Energy News from The Wilderness Society

Oil and gas leases pulled back! Wyoming’s Adobe Town gets reprieve

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:45:56 +0000

There is a place in south-central Wyoming’s Red Desert region that is so wild and pristine the state designated the area as "Very Rare or Uncommon" back in 2007. While locals recognized the major significance of this spectacular wilderness and spiritual place, Adobe Town was facing a serious threat from a proposal by the Bureau of Land Management to open the area up to oil and gas development.

Oil shale investigation is encouraging

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:09:47 +0000

The Department of the Interior is calling for an investigation of a Bush-era deal on oil shale leases that grossly favored industry over American taxpayers.

The investigation, announced Oct. 20, will look into excessively low royalty rates and other benefits that were tacked onto oil shale research-and-development leases in the final days of Bush administration.

Oil and Gas Overhaul: Controversial Utah leases may lead to reforms

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:27:45 +0000

Nearly a year after the Bush administration put some of Utah’s most pristine lands on the auction block for oil and gas leasing, the Department of the Interior has handed down a report with recommendations aimed to overhaul the Bureau of Land Management's oil and gas leasing programs.

Documentary on natural gas and hydraulic fracturing airs this weekend

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:05:01 +0000

If you’re new to the issue of natural gas development or still confused by the plethora of information about the consequences of drilling, you may want to grab some popcorn and check out the new documentary Split Estate airing this Saturday, Oct. 17 at 8 p.m. Eastern on Planet Green. The film will also re-air the following Thursday at 11 p.m. Eastern. Watch the trailer.