January 7, 2010
posted on: Jan 07, 2010
IPAMS Meetings and Announcements
Changes to the Federal Onshore Natural Gas & Oil Program
Yesterday, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced changes to the onshore natural gas and oil program that will continue to delay the development of natural gas and oil on Western federal lands. The changes include:
• Extraordinary circumstances review of the categorical exclusions, which could all but eliminate them as a useful tool for obtaining APD approval in a timely manner. This is directly contradictory to the law passed by Congress. Please let Kathleen Sgamma know if you would like to participate in IPAMS CX working group fighting this change.
• Additional site-specific review for each lease parcel before it is offered for sale. Parcels “…will undergo increased internal and external coordination, public participation, interdisciplinary review of available information, confirmation of Resource Management Plan conformance as well as site visits to parcels when necessary.”
• New Master Leasing and Development Plans for areas where intensive new oil and gas extraction is anticipated so that other important natural resource values can be analyzed yet again.
• “Leadership in identifying areas where new oil and gas leasing will occur.” In other words, a bureaucratic command-and-control system in which government bureaucrats dictate where energy development should occur, rather than companies proposing projects based on geology and market conditions.
• A new team under Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Wilma Lewis to review permitting and other aspects of Interior’s onshore program. The last two times Interior under Salazar put together review teams led by bureaucrats lacking direct experience in the subject matter (remember the Hayes and Stiles reviews of leases in Utah?), additional analysis and delay were introduced.
A summary of the leasing reforms is available by clicking here. The additional analysis required before leasing has been on the wish list of environmental groups for some time, since they know redundant analysis is paralysis. IPAMS has long argued that this type of site-specific analysis at the leasing stage is speculative, as the exploratory work has not yet been done. It’s impossible to know the impact before it’s known if there are economic quantities of natural gas or oil available, not to mention whether market, infrastructure, technical and other factors are aligned to make development worthwhile. These reforms will add a minimum of three years onto the process from Expression of Interest (EOI) to lease sale.
Action Alert
Please help IPAMS ensure that Western producers have a seat at the table during this review, and voice your general concerns over these policy changes by sending a letter to Interior. Click here – it only takes a minute!
Below is some of the news coverage IPAMS received on this topic:
Interior Chief Vows Scrutiny of Oil and Gas Leases (New York Times)
Interior chief adds hurdles for drilling on public lands (Houston Chronicle)
Salazar: Without Bush administration, oil industry no longer ‘kings of world’ (The Hill)
Dodging election questions, Interior’s Salazar drills into oil, gas leasing (Denver Business Journal)
Interior launches oil-lease reforms to fix ‘problems’ in Utah (Deseret News)
Interior proposals aim to tighten reins on oil, gas leases (Denver Post)
Salazar announces tougher rules on drilling (Associated Press)
In Wyoming, praise, concern about leasing reforms (Associated Press)
Interior Department reforms energy ‘candy store’ (Jackson Hole News & Guide)
Luckily, we are not alone in our fight against these reforms. Below are some statements from Members of Congress who understand the importance of domestic energy development on public lands. IPAMS will continue to cultivate relationships with these and other policy makers who understand that we already are providing a balance by producing 27% of the nation’s natural gas while occupying just 0.07% of non-park, non-wilderness lands.
Boren blasts Salazar’s ‘Kings of the World’ comment and announced rules
Bennett says Obama Admin is stalling domestic energy production
Register now for IPAMS 2010 Washington Call-up
March 1-3, 2010 (beginning at 4:00 pm on March 1st)
The IPAMS 2010 Washington Call-Up is just over two months away!
As the onslaught of unfriendly legislation facing our industry continues into the next session of Congress, we are heading back to D.C. earlier than normal, and we need every voice we can get to help us tell the story of Western natural gas and oil to policymakers in Washington. No matter your position in your company, we need you to ensure that this year’s Call-Up is a success. If you have never attended an IPAMS Washington Call-Up, we think you’ll find our approach to educating members of Congress both unique and effective. We empower you to lead focused discussions directly with policymakers and their staff. We provide materials and coaching, but we rely on your expertise and experience in business to make the case for public policy that will foster the increased use and development of natural gas and oil. Each year, we encourage Call-Up participants to invite a landowner, small business owner, or local government official from a community where they are doing business. We’ve learned from experience that locals are the strongest advocates for more natural gas and oil development.
