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This week we cover:The Senate budget bill provision to sell 2–3.3 million acres of public land in 11 western states.The broad implications of bypassing environmental review, public comment, and Tribal consultation.New BLM oil and gas lease sales in Colorado, Wyoming, and the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.A timber sale in southern Oregon raising questions about cumulative extraction impacts.A new USGS report revealing enormous oil and gas potential under public lands — and what that means for future battles over public land use.Trump's revocation of the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement and withdrawal from federal salmon recovery commitments in the Northwest.A conservation win led by the Miccosukee Tribe in Florida as they expand collaborative stewardship over 18 million acres of critical habitat.The most urgent issue this week is the proposed 3.3 million-acre public land sale in the Senate budget bill.

In this special edition of Common Sense Digest, we feature discussion from one of our recent events. On Tuesday, March 4, Common Sense Institute hosted its quarterly Eggs & The Economy Event. This edition was titled "Over Easy or Overpriced? The Growing Cost of Living in Colorado." Our panelists included: Tamra Ryan - CSI Coors Economic Mobility Fellow Lynn Granger - President & CEO of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association Ross Kaminsky - CSI Free Enterprise Fellow Vince Bzdek - Editor-in-Chief of the Colorado Springs Gazette (Moderator). Thank you for listening to Common Sense Digest. Please rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcatcher. All of our podcasts can be found here.

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Lynn Granger is Midwest/Mountain West Region Director at American Petroleum Institute. She has a rich background that includes a stint in the United States Army, prestigious business group Colorado Concern, and now finds herself advocating for the oil and natural gas industry through API. On this episode of A Seat at the Table with Debbie Brown, Lynn shares her professional journey, discusses the incredible technological advances made by the oil and natural gas industry in recent years, the continuing need for oil and natural gas for a growing population, the challenges facing this industry in Colorado and much more. Lynn is a talented professional and she offers candid and important insights into one of Colorado's most vital industries.  Hosted by Colorado Business Roundtable President Debbie Brown. Rate, review and subscribe on your favorite podcatcher. For more of our events, podcasts, and news, please visit the Colorado Business Roundtable website.

In an ideal end state, Colorado's energy would be affordable, reliable, and leave the smallest possible environmental footprint. To achieve this, energy would be appreciated as a central force that enables progress—rather than being viewed by legislators and policymakers as a necessary evil. Consumers would be empowered with choices that reflect their means, values, and circumstances. While we understand that both state and national energy objectives will continue to prioritize lowering the greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint of energy, in an ideal state, decarbonization would be one among many balanced tradeoffs. In this ideal state, Colorado leaders would make economic development a central consideration of energy policy. After all, this would position Colorado to sustainably reduce GHG emissions with public support, while attracting the businesses, workers, students, innovators, and partners required to undertake the massive task of evolving the energy system. You can read more about this issue from our full report, found on our website. Guest host and CSI Colorado Executive Director Kelly Caufield welcomes the report's authors, Tisha Schuller and Doug Benevento to the show to discuss its findings, its recommendations, and to discuss an ideal path forward. The conversation covers innovation, decarbonization, permitting, electrification and much more. Colorado can lead in a multitude of energy issues, but it will take fortitude, creativity, and collaboration.  Thank you for listening to Common Sense Digest. Please rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcatcher. All of our podcasts can be found here. Tisha Schuller is a 2023 Terry J. Stevinson Fellow. She founded Adamantine Energy to provide thought leadership to energy companies to translate sustainability and decarbonization aspiration into action. Tisha advises private clients from Fortune 100 energy companies to non-profit environmental organizations in matters including ESG and decarbonization strategies, managing disruption, energy policy, environmental justice, and stakeholder engagement. She also serves as the Strategic Advisor for Stanford University's Natural Gas Initiative. Previously, Tisha served as president and CEO of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association and as principal and vice president of Tetra Tech, a national environmental consulting and engineering firm.  She has a B.S. from Stanford University. Doug Benevento is also a 2023 Terry J. Stevinson Fellow. He is a partner at Holland & Hart. Doug brings a sophisticated understanding of environmental policy and compliance from his high-level leadership roles at federal and state agencies, including serving as the EPA Acting Deputy Administrator and the EPA Region 8 Administrator. He draws on this expertise and strong working relationships with regulators across the Mountain West and in Washington, DC to advocate for clients through both legal and legislative avenues. Doug guides companies to understand and respond to the regulatory impacts and ongoing developments of environmental justice matters. As the former Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, clients turn to Doug for his public health background and ability to proactively identify and develop solutions.

On this episode of Tradeswork: The Rocky Mountain Mechanical Contractors Association Podcast, we welcome Dan Haley, President & CEO of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association (COGA). COGA strives to be the unified political and regulatory voice for the oil and natural gas industry in Colorado, and to support their members through advocacy, partnerships, education and stakeholder engagement.  Here are some of the questions you can expect to be answered on this episode: What is the current state of the oil and natural gas industry in Colorado? In his time running COGA, what are the technological changes that have occurred in the oil and natural gas industries? How do the skilled trades intersect with and embolden the oil and gas industry? What are the biggest misconceptions about the oil and gas industry? For young people considering their career path, what would Dan tell them about work in the oil and natural gas industry? What should people know about the push for electrification, climate change, and Colorado's future of energy? This episode is available on podcatchers everywhere. Please rate, review and subscribe. For more information about the U.S. Engineering, please visit their website.  For more information about Rocky Mountain Mechanical Contractors Association, please visit our website.

Wasn't natural Gas supposed to be the "clean" alternative to other fossil fuels?  George welcomes Dan Haley of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association to talk about a local proposal to stop selling gas powered Lawn Equpment and the recent studies about natural gas stoves.  I bet you will be surprised to find out they aren't all they are cracked up to be.  Then George and callers discuss what if any steps should be taken to lower local air pollution levels and if they will even work.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WHAT DID THE LEGISLATURE DO TO OIL AND GAS THIS TIME? I've got Dan Haley the CEO of Colorado Oil and Gas Association on at 12:35 to discuss what the Legislature did this session and how the industry is doing overall in Colorado.

