Tag: Roan Plateau
Energy firm set to begin Roan gas drilling
Falling natural gas prices and more stringent state drilling regulations won’t deter some energy companies from going full bore on Colorado’s Western Slope, but conservation groups hope their lawsuit in U.S. District Court will at least block drilling on the Roan Plateau near Rifle.
Salazar brushes off speculation on Obama cabinet post
While Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar's name has generated conjecture as a possible Interior Department secretary in a new Barack Obama administration, the first-term Democrat said Wednesday, "It's highly doubtful that I would serve in the Cabinet." Salazar said he likes his current job in a conference call with reporters.
Schaffer and Udall punch wildly at first Senate debate
The gloves were off and the punches flew wildly at the first debate between Colorado’s two U.S. Senate candidates, Democrat Mark Udall and Republican...
Water Quality in NW Colorado: Is it the Pits?
Mud and chemicals discharged from five waste pits at drilling sites on the Roan Plateau are seeping into the Parachute Creek watershed. With snowmelt...
U.S. Senate Candidate’s Roan Position in Locomotion
It's all over the news and blogs: According to campaign manager Dick Wadhams, Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Bob Schaffer backs Gov. Bill Ritter's plan...
Gov. Ritter on Special Places, Energy and the Republicans
Catching up to Gov. Ritter for a short five-minute interview during his current Western Slope visit wasn't easy. On Friday, he was scheduled...
Allard Joins Roan Plateau Debate
Two of Colorado's oil and gas drilling battlegrounds -- the Roan Plateau near Rifle and the Vermillion Basin outside of Craig- will headline the...
Friday Last Day for Public Comment on Roan Plateau
You can't e-mail nor can you fax your letters. Only comments via the Post Office or in person will be accepted by the Bureau...
Ritter On The Precipice
After Gov. Bill Ritter had been in office for 100 days, the Rocky Mountain News asked various lawmakers to describe him so far, in...
The Continuing Politics of the Roan Plateau
The controversy over drilling the Roan Plateau started on the local streets of Rifle, Colorado and has gone up the political ranks through the...