the problem with what’s going on at the state capitol, is that the industry infiltrates the state capitol.” — Joe Salazar. Former state legislator Joe Salazar is the new head of Colorado Rising. The Democrat served 3 terms […]
On Tuesday, July 31st, Colorado Rising, the group behind the Initiative 97 campaign to create a 2,500 hundred foot buffer zone between oil and gas drilling and homes, schools, hospitals, drinking water sources and other vulnerable areas, recorded a conversation […]
Boulder County officials have confirmed that 8 North LLC, which is a subsidiary of Extraction Oil and Gas, LLC, has filed paperwork with the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to begin the state permitting process for oil and gas […]
About 800 people were in Denver this week for the Colorado Oil and Gas Association’s annual Energy Summit. As Bente Birkeland reports, Senators Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet discussed the future of the industry. Both Senators praised the oil and […]
The state office that focuses on energy efficiency will no longer be funded starting in July. A special last minute request from Governor John Hickenlooper’s office to save state funding for the Colorado Energy Office failed along party lines Tuesday. […]
Many Coloradoans are anxious to hear if the state’s Supreme Court is going to take up a ruling by a lower court that said citizens should be a priority when it comes to oil and gas drilling. KGNU’s Roz Brown […]