Progressives back Mike Johnston in Denver mayor's race | Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs slate of clean energy bills | $11B in federal funds allocated for rural clean energy projects | Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples crisis commission meets in Flagstaff, AZ (WARNING: contains graphic descriptions of violence) | Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs nation's first Right-to-Repair law | Violent Femmes perform their self-titled debut in Denver, Austin and Houston this week.  Song playsIntro by hostWelcome to High Country - politics in the American West. My name is Sean Diller; regular listeners might know me from Heartland Pod's Talking Politics, every Monday.Support this show and all the work in the Heartland POD universe by going to heartlandpod.com and clicking the link for Patreon, or go to Patreon.com/HeartlandPod to sign up. Membership starts at $1/month, with even more extra shows and special access at the higher levels. No matter the level you choose, your membership helps us create these independent shows as we work together to change the conversation.Alright! Let's get into it: COLORADO NEWSLINE: Progressives back Mike Johnston in Denver mayor's raceBY: CHASE WOODRUFF - MAY 15, 2023 4:00 AMAs ballots begin to hit mailboxes for Denver's June 6th runoff election, Johnston and Kelly Brough, the other top-two finisher in April's first round of voting - have rolled out a veritable smorgasbord of endorsement announcements.Former mayoral candidates Ean Thomas Tafoya, Terrance Roberts, Jim Walsh, Al Gardner and Leslie Herod all endorsed Mike Johnston. Rep Herod (who was my preferred choice for mayor) said “Having shared countless debate and forum stages with Mike over the past months, I know that he has the passion, commitment, and vision to tackle Denver's toughest problems. Mike and I share the value of public service, hard work, and doing right by our communities, and I am excited to work with him to deliver on our progressive vision for Denver.”Meanwhile, Brough, the former Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce head who secured her spot in the runoff with just over 20% of the first-round vote, has picked up endorsements from Democratic state Sen. Chris Hansen as well as Thomas Wolf, an investment banker who campaigned on harsh anti-homelessness policies and received 1% of the vote for Mayor in April.Sen. Hansen said “Denver needs a proven executive — Kelly Brough is the leader we can trust to deliver results. It's going to take all of us to tackle Denver's biggest challenges, and I'm proud to join Kelly's team.”Brough also picked up endorsements from Democratic state Rep. Alex Valdez and former Tattered Cover CEO Kwame Spearman, both of whom entered the mayor's race but later withdrew. Brough and Johnston emerged from the crowded field of mayoral candidates after becoming by far the race's two best-funded candidates, each raising about $1MM in direct contributions and benefiting from millions more in outside super PAC expenditures from billionaires and real-estate interests.After a first round that featured a wide range of perspectives and ideologies, the runoff campaign has featured few stark disagreements on policy between the two candidates, both of whom are veteran figures in Colorado's centrist political establishment.Brough served as then-Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper's chief of staff from 2006 to 2009, then led the conservative-leaning Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce for 12 years before stepping down ahead of her mayoral run. Some of her top endorsers include former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter and former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb, both Democrats.On Friday, she touted the endorsement of the Greater Metro Denver Ministerial Alliance, a coalition of clergy and civil rights leaders in the city's Black community. Pastor Paul Burleson, the Alliance's vice president of political affairs, said that Brough's experience is key to her appeal.Brough has also picked up endorsements from the Denver Police Protective Association and other unions representing law enforcement officers and firefighters. She was one of the only candidates in the mayor's race to endorse a return of “qualified immunity,” a legal doctrine that bars people from suing law enforcement officers in their individual capacity. Colorado lawmakers, led by Herod, passed a landmark police reform bill that abolished qualified immunity in the wake of George Floyd's murder in 2020. - Just one reason I love Leslie Herod.During his time in the state Senate, Mike Johnston became one of the state's leading champions of education reform, a movement that has galled teachers' unions and progressives who've accused him of undermining public education. From 2020 to 2022 he was the CEO of Gary Community Ventures, a Denver-based philanthropic organization founded by oil tycoon Sam Gary.Though hardly a progressive firebrand himself, Johnston spoke at Wednesday's event of the coalition he hopes to build as mayor. Along with former mayoral rivals, he received endorsements from Democratic state Sens. Julie Gonzales (another legislator I have tremendous respect for) and James Coleman (who is my state senator but someone whom I don't know much about), adding to a list of supporters that also includes former Mayor Federico Peña and former Colorado House Speaker Terrance Carroll.Rep. Leslie Herod said “Make no mistake: We are the progressives in this race, and we have chosen to back Mike. We are the candidates who have consistently spoken about putting people over structures, putting people over businesses — people always first.”So for my part I'll be following State Sen. Julie Gonzales and Rep. Leslie Herod, voting for Mike Johnston.Final thought: Johnston might not be seen as progressive, but if he wins this election assembling a progressive coalition to bear a developer/business-backed candidate in Kelly Brough, then progressives should absolutely have a strong voice in the Johnston administration if he wants to keep his job. But first he's got to win.COLORADO NEWSLINE: Gov. Jared Polis signs slate of clean energy measures, utility regulation billBY: CHASE WOODRUFF - MAY 11, 2023 5:36 PMGov. Jared Polis has signed into law a bill that commits Colorado for the first time to a net-zero greenhouse gas emissions target, along with other measures to address spiking utility rates and the state's long-term energy future.Flanked by Democratic lawmakers and state energy officials, Polis signed Senate Bill 23-16 at an event at the Denver Botanic Gardens. The bill, a wide-ranging package of reforms aimed at boosting clean energy efforts in a variety of industries, was approved on party-line votes by Democratic majorities in the General Assembly just before its adjournment on May 8.SB-16 sets a statutory goal of a 100% reduction in Colorado's greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, revising that target upwards from a 90% goal set by the Legislature in 2019. It's the first time the state has formally established the net-zero goal that scientists with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have said is necessary to avert the most catastrophic impacts of global warming.To get there, the bill contains what sponsors called a “potpourri” of measures to accelerate the transition to clean energy, including sections that streamline the process for the installation of electric transmission lines and rooftop solar panels; stricter requirements on large insurance companies to assess climate risk; tax credits for the purchase of electric-powered lawn equipment; and more authority for the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to regulate carbon capture projects.COGCC chair Jeff Robbins applauded the bill's efforts to encourage carbon capture, which he called “critical as a tool in addressing climate change.”“The COGCC is well poised with its resources and regulatory understanding to now help carbon storage be deployed safely and responsibly in Colorado,” Robbins said in a press release.Gov. Polis also signed House Bill 23-1252, which establishes a new state grant program for geothermal energy projects and requires large natural-gas utilities to develop emissions-reducing “clean heat plans.”Senate Bill 23-291, a package of reforms to state utility regulations, and House Bill 23-1234, a bipartisan measure aimed at streamlining permitting and inspection processes for solar projects were also both signed into law. SB-291 emerged from hearings held earlier this year by the Joint Select Committee on Rising Utility Rates, a special panel of lawmakers convened by Democratic leaders following sharp increases in many Coloradans' utility bills in 2022.It directs the state's Public Utilities Commission to more closely scrutinize how privately-owned utilities manage volatility in natural-gas prices, the main culprit in rate increases that caused the average monthly payment for customers of Xcel Energy, Colorado's largest utility, to rise by more than 50% last year. Other provisions in the bill are aimed at assessing the long-term future of natural gas infrastructure as more homes and businesses transition to all-electric heating and cooking appliances.In a press release, Advanced Energy United, an industry group representing clean energy companies, said the legislation creates a “national model” for dealing with volatility in the natural gas market.“This bill will help make Colorado's energy system more affordable long-term, and should be seen as a model for states across the country on how to manage high gas prices and a transition to cost-saving alternatives to gas, like high-efficiency heat pumps, rooftop solar and battery storage,” said Emilie Olson, a senior principal at Advanced Energy United.House Bill 23-1272, creates or extends a variety of clean energy tax credits, including incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles, e-bikes, electric heat pumps, industrial decarbonization technologies and more.Gov. Polis said “These exciting money-saving changes for Coloradans mean reliable, lower energy costs and good-paying jobs, as we continue to fuel the innovation that makes Colorado a national leader in clean energy. We are cutting red tape, creating good paying jobs and improving air quality as we continue to make bold progress towards achieving 100% renewable energy by 2040.”ARIZONA MIRROR: Rural electric co-ops to get $10.7B in USDA funds for clean energy grants, loansBY: JACOB FISCHLER - MAY 16, 2023 7:11 AMThe U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin to administer two loan and grant programs worth nearly $11 billion to boost clean energy systems in rural areas, administration officials said Tuesday. The programs are the New ERA program for rural electric cooperatives, and the PACE program for other energy providers. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the funding “continues an ongoing effort to ensure that rural America is a full participant in this clean energy economy.”White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi said, “Rural areas can have more difficulty than more urban ones in attracting private sector investment. The programs are intended to allow those rural areas to take advantage of an industry-wide trend to invest in clean energy production.He said, “There's a favorable wind blowing here. This allows rural communities to put up a sail.”The programs are meant to put rural electric cooperatives on equal footing with larger privately owned companies that have already put major funding into clean energy deployment.The programs represent the largest single funding effort for rural electrification since President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Rural Electrification Act in 1936.The money is meant not only to address the climate impacts of fossil fuel energy and reduce home energy costs, but to act as an economic engine for rural areas.Rural electric cooperatives are eligible for the New ERA program, and up to 25% of the funding in that program can be in the form of direct grants. Utilities can use the money to build renewable energy systems, zero-emission systems and carbon capture facilities.The USDA will begin to accept initial applications for funding on July 31. Applicants are expected to write more detailed proposals for funding after the USDA accepts their initial applications.The PACE program provides loans to renewable energy developers and electric service providers “to help finance large-scale solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, hydropower projects and energy storage in support of renewable energy systems,” the release said. The program is targeted to “vulnerable, disadvantaged, Tribal and energy communities,” the release said. It's in line with a Biden administration goal to allocate at least 40% of the overall benefits of certain federal spending to disadvantaged communities.The USDA can forgive up to 40% of most of the loans in the program. Up to 60% of loans to applicants in some U.S. territories and tribal communities can be forgiven.Initial applications for that program will open June 30.ARIZONA MIRROR:National commission on the MMIP crisis meets in Arizona to hear testimony, recommendationsBY: SHONDIIN SILVERSMITH - MAY 15, 2023 1:50 PMFive empty chairs sat at the front of the Not Invisible Act Commission hearing, each wrapped in a shawl, blanket or quilt representing a different group of individuals impacted by human trafficking or with a loved one who is missing or murdered.