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Nine of Colorado’s leading natural gas and oil producers joined with Gov. Bill Ritter last week to announce agreements designed to expedite the drilling permit process while minimizing impacts to wildlife habitat on hundreds of thousands of acres in the Piceance Basin on the Western Slope.

Xcel Energy, Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter and a coalition of state lawmakers, energy companies and environmentalists have reached an agreement on legislation that could close some older coal-fired power plants, with replacement by facilities fueled by natural gas and other lower-emitting or nonemitting energy sources.

Xcel Energy, Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter and a coalition of state lawmakers, energy companies and environmentalists have reached an agreement on legislation that could close some older coal-fired power plants, with replacement by facilities fueled by natural gas and other lower-emitting or nonemitting energy sources.

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter’s administration expects to have draft recommendations by this fall that may determine how the state will curb emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and cut its contribution to global warming.

Two major bills setting out new frameworks for determining environmental versus drilling and land rights, signed into law by Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter Tuesday could have a significant effect on the future development of the state’s oil and gas resources.

Two major bills setting out new frameworks for determining environmental versus drilling and land rights, signed into law by Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter Tuesday, could have a significant effect on the future development of the state’s oil and gas resources.