By John Orr - Colorado Water Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-395-Colorado-Water-Examiner~y2008m6d27-Colorado-water-managers-plan-for-climate-change
Gov. Ritter on energy/wildlife hot seat
By Charlie MeyersThe Denver Post
Dave Nickum, executive director of Colorado Trout Unlimited, deeply lamented the commission's waffling, calling it a rollback in the face of industry pressure.
"This caught us very much off guard and this newest round poses notable problems, particularly from a rivers standpoint," Nickum said.
Nickum also expressed regret that the industry had taken such radical steps in its attack.
"It's frustrating that they put out so much misinformation, that they deliberately exaggerated what the rules proposed. That's unfortunate because there's so much more flexibility in the original draft rule than has been suggested."
Showdown set on new Colorado oil, gas regulations
Jun 21, 2008 By JUDITH KOHLER, AP But Dave Nickum of the Colorado chapter of Trout Unlimited said he's worried about losing ground. He's concerned about a suggested change from the draft rules to limit buffers around water bodies to just rivers and lakes with native cutthroat trout or gold-medal fisheries.
http://www.examiner.com/a-1452713~Showdown_set_on_new_Colorado_oil__gas_regulations.html
Santa Cruz River studies may impact mining, development
By Dick Kamp, Wick News Service
Melinda Kassen of Boulder Colo.-based nonprofit Trout Unlimited agreed, adding, “More than one lower court has determined that these limited definitions of “navigable waters” are required to apply the entire Clean Water Act, and it is often a difficult determination in the West.”
The crime of saving water
By Judith Curtis-MardonView from the Driver's Seat / Grand Junction Sentinel
"A rain barrel would be a great way to capture, and redirect, the water that the rains send along. I could also save on my water bill. But I can’t use a rain barrel in Colorado because it’s against the law to capture rain water that falls on your house." click to read more
Oil Shale and the Energy Crisis
By John OrrPOSTED June 17, 6:54 PM
On Sunday I read a rant about oil shale on a midwest blog (Sorry, I don't have the link). The author said that he was, "sick of the Left," blocking energy projects. He mentioned the estimated trillions of barrels of oil locked up in oil shale in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. As I read his post I quickly understood that he thought that oil shale technology was far enough along that the nation is being denied its benefits both for lower energy prices and independence from foreign oil.
In case there are other readers out there that are thinking along similar lines I feel compelled to let you know what I know about the current situation."
Forbes Magazine Takes On Water
[Editor's note: If you think it's interesting that 650 gallons of water go into making a cotton shirt, that large reservoirs in warm climates can produce significant amounts of methane, that china is building a 62 billion dollar water project, or that Americans drink less beer than they do bottled water, you'll want to look into this series in Forbes Magazine. Be sure to note the insert to the left at the page that lists all of the articles in this series.] Virtual Water Fred Pearce 06.19.08, 6:00 PM ET
Salt Lake Tribune: Bush's crude: President's gas plan is a political ploy
[The Salt Lake Tribune comes down in favor of conservation: ed]
"None of his election-year proposals - building new refineries, opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil rigs, drilling in long-restricted areas of America's coastline and bypassing a ban on leasing federal land for oil shale development - will save you a nickel any time soon, if ever...."
Denver Post Opinion: Culture War Over Oil & Gas
Colorado needs a middle way on resource development or the political pendulum will wreck our economy and environment. http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_9641091
This is a job for ---- Halliburton!
"Why not build a water channel or pipeline from, say, Iowa all the way to Colorado?" http://foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/06/23/water-public-works-and-the-needs-of-a-great-nation/
[Something to ponder from the "I have no idea what I'm talking about but geez I'm brilliant" school of resource management. While you read this, think about the difference in wages in the U.S. vs. China]