Click here for the draft agenda.
If you have any questions about the 2010 Call-Up, please contact IPAMS Director of Public Affairs Jon Bargas. If you would like to help sponsor the Call-Up, please contact Becca Ness.
Click here to register for IPAMS 10th Annual Washington, D.C. Call-Up March 1-3, 2010.
IPAMS Vote From Home/Voter Education Program
As part of our Voter Education Initiative, IPAMS partnered with West Slope COGA during the 2008 election year and executed a successful “Vote from Home” pilot program in Mesa and Garfield Counties in Western Colorado. In these two counties alone we were able register and request absentee ballots for over 1,000 industry employees. Because of the success of this program, we have decided to expand it to include the entire state of Colorado for the 2010 elections. With critically important state and federal races to be decided next year, it is more crucial than ever that our industry educate and empower the tens of thousands of Colorado workers who depend on a healthy energy industry for their livelihoods. We already have financial commitments from many of the major Colorado producers, but we need more support in order to get working on the program as soon as possible. If your company would like to be part of this important effort, please contact IPAMS Director of Public Affairs Jon Bargas.
2010 Wildcatter of the Year Nominations
The 29th Annual IPAMS Wildcatter of the Year Gala will take place on May 15, 2010 at the Seawell Ballroom at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, in Denver, Colorado. The IPAMS Wildcatter of the Year is a lifetime achievement award for distinguished service to our industry and the community. Members of the natural gas and oil industry in the Intermountain West are encouraged to nominate deserving colleagues for this prestigious award.
Nominations should be made according to the unique contributions and accomplishments of the individual, particularly regarding: 1) successful longtime Rocky Mountain exploration and production, 2) community service and philanthropy and 3) support of oil and natural gas industry activities and organizations. Invitations to this black tie cocktail reception and award dinner will be mailed closer to the event, but please mark your calendars now. Last year there were over 700 attendees at this festive event. We hope you’ll make plans to join us this year.
The IPAMS Wildcatter of the Year Award is a valuable, limited edition bronze sculpture by renowned wildlife sculptor Veryl Goodnight. Generous sponsors of this year’s award include U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, Bank of Oklahoma and American National Bank. Sponsors of this event include Black Hills Exploration and Production, Inc.,EnCap Investments, M.J. England & Associates, Saga Petroleum, Samson Resources, Shell E & P Company, St. Mary Land & Exploration Company and Whiting Petroleum Corporation.
Click here to access the nomination form. The deadline for nominations is February 19, 2010.
Nomination forms maybe submitted by mail or fax to:
IPAMS
410 17th Street, Ste 700
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 893-0709 -fax
Please contact Becca Ness or call (303) 623-097 for more information.
IPAMS 2010 Calendars Now Available
Thank you to our generous sponsors whose contributions made this project possible: Anadarko, Devon, EnCana, Enerplus, Ensign Energy Services, Fidelity E&P Co., Mesa Energy, Newfield, Noble Energy, Questar, Wells Fargo, Whiting, and Williams.
Please stop by the IPAMS office to pick up your copy or contact Jon Haubert.
IPAMS Welcomes Its Newest Members:
Behm Energy, Inc.
Peregrine Midstream Partners LLC
RCF Consulting Services, LLC
Saracen Energy Advisors
Slawson Expl Co Inc.
Sands Oil Company
Retamco Operating Inc.
Other Upcoming Meetings
* Montana Basin Advisors Network – postponed until February.
* Air Quality Committee Bi-Weekly Call – January 5th, 3:00 p.m.
* New Mexico Basin Advisors Network – January 7th, 9:00 a.m.
* Utah Basin Advisors Network – January 12th, 10:00 a.m.
* Call-Up Committee – January 12th, 1:00 p.m.
* Legislative, Legal & Regulatory (LLR) Committee – January 19th, 10:00 a.m.
* Wildlife Committee – January 19th, 1:30 p.m.
* Air Quality Committee Bi-Weekly Call – January 19th, 3:00 p.m.
* Colorado Basin Advisors Network – January 20th, 10:00 a.m.
Agendas are available for upcoming meetings at http://www.westernenergyalliance.org/advocacy/. All meetings unless otherwise indicated are Mountain time, and at IPAMS and via teleconference.
Save the Date
Listed below are several high-level IPAMS meetings and events. Please mark your calendar and contact Becca Ness with any questions.
