Energy

  • Last minute court decision blocks sale of the Utah oil and gas leases-

    Ralph Maughan

    Decision stopped bidders from taking possession of controversial leases just hours before they were final- 11th-Hour Court Order Blocks Oil and Gas Leases in Utah. By Felicity Barranger. New York Times. A temporary restraining has order stopped the winning bidders from the Dec. 19 lease sale from taking possession of tens of 110,000 acres of…

  • Land auction monkeywrencher has a new plan

    Ralph Maughan

    Univ. of Utah Student Tim DeChristopher could receive enough money to pay holding fees on leases he won in bid- DeChristopher hopes to run out the clock By Patty Henetz. The Salt Lake Tribune

  • The right way to do solar power

    Ralph Maughan

    Don’t take up huge swaths of land- I found this video that shows solar power underway with a deemphasis on remote solar collection in land-destroying mega-farm and vast transmission lines to electricity load centers. Orchards of the sun on space.com.  Let’s hope Obama will go this route. Not only is it better for our environment,…

  • Bogus bidder on BLM oil and gas auction picks up support

    Ralph Maughan

    Pat Shea, former head of the BLM under Clinton and Utah’s famous defense attorney, Ron Yengich, give legal aid- There is also a legal defense fund Story in the Salt Lake Tribune. Auction fallout. U. student doesn’t want to be a martyr; federal probe continues. By Patty Henetz I got this address for the fund…

  • Redford, Conservationists Seek Injunction to Stop Utah Lease Sales

    Brian Ertz

    A lot of the Bush administrations last ditch efforts are going to have to be stopped in court. Redford, Conservationists Seek Injunction to Stop Utah Lease Sales – ENS These are beautiful places and it is good to see big names galvanize to stop the leases – let’s hope there’s enough public sentiment to take…

  • Utah downgrades its oil-shale estimates

    Brian Ertz

    There’s less oil-shale in Utah than they thought – still a lot, but that doesn’t mean much, it’s not a viable energy option taking more energy to bring to market than it contributes to the market. Utah downgrades its oil-shale estimates – Salt Lake Tribute

  • Grijalva steps up to bat on another Bush Interior ‘midnight regulation’

    Brian Ertz

    Grijalva steps up to the plate and goes to bat against another Bush Interior “midnight regulation” aimed at looting sacred water for the Peabody Western Coal Company while tribes perform spiritual ceremonies. Dang, if you listen close – that sounds like a John Prine endorsement to me !

  • BLM backs off a bit more on big Dec. 19 oil and gas lease sale in Utah

    Ralph Maughan

    It’s still awful- BLM backtracks on more drilling leases. Industry and environmentalists aren’t happy with it. By Judy Fahys. Salt Lake Tribune. Added Dec. 14. Imagine if President Bush, on his last day in office, invited his friends to lift the Lincoln portrait from the White House Dining Room, take the 18th- century furniture from…

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