“We want to allow space for representing our relatives,” commission member Grace Bulltail said, noting the traditions in many Indigenous families to always preserve a space for absent loved ones. “We're doing that to honor our loved ones,” Bulltail said, explaining that, by putting the chairs there, the commission hearing was holding space for them.The chair wrapped in a red shawl with white and yellow handprints honored the missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. The chair wrapped in a red, orange, bridge, and white Native design shawl with a black blazer draped over it was to honor the missing and murdered Indigenous men and boys. Another chair was wrapped in a light blue, white and purple quilt. Pinned to the quilt was a picture of 11-year-old Ashlynne Mike, a Navajo girl who was abducted and killed on the Navajo Nation in 2016. This chair honored Indigenous children.The chair wrapped in a maroon shawl with floral designs honored the LGBTQI and two-spirit Indigenous community. The chair wrapped in a brown Pendleton honored Indigenous veterans.The Not Invisible Act Commission, organized by the U.S. Department of the Interior,  held a public hearing at the Twin Arrows Casino near Flagstaff to hear testimony and recommendations from victims and families impacted by human trafficking and the missing and murdered Indigenous peoples crisis. The commission also heard from local tribal leaders and advocates. The Not Invisible Act was passed into law in October 2020, establishing the commission as a cross-jurisdictional advisory committee of federal and non-federal members, including law enforcement, tribal leaders, federal partners, service providers, family members of missing and murdered individuals, and survivors.The meeting at Twin Arrows was the commission's third public hearing. This summer, it has four more planned in Minnesota, northern California, New Mexico and Montana. The hearings are being held in communities impacted most by the MMIP crisis.Commissioners heard emotional testimony from Seraphine Warren and Pamela Foster as they shared their experiences of losing a loved one and advocated for change.Ms. Warren is the niece of Ella Mae Begay, a Navajo woman who went missing from her home in Sweetwater, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation on June 15, 2021. Warren continued to advocate for not only her aunt but all Indigenous people.Speaking through tears, she told her aunt's story. “I know it wasn't her legacy to be stolen or to be murdered,” Warren said. “Just because she isn't here doesn't mean she can't be part of change.”Begay is still missing, but there have been developments in her case. In March, Preston Henry Tolth, 23, of New Mexico, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Phoenix for assault and carjacking.The indictment alleges that, on June 15, 2021, Tolth assaulted Begay, resulting in serious bodily injury, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Tolth then took her Ford F-150 pickup truck and drove it from Arizona to New Mexico with the intent to cause death or serious bodily injury to Begay.Warren said during Tolth's arraignment hearing on April 7 in Flagstaff that she heard details about the night her aunt went missing that she was not ready for.Warren, in tears, told the commission that Tolth told federal agents that he “snapped” and struck her in the face multiple times, causing her to bleed from the nose and mouth. Tolth told authorities that he wasn't sure if she was dead, Warren said, and when he drove away, he said he regretted hitting her, since all he wanted was the truck.Tolth is being held in custody and is expected to go to trial later in May.Pamela Foster is the mother of Ashlynne Mike, the 11-year-old Navajo girl abducted and killed on the Navajo Nation in 2016. Foster has been at the forefront of advocacy efforts for Indigenous children and people since she lost her daughter. On the afternoon of May 2, 2016, Ashlynne Mike and her 9-year-old brother, Ian Mike, didn't make it home from school. When they got off the school bus in Shiprock, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation, a predator tricked them into getting into his van by promising them a ride home.Hours later, passersby found Ian Mike wandering alone in the area. Police located Ashlynne Mike's body on May 3, 2016, and discovered she had been sexually assaulted, strangled, and bludgeoned repeatedly with a tire iron.She said, “I miss my daughter every single day. I became a voice for my daughter the moment I received word that her life was taken from her.”She talked about how the system failed when her children were missing in 2016. She said that May 1 to May 6 is a nightmare for her every year, because she relives what happened to her children.Foster talked about the hours from when her children disappeared to when they found her daughter's body; she ran into countless obstacles that left her without support.“It was very hard to sit there and know that there were no resources available for my children,” Foster said. “I absolutely had nothing.”She said local law enforcement was not adequately trained to handle child abductions. There was no clear communication between local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. Instead of searching for her children, Foster said they were trying to figure out exactly what protocols were needed to start looking.“Time was lost,” Foster said, and they did not send out an AMBER Alert until the following day. Foster recalled the alert went out at 2 a.m., and she said that helped no one because not many people were awake then. She remembers hearing officers from the neighboring jurisdictions tell her they couldn't go out to look for her daughter until they were given the clearance to do so by the Navajo Nation Police Department. Foster said it frustrated her how long it took for that to happen. She said the anger and hurt about what happened to Ashlynne led her to be a voice for her daughter.“I promised her I would do something for all of our other Indigenous children. To give them the protection that they need so they don't go through the same thing.”Foster has led many grassroots efforts to support Indigenous children, including advocating and petitioning for the AMBER Alert system to include Indian Country.Foster said she wanted to change, and she knew the justice system in Indian Country needed to be updated, so she focused her efforts on the AMBER Alert system. Her advocacy resulted in the Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2018, which makes tribes eligible for AMBER Alert grants to integrate into state and regional AMBER Alert communication plans.“I always say that I've never received justice for what happened to my daughter because nothing can bring her back,” Foster said. “There will never be justice, but we can learn how to move forward in changing laws to make things better for our people.”The goal of the hearing was for the federal commissioners to listen and hear recommendations on the best course of action for the MMIP crisis. Commissioners will use the suggestions to develop their final report for the Department of Interior.Foster's big recommendation was not only geared at the commissioners, but other attendees of the hearing. She encouraged them to tell their tribal leaders to receive the AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act training. “It is free,” she said, adding that it is a vital program for Indigenous communities because it will train police officers and social workers from the tribe. Because tribes are sovereign nations, the Department of Justice has to receive a request in order to run the training on tribal land: “Have your tribal leaders request this training for your community because the children are our next generation,” Foster said. “There's still a lot of tribes that need to be trained.”When Seraphine Warren was finished sharing her aunt's story, she laid out her recommendations. “Transparency and swift action is key,” she said, “which means that when a person is missing, law enforcement should immediately inform all jurisdictions and issue press releases to media channels to inform the public.”“Family members need to be regularly and constantly updated with the progress of the investigation, and families should be prioritized if any remains are found in any jurisdiction.” Some of the other recommendations included allowing families to hire private investigators, providing them access to case files, supporting families in organizing their task force, providing families with constant and reliable access to grief counseling services, medical attention, financial and legal assistance, and safe housing for families of missing or murdered loved ones. ASSOCIATED PRESS: If you're not first, you're last. DENVER (AP) — Sitting in front of a hulking red tractor, Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Tuesday making Colorado the first state to ensure farmers can fix their own tractors and combines with a “right to repair” law — which compels manufacturers to provide the necessary manuals, tools, parts and software farmers would need.Colorado, home to high desert ranches and sweeping farms on the plains, took the lead on the issue following a nationwide outcry from farmers that manufacturers blocked them from making fixes and forced them to wait precious days or even weeks for an official servicer to arrive — delays that hurt profits.While farmers wait and their increasingly high-tech tractors or combines sit idle, a hailstorm could decimate an entire crop. Or, a farmer could miss the ideal planting window for their crops to grow.Lawmakers in at least 10 other states have introduced similar legislation, including in Florida, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, Texas and Vermont. But Colorado has taken the lead. At the signing ceremony Tuesday afternoon, under a light drizzle of rain, Gov. Polis said: “This bill will save farmers and ranchers time and money and support the free market in repair” before exclaiming, “first in the nation!”Behind the governor and arrayed farmers and lawmakers sat a red Steiger 370 tractor owned by a farmer named Danny Wood. Wood's tractor has flown an American flag reading “Farmers First,” and it has been one of two of his machines to break down, requiring long waits before servicers arrived to enter a few lines of computer code, or make a fix that Wood could have made himself.As the signing ceremony ended, Gov. Polis and Rep. Brianna Titone, who ran the bill in the state House, climbed inside the tractor for a photo as the ceremony ended.Great job, Rep. Titone! Huge win for this up-and-coming legislator. When I first saw her speak announcing her initial candidacy in 2017, I didn't know what to expect. Honestly, I didn't expect a lot, and I didn't particularly expect her to even win. And then, winning that seat was just the first of many instances where I've seen her demonstrate a level of depth, grit, and smarts that rival any of her peers. Great job Rep. Titone, you rock. CONCERT PICK OF THE WEEK: Violent Femmes - performing their self-titled album - Levitt Pavilion in Denver on Sunday May 21. The cult favorite folk punk band from Milwaukee is celebrating 40 years since the release of their first album in 1983. More info at vfemmes.comWelp, that's it for me! From Denver I'm Sean Diller. Original reporting for the stories in today's show comes from Colorado Newsline, Arizona Mirror, Denver Post, Associated Press and Denver's Westword.Thank you for listening! See you next time.