January 27, 2010 – 7:30 a.m. IPAMS Board Meeting, The Brown Palace, Denver, CO
January 27, 2010 – 11:00 a.m. IPAMS Executive Committee Meeting, IPAMS Office, Denver, CO
March 1-3, 2010 – Washington Call-Up, The Hotel George, Washington D.C.
March 1, 2010 – IPAMS Board Meeting, The Hotel George, Washington D.C.
May 15, 2010 – IPAMS Wildcatter of the Year Gala, The Seawell Ballroom, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Denver, CO
June 23-26, 2010 – IPAMS Annual Meeting and Summer Conference, Park Hyatt Beaver Creek, Beaver Creek, CO
June 24, 2010 – IPAMS Board Meeting, Park Hyatt Beaver Creek, Beaver Creek, CO
Visit westernenergyalliance.org for the latest news affecting the Intermountain West’s oil and natural gas industry. Headlines are updated daily from local, national and international news sources. You may also sign up for daily newsbrief emails under the Manage Account section of the “Members Only” page.
The West
Salazar will not enter governor’s
published in: Denver Post on:01/07/2010 by: Staff
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said he won’t enter the race for Colorado governor, and Thursday endorsed Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper as the best Democrat to keep the seat in the party’s hands. The former state Attorney General and U.S. Senator made the decision late last night, informing President Barack Obama that he would remain in the cabinet to implement a sweeping public lands agenda he began just over a year ago, Salazar said in an interview with the Denver Post Thursday.
Colorado
Applications, permits up for drilling on Western Slope
published in: Denver Post on: 01/07/2010 by: Mark Jaffe
The oil-and-gas industry’s equivalent of economic “green shoots” coming up looks to be rigs drilling down. After a year in which drilling permits dropped in Colorado by more than a third, November applications were up 15 percent over October to 427, and in December they were up again to 540.
Colorado State Engineers’ Office Produced Nontributary Ground Water Rulemaking Hearings
The Colorado State Engineers’ Office (SEO) is conducting a rulemaking to determine the nontributary nature of ground water produced from oil and gas wells. The SEO has scheduled the next rulemaking hearing for January 11-15 and 19-20, 2010. The hearing will be held at the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, 1525 Sherman Street, 6th floor, Denver, CO 80203 and will commence daily at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 5:00 p.m. with a scheduled lunch around noon. Please allow additional time to check in on the 6th floor. Click here to visit the rulemaking website. Click here to download the schedule for the rulemaking hearing.
New Mexico
Pit rule not responsible for drilling slowdown, former mining boss says
published in: New Mexico Independent on: 01/07/2010 by: Marjorie Childress
Rules requiring environmental protections for oil and gas pits are not responsible for the drop in New Mexico’s revenues from the oil and gas industry, Joanna Prukop, former New Mexico Secretary of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, wrote in an Albuquerque Journal op-ed yesterday.What does an oil and gas pit look like?
NM governor, sportsmen praise tough drilling rules
published in: Associated Press on:01/06/2010 by: Staff
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and sportsmen from across the state say they are encouraged that the federal government will be making changes to how oil and natural gas leases are awarded on public lands. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday the changes should ensure stricter environmental standards while bringing more clarity to the process for energy companies hoping to drill.
Salary cuts for state workers proposed to shore up NM budget
published in: Associated Press on: 01/05/2010 by: Barry Massey
Salaries of state workers and educators would be reduced by 2 percent next year under a budget proposal that also could require $200 million in tax increases or further spending cuts. The Legislative Finance Committee recommended Monday the state spend about $5.4 billion next year on public schools, higher education and government programs ranging from prisons to health care for the needy. Those expenditures would be covered by state revenue and $118 million in federal economic stimulus aid.
North Dakota
ND crude begins shipping to Okla. by rail
published in: Associated Press on: 01/04/2010 by: James MacPherson
A Texas company that’s the No. 1 producer in North Dakota’s oil patch has begun shipping rich Bakken crude to Oklahoma by rail. EOG Resources Inc., of Houston, said the first shipment from its new terminal in northwestern North Dakota is due in Oklahoma on Monday, after a four-day trip. The company has said the terminal near Stanley is capable of loading 60,000 barrels of oil onto one 100-car unit train each day.
