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Colorado oil and gas agency releases water-quality data
Denver Business Journal by Cathy Proctor, Reporter – October 15, 2012 The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission said Monday it is opening up its data on the results of water-quality tests taken near drilling sites. The COGCC, the agency … Continue reading
Posted in Water
Tagged COGCC, Driliing Sites, Testing, Water Quality, Water Quality Testing
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Boulder County unveils proposed oil, gas regulations
Public hearing on Land Use Code changes set for Monday – By John Fryar Longmont Times-Call BOULDER — Companies preparing to drill for oil and gas in unincorporated Boulder County would face a new set of county review procedures, expectations … Continue reading
Posted in Regulations
Tagged Boulder County, Land Use Code, Regulations, Unincorporated, Water Quality
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MEAD: Hydro-fracking regulations should be left to states – Federal government bogs down process
The Washington Times – By Gov. Matthew H. Mead – Sep 17, 2012 States’ rights come with states’ responsibilities. Wyoming time and again has proved it can promote development, support its economy and protect the environment. From hydraulic-fracturing rules to … Continue reading
Posted in HydroFracking
Tagged Air Quality, BLM, Governor Matt Mead, Regulations, Rules, Water Quality, Wyoming
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Hearing on Colorado fracking disclosure rules draws crowd
Cathy Proctor – Reporter – Denver Business Journal – Monday, December 5, 2011, 2:20pm MST A lengthy hearing on proposed disclosure rules for hydraulic fracturing in Colorado drew a standing-room-only crowd Monday before the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission … Continue reading
Posted in HydroFracking
Tagged Chemicals, COGCC hearing, Fracking Fluid, Water Quality
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Colorado counties race to regulate oil, gas drilling
By Charles Taylor – Senior Staff Writer – NACO (National Association of Counties) County News Oil and gas exploration is coming to previously untapped parts of Colorado — like El Paso and Douglas counties along the eastern Front Range of … Continue reading
Posted in Regulations
Tagged Araphahoe County, Douglas County, El Paso County, Elbert County, L.A.N.D., Ultra Petroleum, Water Quality
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Colorado Oil and Gas Firms to rollout Voluntary Water Monitoring Program
By Dennis Webb – 10/17/2011 – The Daily Sentinel “Colorado oil and gas companies are preparing for a Nov. 1 rollout of the nation’s first statewide voluntary groundwater monitoring program for their industry. The Colorado Oil and Gas Association is … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged COGA, Groundwater, Water Baseline Testing, Water Monitoring, Water Quality
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Governor Says Fracking Rule Not a Matter of If – But When
Colorado Energy News – Aug 4th 2011 Saying that transparency is the key, Governor Hickenlooper yesterday proposed that oil and gas companies publicly disclose the ingredients of their hydraulic fracturing fluids, even though he believes there is almost no chance … Continue reading
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Tagged COGA, Fluids, Fracking, Green Fracking, Hickenlooper, Hydraulic Fracking, Water Baseline Testing, Water Quality
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The Facts About Fracking
The real risks of the shale gas revolution, and how to manage them. Wall Street Journal – June 25 -2011 The U.S. is in the midst of an energy revolution, and we don’t mean solar panels or wind turbines. A … Continue reading
Posted in HydroFracking
Tagged earthquakes, Fluids, Fracking, Gas, Oil, Sampling, seismic actvity, Shale, Toxicity, Water, Water Quality
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Independent group reviewing Colo. fracking rules
By CATHERINE TSAI Associated Press DENVER—Colorado’s oil and gas regulators are volunteering to have an outside group review the state’s rules on fracking, an extraction method that some people worry could taint drinking water supplies. The State Review of Oil … Continue reading
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Tagged Chemicals, COGCC, Drinking Water, Environment, Fracking, Fractures, Horizontal Drilling, Odor, Toxicity, Water Quality
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Hickenlooper supports fracking but wants fluids disclosure
He urges firms to give fluid info By Dennis Webb – Daily Sentinel Friday, April 1, 2011 GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Gov. John Hickenlooper on Thursday defended the use of hydraulic fracturing in oil and gas development in Colorado but renewed … Continue reading
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Tagged Environment, Fluids, Fracking, Geology, Pro Business, Toxicity, Water Quality
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