Progressives back Mike Johnston in Denver mayor's race | Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs slate of clean energy bills | $11B in federal funds allocated for rural clean energy projects | Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples crisis commission meets in Flagstaff, AZ (WARNING: contains graphic descriptions of violence) | Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs nation's first Right-to-Repair law | Violent Femmes perform their self-titled debut in Denver, Austin and Houston this week.  Song playsIntro by hostWelcome to High Country - politics in the American West. My name is Sean Diller; regular listeners might know me from Heartland Pod's Talking Politics, every Monday.Support this show and all the work in the Heartland POD universe by going to heartlandpod.com and clicking the link for Patreon, or go to Patreon.com/HeartlandPod to sign up. Membership starts at $1/month, with even more extra shows and special access at the higher levels. No matter the level you choose, your membership helps us create these independent shows as we work together to change the conversation.Alright! Let's get into it: COLORADO NEWSLINE: Progressives back Mike Johnston in Denver mayor's raceBY: CHASE WOODRUFF - MAY 15, 2023 4:00 AMAs ballots begin to hit mailboxes for Denver's June 6th runoff election, Johnston and Kelly Brough, the other top-two finisher in April's first round of voting - have rolled out a veritable smorgasbord of endorsement announcements.Former mayoral candidates Ean Thomas Tafoya, Terrance Roberts, Jim Walsh, Al Gardner and Leslie Herod all endorsed Mike Johnston. Rep Herod (who was my preferred choice for mayor) said “Having shared countless debate and forum stages with Mike over the past months, I know that he has the passion, commitment, and vision to tackle Denver's toughest problems. Mike and I share the value of public service, hard work, and doing right by our communities, and I am excited to work with him to deliver on our progressive vision for Denver.”Meanwhile, Brough, the former Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce head who secured her spot in the runoff with just over 20% of the first-round vote, has picked up endorsements from Democratic state Sen. Chris Hansen as well as Thomas Wolf, an investment banker who campaigned on harsh anti-homelessness policies and received 1% of the vote for Mayor in April.Sen. Hansen said “Denver needs a proven executive — Kelly Brough is the leader we can trust to deliver results. It's going to take all of us to tackle Denver's biggest challenges, and I'm proud to join Kelly's team.”Brough also picked up endorsements from Democratic state Rep. Alex Valdez and former Tattered Cover CEO Kwame Spearman, both of whom entered the mayor's race but later withdrew. Brough and Johnston emerged from the crowded field of mayoral candidates after becoming by far the race's two best-funded candidates, each raising about $1MM in direct contributions and benefiting from millions more in outside super PAC expenditures from billionaires and real-estate interests.After a first round that featured a wide range of perspectives and ideologies, the runoff campaign has featured few stark disagreements on policy between the two candidates, both of whom are veteran figures in Colorado's centrist political establishment.Brough served as then-Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper's chief of staff from 2006 to 2009, then led the conservative-leaning Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce for 12 years before stepping down ahead of her mayoral run. Some of her top endorsers include former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter and former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb, both Democrats.On Friday, she touted the endorsement of the Greater Metro Denver Ministerial Alliance, a coalition of clergy and civil rights leaders in the city's Black community. Pastor Paul Burleson, the Alliance's vice president of political affairs, said that Brough's experience is key to her appeal.Brough has also picked up endorsements from the Denver Police Protective Association and other unions representing law enforcement officers and firefighters. She was one of the only candidates in the mayor's race to endorse a return of “qualified immunity,” a legal doctrine that bars people from suing law enforcement officers in their individual capacity. Colorado lawmakers, led by Herod, passed a landmark police reform bill that abolished qualified immunity in the wake of George Floyd's murder in 2020. - Just one reason I love Leslie Herod.During his time in the state Senate, Mike Johnston became one of the state's leading champions of education reform, a movement that has galled teachers' unions and progressives who've accused him of undermining public education. From 2020 to 2022 he was the CEO of Gary Community Ventures, a Denver-based philanthropic organization founded by oil tycoon Sam Gary.Though hardly a progressive firebrand himself, Johnston spoke at Wednesday's event of the coalition he hopes to build as mayor. Along with former mayoral rivals, he received endorsements from Democratic state Sens. Julie Gonzales (another legislator I have tremendous respect for) and James Coleman (who is my state senator but someone whom I don't know much about), adding to a list of supporters that also includes former Mayor Federico Peña and former Colorado House Speaker Terrance Carroll.Rep. Leslie Herod said “Make no mistake: We are the progressives in this race, and we have chosen to back Mike. We are the candidates who have consistently spoken about putting people over structures, putting people over businesses — people always first.”So for my part I'll be following State Sen. Julie Gonzales and Rep. Leslie Herod, voting for Mike Johnston.Final thought: Johnston might not be seen as progressive, but if he wins this election assembling a progressive coalition to bear a developer/business-backed candidate in Kelly Brough, then progressives should absolutely have a strong voice in the Johnston administration if he wants to keep his job. But first he's got to win.COLORADO NEWSLINE: Gov. Jared Polis signs slate of clean energy measures, utility regulation billBY: CHASE WOODRUFF - MAY 11, 2023 5:36 PMGov. Jared Polis has signed into law a bill that commits Colorado for the first time to a net-zero greenhouse gas emissions target, along with other measures to address spiking utility rates and the state's long-term energy future.Flanked by Democratic lawmakers and state energy officials, Polis signed Senate Bill 23-16 at an event at the Denver Botanic Gardens. The bill, a wide-ranging package of reforms aimed at boosting clean energy efforts in a variety of industries, was approved on party-line votes by Democratic majorities in the General Assembly just before its adjournment on May 8.SB-16 sets a statutory goal of a 100% reduction in Colorado's greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, revising that target upwards from a 90% goal set by the Legislature in 2019. It's the first time the state has formally established the net-zero goal that scientists with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have said is necessary to avert the most catastrophic impacts of global warming.To get there, the bill contains what sponsors called a “potpourri” of measures to accelerate the transition to clean energy, including sections that streamline the process for the installation of electric transmission lines and rooftop solar panels; stricter requirements on large insurance companies to assess climate risk; tax credits for the purchase of electric-powered lawn equipment; and more authority for the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to regulate carbon capture projects.COGCC chair Jeff Robbins applauded the bill's efforts to encourage carbon capture, which he called “critical as a tool in addressing climate change.”“The COGCC is well poised with its resources and regulatory understanding to now help carbon storage be deployed safely and responsibly in Colorado,” Robbins said in a press release.Gov. Polis also signed House Bill 23-1252, which establishes a new state grant program for geothermal energy projects and requires large natural-gas utilities to develop emissions-reducing “clean heat plans.”Senate Bill 23-291, a package of reforms to state utility regulations, and House Bill 23-1234, a bipartisan measure aimed at streamlining permitting and inspection processes for solar projects were also both signed into law. SB-291 emerged from hearings held earlier this year by the Joint Select Committee on Rising Utility Rates, a special panel of lawmakers convened by Democratic leaders following sharp increases in many Coloradans' utility bills in 2022.It directs the state's Public Utilities Commission to more closely scrutinize how privately-owned utilities manage volatility in natural-gas prices, the main culprit in rate increases that caused the average monthly payment for customers of Xcel Energy, Colorado's largest utility, to rise by more than 50% last year. Other provisions in the bill are aimed at assessing the long-term future of natural gas infrastructure as more homes and businesses transition to all-electric heating and cooking appliances.In a press release, Advanced Energy United, an industry group representing clean energy companies, said the legislation creates a “national model” for dealing with volatility in the natural gas market.“This bill will help make Colorado's energy system more affordable long-term, and should be seen as a model for states across the country on how to manage high gas prices and a transition to cost-saving alternatives to gas, like high-efficiency heat pumps, rooftop solar and battery storage,” said Emilie Olson, a senior principal at Advanced Energy United.House Bill 23-1272, creates or extends a variety of clean energy tax credits, including incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles, e-bikes, electric heat pumps, industrial decarbonization technologies and more.Gov. Polis said “These exciting money-saving changes for Coloradans mean reliable, lower energy costs and good-paying jobs, as we continue to fuel the innovation that makes Colorado a national leader in clean energy. We are cutting red tape, creating good paying jobs and improving air quality as we continue to make bold progress towards achieving 100% renewable energy by 2040.”ARIZONA MIRROR: Rural electric co-ops to get $10.7B in USDA funds for clean energy grants, loansBY: JACOB FISCHLER - MAY 16, 2023 7:11 AMThe U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin to administer two loan and grant programs worth nearly $11 billion to boost clean energy systems in rural areas, administration officials said Tuesday. The programs are the New ERA program for rural electric cooperatives, and the PACE program for other energy providers. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the funding “continues an ongoing effort to ensure that rural America is a full participant in this clean energy economy.”White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi said, “Rural areas can have more difficulty than more urban ones in attracting private sector investment. The programs are intended to allow those rural areas to take advantage of an industry-wide trend to invest in clean energy production.He said, “There's a favorable wind blowing here. This allows rural communities to put up a sail.”The programs are meant to put rural electric cooperatives on equal footing with larger privately owned companies that have already put major funding into clean energy deployment.The programs represent the largest single funding effort for rural electrification since President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Rural Electrification Act in 1936.The money is meant not only to address the climate impacts of fossil fuel energy and reduce home energy costs, but to act as an economic engine for rural areas.Rural electric cooperatives are eligible for the New ERA program, and up to 25% of the funding in that program can be in the form of direct grants. Utilities can use the money to build renewable energy systems, zero-emission systems and carbon capture facilities.The USDA will begin to accept initial applications for funding on July 31. Applicants are expected to write more detailed proposals for funding after the USDA accepts their initial applications.The PACE program provides loans to renewable energy developers and electric service providers “to help finance large-scale solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, hydropower projects and energy storage in support of renewable energy systems,” the release said. The program is targeted to “vulnerable, disadvantaged, Tribal and energy communities,” the release said. It's in line with a Biden administration goal to allocate at least 40% of the overall benefits of certain federal spending to disadvantaged communities.The USDA can forgive up to 40% of most of the loans in the program. Up to 60% of loans to applicants in some U.S. territories and tribal communities can be forgiven.Initial applications for that program will open June 30.ARIZONA MIRROR:National commission on the MMIP crisis meets in Arizona to hear testimony, recommendationsBY: SHONDIIN SILVERSMITH - MAY 15, 2023 1:50 PMFive empty chairs sat at the front of the Not Invisible Act Commission hearing, each wrapped in a shawl, blanket or quilt representing a different group of individuals impacted by human trafficking or with a loved one who is missing or murdered.