Utah
State to pay $33 million settlement to Utah Navajos
published in: Salt Lake Tribune on: 01/05/2010 by: Pamela Manson
Nearly two decades of litigation over alleged mishandling of oil royalties in a trust fund meant to benefit Navajos living in San Juan County came to a likely end Tuesday as the state agreed to pay $33 million over the next four years. “While a trial might have meant different results, that would have been years from now and at great additional expense to all involved,” lawyer Brian Barnard, who represents the Navajo plaintiffs, said in a written statement. “Settlement of the case means an end to litigation but more importantly it means money more quickly into the trust to aid the beneficiaries.”
Wyoming
CBM operator warns of ‘threats’
published in: Casper Star-Tribune on: 01/06/2010 by: Dustin Bleizeffer
Coal-bed methane gas producers in Wyoming are grappling with a changed political landscape in Washington, D.C. In a newspaper advertisement, Yates Petroleum referred to “substantial threats to the Oil and Gas industry in the Powder River Basin,” and said the industry has been prevented from drilling and building pipelines, roads, water facilities and compressor stations.
Players Say Wyoming’s Energy Industry Stabilizing
published in: Associated Press on: 01/04/2010 by: Staff
Wyoming’s energy industry appears to be stabilizing after shedding roughly a third of its workers in the past 14 months, many observers say. David Bullard, a senior economist with the Wyoming Department of Employment, said employment in Wyoming’s oil and gas sector crept up by 100 jobs from October to November 2009, rising from 14,300 to 14,400.
New Wyoming BLM Sage Grouse Guidelines and Policy Objectives
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently released an Instruction Memorandum (IM) that provides new guidance to Wyoming BLM Field Offices on sage-grouse habitat management for proposed activities and resource management planning. The guidelines include a series of policy objectives including restrictions on development near sage-grouse leks and brood-rearing habitat in and around “core areas” identified by the state. Click here to view the IM and click here to view a related lease screening document. Click here to read the Associated Press article, “Wyoming BLM issues guidelines to filed offices for protecting sage grouse.”
Washington Watch
Is Support For Cap-And-Trade Waning?
published in: National Journal on: 01/06/2010 by: Amy Harder
Support for climate change legislation that includes a cap-and-trade system seems to be falling off on both ends of the political spectrum, according to some experts on NationalJournal.com’s Energy & Environment Expert Blog this week. Bill Snape, senior counsel at the left-leaning Center For Biological Diversity, suggests Congress “back off 1,000 page bills with cap and trade schemes that only Wall Street and wonks understand.”
Bingaman: Cap and Trade Bill Unlikely This Year
published in: Associated Press on: 01/05/2010 by: Susan Montoya Bryan
The chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee said Tuesday that it’s unclear whether Congress will be able to pass cap and trade legislation aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions this year. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., said there’s no consensus on what form a cap-and-trade system would take, but strong desire exists in both the Senate and House to pass other energy-related bills that would curb pollution blamed for global warming.
N.D.’s Sen. Dorgan won’t run for re-election in 2010
published in: Bismarck Tribune on: 01/05/2010 by: Christopher Bjorke and Jenny Michael
Sen. Byron Dorgan stunned North Dakota on Tuesday with a surprise late-afternoon announcement that he will not run for re-election. The announcement means the end of more than 30 years in political office for Dorgan, a Democrat, and puts more pressure on Gov. John Hoeven to seek the Republican nomination for the seat.
Former House Resources Chairman Pombo to attempt comeback
published in: E&E News/New York Times on: 01/05/2010 by: Alex Kaplun and Mike Soraghan
One-time House Resources Chairman Richard Pombo (R) will attempt a political comeback, running again for a California congressional seat, though not the one that he represented for more than a decade. Instead, Pombo is scheduled to announce today that he will run for the seat left vacant by the retirement of Republican George Radanovich. Radanovich’s San Joaquin Valley-based 19th District lies directly east of the 11th District, which Pombo represented for seven terms before losing the 2006 election to Democrat Jerry McNerney.
Bennett gets new challenger
published in: Salt Lake Tribune on: 01/04/2010 by: Robert Gehrke
Attorney Mike Lee plans to join the field of candidates challenging Sen. Bob Bennett for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate. Lee, a prominent Salt Lake City attorney who lives in Alpine, plans to make the announcement tomorrow at the Utah Capitol. He will be endorsed by former Gov. Norm Bangerter and former U.S. Rep. Jim Hansen. Lee’s entry into the race is not a surprise and was widely anticipated for weeks. He had been holding a series of town hall-style meetings throughout Utah where he spoke about the U.S. Constitution and threats to the founding document.
