Profit, Geology Driving Oil & Gas
Drilling to Private Land
Oil and gas companies are systematically defeating proposed protections for neighborhoods, schools, air and water resources before they even have a chance to be implemented in an effort to protect their bottom-line at all costs. After gaining unprecedented access to the Bureau of Land Management’s discussions about rules designed to protect communities, lands, and water [...] continue reading
As the 112th Congress gaveled to a close last January, many wondered if Washington D.C.’s toxic political environment would continue to compromise popular land conservation bills. Setting aside lands for hunters and anglers, hikers and backpackers, mountain bikers and horseback riders is a uniquely American phenomenon that has remained a bipartisan endeavor for more than [...] continue reading
As the number of oil and gas wells in the West continues to skyrocket, there’s a new front line in the battle over the siting of new drilling. Our national parks—the most celebrated of all protected lands—are increasingly threatened by fracking, according to a new report by the National Parks Conservation Association. NPCA Vice President [...] continue reading
DENVER — The Center for Western Priorities released the following statement by Trevor Kincaid following Gov. Gary Herbert’s, R-UT, testimony before a House Natural Resources Subcommittee where he called for states to manage public lands rather than the federal government. “Governor Gary Herbert is right that we need more collaborative land management, but his proposal [...]
DENVER –The Department of Interior released new hydraulic fracturing rules today amid questions over the role oil and gas companies played in their creation. Multiple reports show that the oil and gas industry gained special access to the rulemaking process in recent months. The Center for Western Priorities released the following statement from Trevor Kincaid [...]
DENVER, CO – The Center for Western Priorities’ Trevor Kincaid released the following statement in response to the Western Energy Alliance’s national telephone survey. “The survey comes from a special interest group that is backed by millions of dollars from oil and gas companies. It’s no surprise that the few findings publicly released were rhetoric [...]