“We want to allow space for representing our relatives,” commission member Grace Bulltail said, noting the traditions in many Indigenous families to always preserve a space for absent loved ones. “We're doing that to honor our loved ones,” Bulltail said, explaining that, by putting the chairs there, the commission hearing was holding space for them.The chair wrapped in a red shawl with white and yellow handprints honored the missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. The chair wrapped in a red, orange, bridge, and white Native design shawl with a black blazer draped over it was to honor the missing and murdered Indigenous men and boys. Another chair was wrapped in a light blue, white and purple quilt. Pinned to the quilt was a picture of 11-year-old Ashlynne Mike, a Navajo girl who was abducted and killed on the Navajo Nation in 2016. This chair honored Indigenous children.The chair wrapped in a maroon shawl with floral designs honored the LGBTQI and two-spirit Indigenous community. The chair wrapped in a brown Pendleton honored Indigenous veterans.The Not Invisible Act Commission, organized by the U.S. Department of the Interior,  held a public hearing at the Twin Arrows Casino near Flagstaff to hear testimony and recommendations from victims and families impacted by human trafficking and the missing and murdered Indigenous peoples crisis. The commission also heard from local tribal leaders and advocates. The Not Invisible Act was passed into law in October 2020, establishing the commission as a cross-jurisdictional advisory committee of federal and non-federal members, including law enforcement, tribal leaders, federal partners, service providers, family members of missing and murdered individuals, and survivors.The meeting at Twin Arrows was the commission's third public hearing. This summer, it has four more planned in Minnesota, northern California, New Mexico and Montana. The hearings are being held in communities impacted most by the MMIP crisis.Commissioners heard emotional testimony from Seraphine Warren and Pamela Foster as they shared their experiences of losing a loved one and advocated for change.Ms. Warren is the niece of Ella Mae Begay, a Navajo woman who went missing from her home in Sweetwater, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation on June 15, 2021. Warren continued to advocate for not only her aunt but all Indigenous people.Speaking through tears, she told her aunt's story. “I know it wasn't her legacy to be stolen or to be murdered,” Warren said. “Just because she isn't here doesn't mean she can't be part of change.”Begay is still missing, but there have been developments in her case. In March, Preston Henry Tolth, 23, of New Mexico, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Phoenix for assault and carjacking.The indictment alleges that, on June 15, 2021, Tolth assaulted Begay, resulting in serious bodily injury, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Tolth then took her Ford F-150 pickup truck and drove it from Arizona to New Mexico with the intent to cause death or serious bodily injury to Begay.Warren said during Tolth's arraignment hearing on April 7 in Flagstaff that she heard details about the night her aunt went missing that she was not ready for.Warren, in tears, told the commission that Tolth told federal agents that he “snapped” and struck her in the face multiple times, causing her to bleed from the nose and mouth. Tolth told authorities that he wasn't sure if she was dead, Warren said, and when he drove away, he said he regretted hitting her, since all he wanted was the truck.Tolth is being held in custody and is expected to go to trial later in May.Pamela Foster is the mother of Ashlynne Mike, the 11-year-old Navajo girl abducted and killed on the Navajo Nation in 2016. Foster has been at the forefront of advocacy efforts for Indigenous children and people since she lost her daughter. On the afternoon of May 2, 2016, Ashlynne Mike and her 9-year-old brother, Ian Mike, didn't make it home from school. When they got off the school bus in Shiprock, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation, a predator tricked them into getting into his van by promising them a ride home.Hours later, passersby found Ian Mike wandering alone in the area. Police located Ashlynne Mike's body on May 3, 2016, and discovered she had been sexually assaulted, strangled, and bludgeoned repeatedly with a tire iron.She said, “I miss my daughter every single day. I became a voice for my daughter the moment I received word that her life was taken from her.”She talked about how the system failed when her children were missing in 2016. She said that May 1 to May 6 is a nightmare for her every year, because she relives what happened to her children.Foster talked about the hours from when her children disappeared to when they found her daughter's body; she ran into countless obstacles that left her without support.“It was very hard to sit there and know that there were no resources available for my children,” Foster said. “I absolutely had nothing.”She said local law enforcement was not adequately trained to handle child abductions. There was no clear communication between local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. Instead of searching for her children, Foster said they were trying to figure out exactly what protocols were needed to start looking.“Time was lost,” Foster said, and they did not send out an AMBER Alert until the following day. Foster recalled the alert went out at 2 a.m., and she said that helped no one because not many people were awake then. She remembers hearing officers from the neighboring jurisdictions tell her they couldn't go out to look for her daughter until they were given the clearance to do so by the Navajo Nation Police Department. Foster said it frustrated her how long it took for that to happen. She said the anger and hurt about what happened to Ashlynne led her to be a voice for her daughter.“I promised her I would do something for all of our other Indigenous children. To give them the protection that they need so they don't go through the same thing.”Foster has led many grassroots efforts to support Indigenous children, including advocating and petitioning for the AMBER Alert system to include Indian Country.Foster said she wanted to change, and she knew the justice system in Indian Country needed to be updated, so she focused her efforts on the AMBER Alert system. Her advocacy resulted in the Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2018, which makes tribes eligible for AMBER Alert grants to integrate into state and regional AMBER Alert communication plans.“I always say that I've never received justice for what happened to my daughter because nothing can bring her back,” Foster said. “There will never be justice, but we can learn how to move forward in changing laws to make things better for our people.”The goal of the hearing was for the federal commissioners to listen and hear recommendations on the best course of action for the MMIP crisis. Commissioners will use the suggestions to develop their final report for the Department of Interior.Foster's big recommendation was not only geared at the commissioners, but other attendees of the hearing. She encouraged them to tell their tribal leaders to receive the AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act training. “It is free,” she said, adding that it is a vital program for Indigenous communities because it will train police officers and social workers from the tribe. Because tribes are sovereign nations, the Department of Justice has to receive a request in order to run the training on tribal land: “Have your tribal leaders request this training for your community because the children are our next generation,” Foster said. “There's still a lot of tribes that need to be trained.”When Seraphine Warren was finished sharing her aunt's story, she laid out her recommendations. “Transparency and swift action is key,” she said, “which means that when a person is missing, law enforcement should immediately inform all jurisdictions and issue press releases to media channels to inform the public.”“Family members need to be regularly and constantly updated with the progress of the investigation, and families should be prioritized if any remains are found in any jurisdiction.” Some of the other recommendations included allowing families to hire private investigators, providing them access to case files, supporting families in organizing their task force, providing families with constant and reliable access to grief counseling services, medical attention, financial and legal assistance, and safe housing for families of missing or murdered loved ones. ASSOCIATED PRESS: If you're not first, you're last. DENVER (AP) — Sitting in front of a hulking red tractor, Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Tuesday making Colorado the first state to ensure farmers can fix their own tractors and combines with a “right to repair” law — which compels manufacturers to provide the necessary manuals, tools, parts and software farmers would need.Colorado, home to high desert ranches and sweeping farms on the plains, took the lead on the issue following a nationwide outcry from farmers that manufacturers blocked them from making fixes and forced them to wait precious days or even weeks for an official servicer to arrive — delays that hurt profits.While farmers wait and their increasingly high-tech tractors or combines sit idle, a hailstorm could decimate an entire crop. Or, a farmer could miss the ideal planting window for their crops to grow.Lawmakers in at least 10 other states have introduced similar legislation, including in Florida, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, Texas and Vermont. But Colorado has taken the lead. At the signing ceremony Tuesday afternoon, under a light drizzle of rain, Gov. Polis said: “This bill will save farmers and ranchers time and money and support the free market in repair” before exclaiming, “first in the nation!”Behind the governor and arrayed farmers and lawmakers sat a red Steiger 370 tractor owned by a farmer named Danny Wood. Wood's tractor has flown an American flag reading “Farmers First,” and it has been one of two of his machines to break down, requiring long waits before servicers arrived to enter a few lines of computer code, or make a fix that Wood could have made himself.As the signing ceremony ended, Gov. Polis and Rep. Brianna Titone, who ran the bill in the state House, climbed inside the tractor for a photo as the ceremony ended.Great job, Rep. Titone! Huge win for this up-and-coming legislator. When I first saw her speak announcing her initial candidacy in 2017, I didn't know what to expect. Honestly, I didn't expect a lot, and I didn't particularly expect her to even win. And then, winning that seat was just the first of many instances where I've seen her demonstrate a level of depth, grit, and smarts that rival any of her peers. Great job Rep. Titone, you rock. CONCERT PICK OF THE WEEK: Violent Femmes - performing their self-titled album - Levitt Pavilion in Denver on Sunday May 21. The cult favorite folk punk band from Milwaukee is celebrating 40 years since the release of their first album in 1983. More info at vfemmes.comWelp, that's it for me! From Denver I'm Sean Diller. Original reporting for the stories in today's show comes from Colorado Newsline, Arizona Mirror, Denver Post, Associated Press and Denver's Westword.Thank you for listening! See you next time.

