Tag: Western Energy Alliance
Independents lobbying to remove rule banning fracking on US Indian, federal lands
Bureau of Land Mangemeng released precedent-setting final rule on March 20, 2015 under President Barack Obama The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and Western Energy Alliance have submitted detailed comments to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on its proposed rule that would rescind the March 2015 nationwide rule governing the practice of hydraulic fracturing on […]
Unlawful oil and gas lease cancellations in Bridger-Teton National Forest
“We are ready to work with the Trump Administration to create jobs and economic opportunities.” – Sgamma Kathleen Sgamma of the Western Energy Alliance says the Obama Administration is rushing through new anti-oil and gas rules, including illegally cancelling leases in the Bridger-Teton National Forest of Wyoming. The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) has issued the […]
Lawsuit challenges BLM’s failure to hold oil and natural gas lease sales
Since Jan. 2015, BLM has received $170 million from lease sales; the number could be higher DENVER – Western Energy Alliance filed a lawsuit Friday challenging the Secretary of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management’s failure to hold quarterly oil and natural gas lease sales on public lands. At a time when Keep-It-in-the-Ground protesters are […]
Fracking means 70% reduction in Wyoming oil and gas land footprint – report
By using horizontal development, companies are using “as few as one or two well pads per square mile.” A new report released this week by the Western Energy Alliance and the Petroleum Association of Wyoming highlights how technological advances in drilling have substantially reduced the environmental impact of oil and gas operations in the West. […]
Methane gas emissions hearing – oil industry questions why it is singled out
Agriculture produces more methane gas emissions than oil, gas development DENVER – Over-regulating methane emissions could discourage the use of environment-friendly natural gas, an energy industry representative told the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday. However, a former Colorado air quality official countered that such controls would be a cost-effective way to fight climate change. The EPA heard […]
Western Energy Alliance poll says Americans want states to regulate oil & gas
Western Energy Alliance poll reveals Americans favour end to crude oil export ban According to a new poll from Western Energy Alliance, Americans strongly support using resources on public lands to produce energy and giving states more control over regulating those activities. The pollfrom the voice of the Western oil and natural gas industry says that 60 […]
Obama’s hydraulic fracturing regulations in court hours after launch
Critics of new hydraulic fracturing rules say States already properly regulate the industry Only hours after the Obama Administration introduced new rules for hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, the energy industry sued in federal court to stop what it says is unnecessary regulation. Two groups, the Independent Petroleum Association of America and the Western Energy Alliance, […]
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