Agency says natural gas, renewables set to grow
published in: Ft. Worth Business Press on: 01/04/2010 by: Alex Mills
The Energy Information Administration believes that U.S. crude oil and natural gas production will grow in future years to meet the energy needs of consumers. The EIA recently released is “Annual Energy Outlook 2010” that looks at energy production and consumption trends in the U.S. through the year 2035.
EPA vs. EPA: The More Things Stay the Same, the More They Change
EPA THEN …
“Although thousands of … wells are fractured annually, EPA did not find confirmed evidence that drinking water wells have been contaminated by hydraulic fracturing.” (EPA, June 2004)
“Repeated testing has failed to substantiate [allegations] that drinking water sources … are being contaminated or endangered, nor is there any substantial likelihood that drinking water sources would be contaminated or endangered as a result of these fracturing operations.” (EPA, May 1995)
“Hydraulic fracturing has been successfully used … to enhance [energy] recovery from deep, tight reserves. The mechanics of hydraulic fracturing in rock formations is well understood.” (EPA, Sept. 1993)
… EPA NOW
“EPA is particularly concerned about the potential risks associated with gas drilling activities in the New York City watershed and the reservoirs that collect drinking water for nine million people.” (EPA, Dec. 30, 2009)
Click here to read more from Energy In Depth.
Media Watch
Editorial: New day for drilling
published in: Salt Lake Tribune on: 01/06/2010 by: Editorial Board
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has promised to bring a “balanced approach” to permitting more drilling for oil and natural gas in America’s Western states. That will be a welcome change, and not only for people concerned about protecting fragile arid lands, wildlife, water and air quality, but for energy development companies. Under former President George W. Bush’s “drill at all costs” policy, lands near national parks and in wilderness-quality areas that never should have been leased to development companies appeared on the auction block. Environmental groups and others rightly went to court to prevent drilling on those parcels. Oil and gas developers had to wait months or years to learn the outcome, and the uncertainty was not good for business.
Commentary: Prevent a cap on clean fuel
published in: Detroit News on: 01/06/2010 by: Mark J. Perry
If you had to capture the success of America’s premium clean-burning fuel in one word, that word would be “technology.” Not since the great drilling boom that followed World War II has U.S. production of natural gas attracted as much attention as it gets today. Gas production is increasing at a rate not seen in decades, driving down prices and challenging coal’s long-held dominance in electricity production.
Editorial: Where the Action Is on Climate
published in: New York Times on: 01/03/2010 by: Editorial Staff
Even as many members of Congress resist as too hard or too costly the steps necessary to address global warming, American cities and states — the largest of which have carbon footprints bigger than those of most nations — have quietly been making serious commitments to curb emissions. Instead of finding reasons to do nothing, Congress should build on these actions to fashion a national response to climate change.
Environment and Wildlife
Wind turbines threatening existence of the lesser prairie chicken
published in: OK Gazette on: 01/06/2010 by: Carol Cole-Frowe
Technology may yet save the chickens. Those would be the lesser prairie chickens, the colorful birds that flee habitats where wind turbines are built. Apparently, the chickens think anything that rises above the horizon is a potential predator, such as a raptor.
2009: The year climate change and global warming activists would like to forget
published in: Examiner on: 12/31/2009 by: Tony Hake
For those who believe the manmade climate change theory, the new year cannot get here fast enough. As 2009 comes to a close, many are faced with the realizations that not only are they losing in the court of public opinion, the ‘consensus’ about anthropogenic global warming is far from solid. The year saw preeminent scientists join the chorus of those saying that other drivers besides man influence the climate, a scandal erupted that shook the very foundation of climate science and a much touted climate summit fell into disarray.
Technology, Alternative & Renewables
New rules to limit wind power in Wyoming
published in: Reuters on: 01/05/2010 by: Ed Stoddard
Wind energy development is “functionally precluded” in about 20 percent of Wyoming under new Bureau of Land Management guidelines laid out on Monday to protect a threatened bird, the governor’s office said. “It functionally precludes it (wind power development) in about 20 percent of Wyoming,” Ryan Lance, deputy chief of staff to Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal, told Reuters in a phone interview.