Loren Furman, Colorado Chamber of Commerce President/CEO, and Dan Haley, Colorado Oil and Gas Association President/CEO, join us to discuss how HB23-1294 (Pollution Protection Measures) and the proposed Utility Rate Regulation bill will negatively impact Colorado, the lack of stakeholder process while drafting the bills and what it means for Colorado's future if they are signed into law. The views and opinions expressed on Making Action Happen are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Action 22. Email us at: show@action22.org Visit us at: www.action22.org

Loren Furman, Colorado Chamber of Commerce President/CEO, and Dan Haley, Colorado Oil and Gas Association President/CEO, join us to discuss how HB23-1294 (Pollution Protection Measures) and the proposed Utility Rate Regulation bill will negatively impact Colorado, the lack of stakeholder process while drafting the bills and what it means for Colorado's future if they are signed into law. The views and opinions expressed on Making Action Happen are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Action 22. Email us at: show@action22.org Visit us at: www.action22.org

Today we welcomed back our good friend Tisha Schuller, Founder and CEO of Adamantine Energy. Tisha first appeared on COBT in March of 2021 and we're thrilled to visit with her just a few weeks after she's published her latest book, "Real Decarbonization: How Oil and Gas Companies Are Seizing the Low-Carbon Future." Tisha is based out of Denver and was previously the President and CEO of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association before founding Adamantine Energy, where she and her team provide thought leadership to energy businesses. We had lots of fun digging into the core themes of the book! In our conversation, Tisha first shares the inspiration behind writing "Real Decarbonization" including the disconnect between public perceptions around decarbonization and reality. We then dive into the importance of understanding the opposing community's perspective and the shift to focus on building things rather than opposing them, Tisha's call for action to create "unconventional engagements," navigating greenwashing, how CEOs are driving the decarbonization force, the four paths to decarbonization as described in Tisha's book, how the IRA has affected traditional paradigms of opposing conservatives and liberals, personal evolution and shifting industry pride, differences in decarbonization goals for public and private companies, the definition of decarbonized, and much more. We had a hard time wrapping the discussion and ended with Tisha's view for the energy world in ten years. It was a whopper of a conversation! The Veriten crew started the show: Mike Bradley focused on the move/volatility in crude oil markets as well as the handful of dynamics (China lockdowns, upcoming OPEC Meeting & EU Russian Price-Caps) that are driving volatility and have plunged Brent and WTI crude oil time spreads into contango. He also noted the 12-month WTI crude oil strip and energy equities have been decoupling over the past few months due to investor's comfort with higher future "normalized" prices, continued significant return OF capital and strict capex discipline even in the mist of high commodity prices. Colin Fenton trained the spotlight on precious metals. Advances in silver and gold prices are suddenly building momentum, as investors flee crypto markets and look nervously at USD weakness and other signs that central bankers will not have the stomach to squash inflation expectations. Mar-23 CMX silver ($21.41 per troy ounce) has gained 22% since its recent low in early September, and Feb-23 CMX gold ($1762 per troy oz) is now priced about 8% higher than at its recent low on November 3, 2022. Each price is far below its all-time high in either nominal or real terms. Thanks to you all for your friendship and support! 

Recorded on October 12, 2022 https://youtu.be/GGp-q0iRsLg Recorded on August 23, 2022 Episode 62 of the PetroNerds podcast is a jam packed treat for listeners. Ahead of Halloween and midterms, Trisha Curtis updates listeners on the state of the oil market and the Biden Administration's moves on the SPR (Strategic Petroleum Reserve). Listeners get to hear and see Trisha Curtis on an incredible panel with Heidi Gill of Urban Solutions and Andrew Haney of Nickel Road Operating. "The Future of the DJ: Is It Still Economic to Operate in Colorado?" was a panel at the Colorado Oil and Gas Association's annual energy summit in August 2022. The discussion is lively and frank given both Urban Solutions and Nickel Road are private companies. And as listeners know, Trisha does not pull any punches. She speaks to regulators in the room directly about the need to approve permits in Colorado and the state of the oil market, the likeness to California, Colorado's declining production contribution to energy insecurity, and the need for Colorado to decide whether they are pro domestic oil and gas production or not. Listen on Itunes

A record highway fentanyl bust by Colorado State Police on I-70 heading into Denver from the mountains confiscates 114 pounds of the drug - enough to kill every Coloradan multiple times. Also, on this holiday weekend where many have big travel plans, Colorado Oil and Gas Association CEO and President Dan Haley discusses the current energy crisis and skyrocketing gas prices that are crushing the working and middle class.

Recorded on June 1st, 2022 https://youtu.be/8CgDLyvds_s Episode 49 of the PetroNerds podcast is a PetroNerdy service company focused podcast with Adam Anderson, the CEO of Innovex. Trisha Curtis and Adam talk shop on oilfield services and the state of the oil market. Innovex is known to many in and outside the oil and gas industry for being the company which North Face rejected a jacket order on the basis that Innovex was involved in the oil business. (The Colorado Oil and Gas Association gave North Face an award in response, mocking them for their hypocrisy and direct support of oil and gas given most of their products are made from petroleum. Chris Wright, CEO of Liberty Energy (formerly Liberty Oilfield Services) has led a campaign in Denver Colorado, purchasing billboards, thanking North Face for their oil and gas use.) Trisha and Adam talk about oilfield services in a $100 barrel market, inflation, ESG and investor pressure, the underinvestment thesis, and what is happening in the market with OPEC and Russia. Adam asks Trisha questions and they disagree a bit and debate about what is happening in the oil market. It is a great conversation and worth a listen! On June 1st, 2022 oil prices were $115.27 WTI, $116.35 Brent. Henry Hub $8.70 and Dutch TTF $/MMBTU $27. The 30 year mortgage rate was 5.57 percent.  

Dan Haley, CEO and President of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association, updates Ryan (in for Dan) on the 80 cent increase in gas prices nationwide since they last spoke 52 days ago. He also answers accusations of price gouging by oil companies and rips the Biden administration's current energy policy.

In an act of exceptional bravery and selflessness, Angeli Gomez put her own life at risk by storming Robb Elementary School to save her two sons from an active shooter - while Uvalde police and other law enforcement threatened to arrest her and merely watched from the sidelines. This lacking valor is especially galling as we remember the fallen heroes of D-Day on this date 78 years ago, as Ryan shares a special excerpt from President Dwight D. Eisenhower in a 1964 documentary on the 20th anniversary of Allied Forces storming the beaches of Normandy. Also, CEO and President of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association - Dan Haley - joins the program to offer his perspective on record-setting gasoline prices in Colorado and nationwide, and explains what needs to happen for consumers to see relief at the pump.

Recorded on May 4, 2022 https://youtu.be/k8klTgu4wqo Episode 47 is a special treat for PetroNerds podcast listeners wanting to know more about Colorado, regulations on oil and gas, the need for politicians to actually act, and the Denver Julesburg Basin.  Trisha Curtis is joined by guest Heidi Gill, CEO of Denver based Urban Solutions.  Urban Solutions is primarily a soundwall and mitigation company for oil and gas activity, but as Heidi explains, it is also a compliance company and is working on software and nuisance impacts and mitigation in other businesses from renewables to crypto.  Trisha opens with commentary on the Federal Reserve's 50 basis point rate hike and the current 30 year fixed mortgage rate of 5.6 percent.  WTI is $107.68, Brent $110.07, Henry Hub $8.38, Dutch TTF $32.  Trisha and Heidi talk about the state of the Colorado oil and gas industry, regulations in Colorado oil and gas, the defeat of Proposition 112, the push of SB 181, changes in the COGCC (Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission), and oil and gas activity in the DJ Basin.  They talk about the need for clarity on regulations and the need for permit approvals for investors to get excited about the DJ.  They talk about Colorado Governor Jared Polis' positioning on oil and gas, how SB 181 was not put in place to foster oil and gas development, and how the COGCC make up was changed.  Heidi makes note of Occidental's wells in the town of Firestone being approved by Firestone but denied by the state of Colorado.  Heidi says that the "The state has not been processing permits consistently."   Trisha and Heidi discuss the need for clarity in Colorado on oil and gas permitting so that businesses like Heidi's have an incentive to stay in Colorado. They also talk about the stringent emission standards in Colorado for oil and gas production and touch on a number of other topics, including NIMBYism (Not in My Back Yard) and the inability to permit renewables as well as oil and gas.  This is a DJ focussed podcast with applications across the US and across businesses, including renewables.  

In this episode, Justin and I interview Neil Ray with CAMRO. We discuss the new Colorado Oil and Gas Financial Assurance regulations that just went into effect.  If you're not familiar with what financial assurance is, it is the process of operators putting up money to ensure that the state isn't left footing the bill for plugging and abandoning wells in case the company goes out of business. This is just one part of the overarching changes to the way that oil and gas is regulated in the state of Colorado.  This topic is important because even if you don't have minerals in the state, other progressive states could adopt similar measures.  These new financial assurance rules may make it difficult for small producers to meet the requirements which is important because according to the IPAA, there are about 9,000 independent oil and natural gas producers in the US.  These are the small mom and pop operators that employ an average of just 12 people.  These companies produce 83 percent of America's oil and 90 percent of America's natural gas. Resources mentioned in this episode can be found in the show notes at mineralrightspodcast.com.

What are you paying at the pump?  George welcomes Dan Haley, President of the Colorado Oil and gas Association to talk about oil prices and what could be done to bring them down.  Then George is joined by Carly Koppes, Weld County Clerk and Recorder, to talk about the challenge laid out by a bipartisan group of Clerk and Recorders for voters concerned about election integrity to provide their proof or stop talking about it.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan Haley, CEO of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association explains why current proposals to raise additional funds to plug orphaned wells places Colorado's oil and gas operators in a dangerous financial position. Darren Weekly on his candidacy for Douglas County Sheriff. A look at HB22-1090, Reasonable Independence For Children.

