Tag: Oil And Gas
Part II: Do Severance Tax Deductions Cost Taxpayers?
This is the second part of a series concerning the collection and expenditure of severance tax dollars derived from the value of oil and...
Part I: The Politics of the Oil and Gas Severance Tax
It was serious business at Tuesday's Colorado Legislative Council meeting of the "Interim Committee to Study the Allocation of Severance Tax and Federal Mineral...
Oil and Gas Update: Cheap Natural Gas Hurting Colorado
If you don't think the oil and gas development on the Western Slope is affecting you, read on. For instance, your city's proposed improvements...
Roan Plateau’s Last Chance?
Congressmen Mark Udall and John Salazar plan to introduce their amendment to halt leasing on the Roan Plateau for a year either on Tuesday...
Oil and Gas Update: Tit for Tat
Below are excerpts from Western Slope newspapers about recent oil and gas activities and the political wrangling that sometimes surrounds this industry. Supreme Court:...
On the Road with Gov. Ritter, Part II
Note: Road construction and a torrential downpour from a weather front moving in didn't deter the Gov. Ritter caravan from arriving on time in...
Canada in Gas Drilling Slump; U.S. (and Colorado) Far Behind?
If you traveled about 1,000 miles north across the Canadian border in the Province of Alberta, you would almost think you landed in Western...
The Continuing Saga of Oil and Gas
The new Western soap opera still involves the traditional players: those in white hats; the villains; the law; the victims; and shoot-outs. We're describing...
Oil Shale/Oil and Gas Update
Colorado Confidential takes a look at oil and gas drilling hearings and legislation and the 25th anniversary of "Black Sunday," the day Exxon pulled...
Does Colorado Have Too Many Gas Bills?
Club 20, a Western Slope lobbying group and Colorado Oil and Gas Association, a trade group that promotes the industry, have something in common....