Why Has There not Been Larger Push to Use Natural Gas Vehicles?
published in: Green Cars & Green Fuel Center on: 01/04/2010 by: Baki Krivevski
In the U.S. there are about 1500 natural gas stations nationwide, which are mostly in the West and are used by the federal and state government fleets, which are required by law to use certain amounts of alternative fuels. By contrast, Germany alone has nearly 800 natural gas stations. Even tiny Macedonia at the south-east of Europe has more than 200 natural gas stations.
Request for Emissions Reduction Credits
If your company has emissions reduction credits for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) or nitrogen oxides (NOx) available to sell, please contact Jennifer Biever, Hogan & Hartson LP, 303-454-2410. Your company may be eligible to claim and sell emissions reduction credits if you voluntarily install controls on air pollution sources.
Markets
Pricing differs for oil, natural gas
published in: Grand Junction Daily Sentinel on: 01/04/2010 by: Dennis Webb
When oil kicked off 2010 on Monday by trading at more than $81 a barrel, the price of natural gas posted an increase as well. But industry experts in Colorado say it would be a mistake to assume the two commodities’ values march in lockstep, or that prolonged higher natural gas prices that would trigger a significant resurgence in drilling in the region are in the offing.
The allure of shale; Commentary: Natural gas boom or bust?
published in: MarketWatch on: 01/05/2010 by: Jim Jelter
It’s been a long time since companies searching for natural gas have had a “eureka!” moment. But they’re pretty excited about what geologists are calling giant gas fields locked in vast shale formations right beneath our feet. And the buzz grows every time a major player in the energy business forks out serious cash to get in on this fuel source.
Industry News and Events
Bill Barrett Corporation Announces Upcoming Investor Events
published in: CNN Money on: 01/06/2010 by: Staff
Bill Barrett Corporation (NYSE: BBG) today announced that management plans to participate in upcoming investor events. The Company will provide an updated presentation for these events to be posted on the Company’s website homepage, accessed at www.billbarrettcorp.com, under “Current Events.” The Company intends to post the updated presentation slides at 5:00 p.m. Mountain time on Wednesday, January 6, 2010.
Anadarko Outbids Newfield to Purchase Most of TXCO
published in: Bloomberg on: 01/05/2010 by: Joe Carroll
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., the second- largest producer of natural gas in the U.S., agreed to pay as much as $310 million for most of bankrupt TXCO Resources Inc.’s assets, topping a lower offer by Newfield Exploration Co. Anadarko, based near Houston, will acquire a “substantial portion” of San Antonio-based TXCO’s assets in exchange for the lesser of $310 million in cash or enough to pay the company’s debts plus $1 million, TXCO said today in a regulatory filing.
Swimming in Natural Gas: The Greenwashing of an Industry
published in: Earth Island Journal on: 01/04/2010 by: Adam Federman
There has never been a better moment for natural gas. It is the “other” fossil fuel, touted as a clean alternative to coal and oil. It may be non-renewable, proponents argue, but it is a bridge or transition fuel to a happier future. Not surprisingly, the industry has gone to great lengths to persuade local residents, members of congress, and the public at large that there’s nothing to worry about. Chesapeake Energy Corporation, one of the major players drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale, which stretches from New York to Tennessee, has successfully billed itself as an environmentally friendly operation.
Cornell grad creates detailed guide to fracking
published in: Star Gazette on: 01/03/2010 by: Tom Wilber
While lawmakers, activists and members of Congress debated the merits and risks of natural gas drilling, an intern with the Broome County Health Department quietly got to the root of the issue. Last summer, Matt Cortese, a Binghamton native and Cornell University graduate, earned an eight-week assignment through the state’s Public Health Works! Internship Program to research water quality issues.
Rocky Mountain EHS Peer Group Quarterly Meeting
The next meeting will be Thursday, January 21st at Williams, 1515 Arapahoe St. from 8:30 to 2:00.Click here to view the agenda.
16th Annual Great Balls of Fire 9-Ball Billiards Challenge
February 16, 2009 in Denver, CO
The Great Balls of Fire 9-Ball Billiards Challenge is all about the goodness in people who want to make a difference in the lives of children and their families. Hosted by the Colorado Professional Firefighters, Denver Firefighters Local 858 and Wynkoop Brewing Company.
Several IPAMS members have chosen to sponsor this worthy charity event.
Click here to learn more and how to become a sponsor.