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This episode's guest is Dan Haley, the President and CEO of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association. Dan has been in this position since 2015 and it has put him on the frontlines of the policy discussion for oil & gas regulations in Colorado. I'd been paying attention to Dan's content that he puts out on LinkedIn and knew that he would be a great spokesperson for the industry to have on the podcast. This episode is filled with discussions about narrative battles that oil & gas is facing and what the industry can do to fight back. We talk about how environmental regulations that constrain domestic production will result in non-domestic barrels being produced that ultimately lead to worse ESG outcomes. Lastly, we talk about doing business in Colorado and what energy producers and stakeholders can expect moving forward. Hope you enjoy the show! Talk.Energy Podcast: https://talk.energy/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/max_gagliardi LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/talkenergy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TalkEnergyPodcast

Priya Nanjappa didn't really have a career plan- she just followed her interests and was open to trying new things. That's what led her to her current position as a commissioner for the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, where she helps implement laws that govern oil and gas development. We talked to Priya about her early love for the outdoors and birdwatching, which gave her an idea about where her interests lay when figuring out what to major in in college. We also spoke about the different classes she took, and how she narrowed down her interests, and about keeping your options open in your career, because you never know what opportunities are available to you.This episode was produced by Shane M Hanlon and Nisha Mital, and mixed by Collin Warren. Artwork by Karen Romano Young. 

Good Morning, Colorado, you're listening to the Daily Sun-Up with the Colorado Sun. It's Tuesday August 24th.   Today - Homelessness has long been an issue in downtown Denver, but now there's a growing number of homeless living in the state's national forests.   But before we begin, let's go back in time with some Colorado history adapted from historian Derek R Everett's book “Colorado Day by Day”:   Today, we're taking you back to August 24th, 1873 when Photographer William H. Jackson went out in hopes of capturing the Mount of Holy Cross - a natural cross of snow that lay high in the mountains. Lucky for him, and a brief break in the clouds allowed him to make eight negatives of the peak and its snow-formed icon. It's since been reproduced widely - offering religious inspiration to some and proof of the nation's manifest destiny to others.   Now, our feature story.   Homelessness has been a visible issue in downtown Denver, but during the pandemic, an increased number of homeless camps have been popping up in Colorado's national forests.    Sun reporter Jennifer Brown followed a U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officer recently as he went to clear out illegal campers. That gave her the chance to speak with people who have been living in Pike National Forest for weeks, or longer, and to learn how forest rangers try to help when people must move on.   The Sun's Daniel Ducassi talks with Brown about the growing number of homeless living in the state's national forests.   To read more of Jennifer Brown's reporting on homelessness in Colorado, go to coloradosun.com   And Before we go, here are a few stories that you should know about today:   A family-owned oil and gas company has been slapped with $1.6 million in fines for a string of violations ranging from improper storage of waste to failing to report and address spills. The fine against KP Kauffman is one of the largest ever handed down by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. The company faces another hearing in September to determine whether it will be allowed to continue doing business in Colorado, where it runs 1,200 low-producing oil and gas wells on the Front Range. Earlier this year K.P.K. was ordered to close 87 wells and clean up 29 sites.   The 2020 Paralympic Games open today in Tokyo with 32 Colorado athletes competing. They include Robert Tanaka, who has been working toward competing in judo in the Paralympic games since he was 5 years old. Now 21, the legally blind athlete who trains at dojos in Colorado Springs and Denver, will compete in the 60 kilogram bracket starting on Friday.   Two weeks into the school year in Grand Junction, thirty classrooms already have reports of exposure to COVID-positive students and three others were quarantined because at least three students in them tested positive. But masks are not universally required in schools. This has set off debate in Mesa County Valley School District 51 about masks and vaccination that is so fierce that school board members needed a police escort to their cars after their meeting last week.   For more information on all of these stories, visit our website, www.coloradosun.com. And don't forget to tune in again tomorrow.   The Colorado Sun is non-partisan and completely independent. We're always dedicated to telling the in-depth stories we need today more than ever. And The Sun is supported by readers and listeners like you.   Right now, you can head to ColoradoSun.com and become a member. Starting at $5 per month for a basic membership and if you bump it up to $20 per month, you'll get access to our exclusive politics and outdoors newsletters. Thanks for starting your morning with us and don't forget to tune in again tomorrow. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on Colorado Edition: We learn how the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission is taking action against a Weld County company accused of oil spills and gas leaks. Then, we shift our gaze towards the sky and learn about the annual Perseid meteor shower. Next, a climate reporter tells us what she's learned from two different journeys down a dam just upstream of the Grand Canyon, 30 years apart. Plus, we hear how hiking 14ers can sometimes harm the very trails we rely on — and what one group is doing to mitigate the damage.

Good Morning, Colorado, you're listening to the Daily Sun-Up with the Colorado Sun. It's Thursday June 17th.   Today - Off-roading is a $24 billion-dollar industry in Colorado that surged during the pandemic. Now rural communities are struggling to balance the economic boom and the noise and other issues that come along with it.   But before we begin, let's go back in time with some Colorado history adapted from historian Derek R Everett's book “Colorado Day by Day”:   Today, we take you back to June 17th, 1859 when George F Griffith found gold in a broad valley at Georgetown. Griffith had mined in California before joining his family on the Missouri River in Iowa. Then, with rumors of gold in the Rocky Mountains Griffith joined a party bound for Pikes Peak country. Years later Georgetown also became Colorado's first silver boomtown.   Now, our feature story.   Off-highway vehicles, or OHVs, have seen a surge in popularity in Colorado since the pandemic. Off-roading is a $24 billion-dollar economic driver for the state. Now rural, remote towns are struggling to balance the economic boom of welcoming off-road enthusiasts and the noise, pollution and traffic problems they can bring. Colorado Sun contributor Nancy Lofholm and Reporter Thy Vo talk about how towns are dealing with the growing popularity of OHVs.    To read Nancy's story on how Colorado towns are dealing with off-highway vehicles, visit coloradosun.com.   And Before we go, here are a few stories that you should know about today:   Thieves across Colorado are targeting catalytic converters, a key part of a vehicle's emissions system that can be easily stolen and sold to recycling companies or scrap yards for a quick profit, according to police. The converters are designed to convert environmentally hazardous carbon monoxide emitted by an engine into less harmful gases. They're attractive to thieves because of the rising cost of precious metals used to make them.    The Colorado Privacy Act passed by lawmakers earlier this year would give Coloradans the right to tell companies to stop collecting their data and delete any personal data collected. If signed into law by the governor, the measure would apply to companies that target Colorado residents, store or process personal data on more than 100,000 consumers a year, or which profit from the sale or processing of personal data for at least 25,000 consumers a year. The law doesn't apply to all data, such as employment records, personal data like health or financial information that is governed by existing state or federal laws, or data that is no longer linked to a specific consumer.    Colorado oil and gas regulators worried the state will be left on the hook for plugging and cleaning up wells abandoned by their operators want companies to post a financial guarantee to cover the cost. The rules would apply to all 50,000 wells in the state and would require operators to post a $78,000 guarantee for each well they own. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission is especially worried about wells that produce only tiny amounts of oil. Operators of these low-producing wells say making them post large bonds may cause them to go out of business and create more orphan wells. Colorado currently has 535 orphan-well sites to remediate, with 239 wells to plug.   For more information on all of these stories, visit our website, www.coloradosun.com. And don't forget to tune in again tomorrow for a special holiday episode. Now, a quick message from our editor.   The Colorado Sun is non-partisan and completely independent. We're always dedicated to telling the in-depth stories we need today more than ever. And The Sun is supported by readers and listeners like you.   Right now, you can head to ColoradoSun.com and become a member. Starting at $5 per month for a basic membership and if you bump it up to $20 per month, you'll get access to our exclusive politics and outdoors newsletters. Thanks for starting your morning with us and don't forget to tune in again tomorrow. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to another episode! This Week, Mark and Paige hit the following: * UK North Sea Deals Boom  * Brent Back Above $69 As Bullish Sentiment Holds  * China Dramatically Increases Ethanol Purchases From The U.S.  * Colorado Oil & Gas Taunts The North Face At Mock Award Ceremony  * Natural gas can help solve climate change, industry reminds policymakers  * Private Shale Firms Present Supply Wild Card  * Biden's Policies Unlikely To Cause Crash In U.S. Oil Production  * Oilfield service providers Expro Group and Frank's International combine in all-stock deal  * Asian oil demand plateaus, slowing crude price growth  The Weekly Rig Count by Baker Hughes https://rigcount.bakerhughes.com/rig-count-overview  Area Count Change U.S. 432 +2 Canada 58 -11 International 715 +15 IBM Giveaway Enter to Win Here! Sign-up for your chance to win a T-shirt with a unique serial number. This means each shirt is different making it an awesome collector's item! Plus it comes inside an official OGGN insulated tumbler. At the end of the year we will have a drawing to win our grand prize! This will be a pool of all of the serial numbers on the t-shirts! The grand prize will be announced a bit later in the year! Leave a Review Enjoy listening? Support the show by leaving a review in iTunes. Connect with OGGN Interested in Sponsoring? If you would like to get your company in front of our professional audience, please contact our Producer, Savannah Wilson. More Oil and Gas Global Network Podcasts Oil and Gas This Week Podcast | Oil and Gas HS&E Podcast | Oil and Gas Industry Leaders | Oil and Gas Legal Risk | Oil and Gas Onshore | Oil and Gas Offshore  |

Welcome back to another episode! This Week, Mark and Paige hit the following: UK North Sea Deals Boom  Brent Back Above $69 As Bullish Sentiment Holds  China Dramatically Increases Ethanol Purchases From The U.S.  Colorado Oil & Gas Taunts The North Face At Mock Award Ceremony  Natural gas can help solve climate change, industry reminds […] The post Drilling Is Back and In Your North Face – OGTW232 appeared first on Oil and Gas This Week Podcast.

