Congressional

Nine counties in Colorado have lined up against Democratic legislation — co-sponsored by a member of the state’s congressional delegation — that would put regulation of a drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracing) in the hands of the federal government.

Reps. Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Dan Boren (D-OK) are laying the groundwork for a bipartisan Congressional Natural Gas Caucus, adding to recent activity aimed at making sure natural gas does not lose out in climate change legislation.

Reps. Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Dan Boren (D-OK) are laying the groundwork for a bipartisan Congressional Natural Gas Caucus to focus greater attention on natural gas on Capitol Hill.

The cap-and-trade system for controlling greenhouse gas emissions that is being promoted by the Obama administration and congressional Democrats is a “dead end” and “an enormous threat to our economy,” according to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter last week urged Congressional leaders to retain the Intangible Drilling Costs (IDC) tax deduction, which he said is critical to support the state’s now-struggling natural gas producers.

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter on Wednesday urged Congressional leaders to retain the Intangible Drilling Costs (IDC) tax deduction, which he said is critical to support the state’s now-struggling natural gas producers.

In a significant shift in policy, the House Democratic leadership last Wednesday unveiled an energy package that would lift the 26-year-old congressional moratorium on oil and natural gas drilling 100 miles out from shore and would allow individual coastal states to “opt in” to leasing between 50 and 100 miles from their shorelines.

In a significant shift in policy, the House Democratic leadership Wednesday unveiled an energy package that would lift the 27-year-old congressional moratorium on oil and natural gas drilling 100 miles out from shore and would allow individual coastal states to “opt in” to leasing between 50 and 100 miles from their shorelines.

A recent report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) concluded that the Wyoming Range Legacy Act — a Senate bill that would place more than 1.2 million acres of the Wyoming Range out of bounds to future oil and natural gas leasing — “would have no significant effect on the federal budget” and would not open currently protected lands to energy development.