As part of the “drill, baby, drill” strategy employed by the George W. Bush administration from 2000 to 2008, the president issued an executive order to “expedite energy-related projects” by limiting protections for wildlife and natural resources, and fast-tracking leasing on public lands.

15-year campaign saves one of most biologically rich landscapes in Colorado

Colorado Conservation Organizations Applaud Roan Plateau Settlement

Colorado Conservation Organizations Applaud Roan Plateau Settlement

The plateau is a stronghold for wildlife, rare plants, and some of Colorado’s last pristine wildlands

Litigation settlement also requires greater transparency in permit review

The Roan Plateau stands proudly above the Colorado River, an island of refuge in the sea of energy development that threatens to industrialize much of western Colorado.

Countering efforts of oil and gas company to develop unique landscape

Declines to review 30 additional projects that suffer from the same flaw

How much are oil and natural gas worth? I’m not asking how much a barrel of sweet crude is going for these days or what your gas bill from the utility company was last month. The real question isn’t how much fossil fuels cost in terms of dollars, but rather, what is worth sacrificing in…

55,000 acres of Colorado pristine land protected for now

Conservation groups issue statement

Colorado’s Roan Plateau is a bastion of biological diversity. Within tens of thousands of acres of wilderness quality lands reside genetically pure strains of cutthroat trout, the state’s greatest herds of mule deer and elk, and a stunning array of sensitive and rare plants. The Colorado Natural Heritage Program ranks the Roan Plateau as one…

Agency’s failure to take a hard look at drilling impacts lands it in court