Not long after I posted this about a Utah state legislative resolution to keep hydraulic fracturing unregulated, I got wind of a similar effort underway in Wyoming. What a coincidence: the separate bills are moving through their respective chambers today. Could this be the stirrings of another sagebrush rebellion? Last week, Mike Noel, a Utah…Continue Reading…
The Utah state legislature is getting odder by the day. Recently, it passed a bill that prohibited wildlife from being injected with birth control substances–except in special circumstances and then only by authorized personnel. I explained the reason here. Today, a senate committee of the state legislature is taking up consideration of a bill that…Continue Reading…
Every energy boom leaves its mark on the land–and, as we’re starting to see out West with the recent gas boom, on people too. This toxic imprint is not going away anytime soon. In fact, I’d wager that we’ll be hearing a lot more about hydraulic fracturing in the months and years ahead, particularly as…Continue Reading…
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