This could be VERY big–a real step forward.
"The judge is asking BLM to take a wild guess at how many wells would be developed on these leases,”
No, you twit. The BLM has a good idea of the answer, or should.
Money talks, and it clouds minds, too.
With prices of gas so low do they even want to start? Seem like in places where they have existing wells many aren’t even running.
This is absolutely great. As it is, there’s no normal weather anymore, but at least this is a positive step.
True T-shirt seen while driving through Rock Springs, WY.: “We Pave the Rockies”
Please tell me you didn’t stop. Wyoming is beautiful, but I spent a week in Rock Springs one night.
U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras
Trump: “Very unfair! Mexican Judge!!”
Rational people who believe in reality like your comment 100x.
Industry shrills, die-hard trumpers, and right-wing climate change denialists in general will, however, bemoan the existence of those pesky activist judges.
The Tetons and Yellowstone, Snowy Range and Medicine Bow, yes. The drive out I-80 that most people see, not so much.
From the above, "This decision should not be interpreted as a ban on leasing activities,” Weiss said. “The court is not ruling on whether it’s thumbs up or thumbs down. The court is simply grading how the administration did analyzing the issues.”
In other words, The Trump administration and thus the BLM gets a poor grade for its required regulatory work effort. The current administration believes regulatory burdens in this case hinder its ability to simply burn and off-gas as much as any god given merican wants!
In the past year I have driven from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, and San Antonio to Phoenix and back. I, too, once spent a night in Rock Springs on the way to the Tetons. The only thing that can compare to the desolation of I-80 across Wyoming is I-20 through the Permian Basin around Midland, TX.
I’ll set out prayer rugs for him.
Sounds like the Contreras family IS sending their very best…
Thanks!
Republicans typically will foam at the mouth when the subject of governmental regulation of an industry is discussed. Regulations are anathema to them. But considering the hundreds of innocent lives snuffed out in two commercial jet crashes it would seem to be important to review the regulations that are supposed to keep us safe in airplanes and add to those regulations if necessary. And it would be just as valuable to regulate oil and gas drilling if it would keep air and water contamination as close to zero as possible.
Score one for the Earth. It’s about time.
Had to think about that for a while. I’ve driven through 44 of the lower 48 and yup, West Texas is as bad as it gets. My first trip across that part of the country was driving out to the '67 Rose Bowl. I swear I could have tied off the steering wheel, put a brick on the gas pedal, taken a long nap, still be in the middle of the road and not have missed anything worth seeing. Confirmed that impression on a drive back from Oregon a few years ago.
I would bet even odds that Trump would go the other way:
“Very unfair! Eskimo Judge!! He’s probably got a brother Cupid Contreras who’s just as bad!”
Even though the current occupants of the Executive Branch don’t believe in climate change, at least some members of the Judicial Branch do. Which means, pedal faster Mitch. You haven’t appointed quite enough ethically and legally bankrupt judges yet.
Activism is a one-way street according to Scalia.
I lived in Denver for couple years in the 70’s and took 80 to Salt Lake at least once a month. I do not remember it being so bad. Certainly nothing like 20 through TX.
Sister city to Rock Ridge of Blazing Saddles glory.
East of Cheyenne? Not so much unless you like endless prairie.