Every day, Americans use oil and gas. We heat our homes, we drive our cars, we power our technology and our lives. And yet, due to climate concerns, we know we need to move toward carbon-free sources of energy as fast as possible. But changing our national infrastructure is a challenge, not to mention international infrastructure—even with the ongoing push for renewables. So the questions loom: How do we get from here to there? How do we decarbonize our energy sources faster and at scale? And what role, if any, will oil and gas play in that carbon-neutral future? On this episode of Thinking Ahead I address these questions and more with energy expert Tisha Schuller.  I met Tisha a few years ago at a gathering on political polarization that the Institute for Cultural Evolution co-sponsored with the Breakthrough Institute and the Esalen Center for Theory and Research. A passionate environmentalist, Tisha is the former head of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association—a role in which she excelled, but that also left her a grizzled veteran of the fracking wars. During that time, she worked hard to adjudicate between the needs of the industry and the concerns of Colorado’s increasing powerful environmental groups (that chapter of her life story is chronicled in the book Accidentally Adamant: The Story of a Girl who Questioned Convention, Broke the Mold, and Charted a Course Off Map.) Since then, Tisha has founded a consulting group, Adamantine Energy, in Boulder, Colorado, that helps oil and gas companies all over the country and the world make the necessary transition to deal with our increasingly climate-focused social and political landscape. What I appreciate about Tisha is not only her rich knowledge of the energy industry, but the way in which the intense scrutiny and political and cultural landmines she has faced have led her to evolve as a person. Out of those trials and tribulations, she emerged a deep and integrative thinker, someone who really understands not just energy but the cultural voices around it, and who can speak about the climate debates as someone who has really sat on all sides of the table. She is someone I trust to give me the straight story about the future of this increasingly important arena that affects all of our lives. 

Tisha Schuller welcomes Anne Carto, Director of Client Strategy and Sustainability at Adamantine Energy, to the Energy Thinks podcast for a dive into the increasing pressure on oil and gas companies of all sizes to address ESG. Tisha and Anne discuss: · The 4 reasons to address ESG now · Where to start your company's ESG strategy · Common mistakes that should be avoided Anne is the Director of Client Strategy and Sustainability for Adamantine Energy and brings unique experience ranging from regulatory navigation to stakeholder relations. Anne consults up-, mid-, and downstream oil and gas companies on their ESG strategies and how to best navigate uneasy social, political, and regulatory environments for Adamantine. Anne has held positions with the Colorado Oil and Gas Association and the Ohio Oil and Gas Association and is a graduate of Ohio University. Subscribe here for Tisha's weekly "Both Things Are True" email newsletter. Follow all things Adamantine Energy at www.energythinks.com. Thanks to Lindsey Gage, Michael Tanner, and Scott Marshall who have made the Energy Thinks podcast possible. [Interview recorded on March 18, 2021]

Tisha Schuller welcomes Anne Carto, Director of Client Strategy and Sustainability at Adamantine Energy, to the Energy Thinks podcast for a dive into the increasing pressure on oil and gas companies of all sizes to address ESG. Tisha and Anne discuss: · The 4 reasons to address ESG now · Where to start your company’s ESG strategy · Common mistakes that should be avoided Anne is the Director of Client Strategy and Sustainability for Adamantine Energy and brings unique experience ranging from regulatory navigation to stakeholder relations. Anne consults up-, mid-, and downstream oil and gas companies on their ESG strategies and how to best navigate uneasy social, political, and regulatory environments for Adamantine. Anne has held positions with the Colorado Oil and Gas Association and the Ohio Oil and Gas Association and is a graduate of Ohio University. Subscribe here for Tisha's weekly "Both Things Are True" email newsletter. Follow all things Adamantine Energy at www.energythinks.com. Thanks to Lindsey Gage, Michael Tanner, and Scott Marshall who have made the Energy Thinks podcast possible. [Interview recorded on March 18, 2021]

IER’s president Tom Pyle discussed IER’s work on the oil and gas industry’s contributions to the Coronavirus vaccine at a webinar hosted by the Colorado Oil and Gas Association.

Steffan talks with RTD Head of Communications Pauletta Tonilas on the Federal Mask Law for Public Transportation, and takes Listener Calls on the Colorado Oil and Gas Industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Discussion on Joe Biden's Outrageous (and somewhat Dictatorial) number of Executive Orders already, more Listeners weigh in on Colorado Oil and Gas, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the help of the BlueRibbon Coalition, Rally on the Rocks is demanding Grand County immediately approve their May ATV event and bring an end to the temporary moratorium on ATV related rental businesses and special events. The groups allege the moratorium and other local stipulations – like speed limits for OHVs – violate state and federal law. The BlueRibbon Coalition typically advocates for off-road and motorized access, and a representative says their Moab-related objections could be part of a broader fight. Plus, oil and gas operators in Colorado’s Piceance Basin file a ‘spill report’ with the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission about twice a week. Our radio partners at KDNK report that nine times out of 10, the spilled substance is a form of hazardous waste byproduct called produced water. Show Notes: Rally on the Rocks 1/18/21 Appeal and Demand Letter https://www.kzmu.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ROTR-Appeal-and-Demand.pdf Grand County 12/15/20 Denial Letter to Rally on the Rocks https://www.kzmu.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/12-15-20-ROTR-Denial-Letter.pdf Grand County/Moab City 10-20-20 Moratorium on ATV Rental Businesses, Special Events and Speed Limits for Off-Highway Vehicles https://www.grandcountyutah.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10202020-1251 BlueRibbon Coalition: Help Us Fight Against Unlawful OHV Bans in Moab https://www.sharetrails.org/rotr/ KDNK: Oil & Gas Wastewater Spills in the Piceance Basin Top 700K Gallons in 2019 https://www.kdnk.org/post/oil-gas-wastewater-spills-piceance-basin-top-700k-gallons-2019

On this episode of the Energy Thinks Podcast, host Tisha Schuller is answering your questions with guest host (and eldest son) Carter Schuller. Season 2 focuses on the bridge from vision to pragmatic execution in game-changing leadership.  This episode takes on listeners most frequently asked questions on this topic. Host Tisha Schuller even covers how she is changing her own leadership style to rise to the challenges of 2021. After an unprecedented 2020 with much uncertainty for our industry, this episode will leave you empowered to meet the challenges ahead as only our industry can., In this episode, Tisha answers the tough questions: Why does a decarbonized energy future need oil and gas? Why doesn't “educating” the public work? What are the most important things for millennials to know to engage in the oil and gas industry of the future? How can you impact your company's work on diversity, equity, and inclusion? Tisha Schuller founded Adamantine Energy to provide thought leadership to future-proof energy businesses against rising social risk. Tisha consults private clients from Fortune 500 energy companies to non-profit environmental organizations in managing disruption, energy policy, business strategy, politics, and community engagement. She also serves as the Strategic Advisor for Stanford University's Natural Gas Initiative. In 2017, Tisha chaired Stanford's symposium to reduce energy poverty in the developing world using natural gas. Previously, Tisha served as President & CEO of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association and as Principal and Vice President with Tetra Tech, a national environmental consulting and engineering firm.  She has a B.S. from Stanford University. Tisha serves on many academic and non-profit boards including The Breakthrough Institute, The Energy for Growth Hub, The Denver Museum of Nature & Science Institute for Science & Policy Strategic Council, and she is a member of the National Petroleum Council, an advisory board to the U.S. Secretary of Energy under both the Obama and Trump administrations.  Tisha's book, Accidentally Adamant was published in 2018 and her latest release, The Gamechanger's Playbook: How Oil & Gas Leaders Thrive in an Era of Continuous Disruption was published in October of 2020. Tisha authors a weekly series entitled Both of These Things Are True. Subscribe here for Tisha's weekly "Both Things Are True" email newsletter. Follow all things Adamantine Energy at www.energythinks.com. [Interview recorded on December 17, 2020]

On this episode of the Energy Thinks Podcast, host Tisha Schuller is answering your questions with guest host (and eldest son) Carter Schuller. Season 2 focuses on the bridge from vision to pragmatic execution in game-changing leadership.  This episode takes on listeners most frequently asked questions on this topic. Host Tisha Schuller even covers how she is changing her own leadership style to rise to the challenges of 2021. After an unprecedented 2020 with much uncertainty for our industry, this episode will leave you empowered to meet the challenges ahead as only our industry can., In this episode, Tisha answers the tough questions: Why does a decarbonized energy future need oil and gas? Why doesn’t “educating” the public work? What are the most important things for millennials to know to engage in the oil and gas industry of the future? How can you impact your company’s work on diversity, equity, and inclusion? Tisha Schuller founded Adamantine Energy to provide thought leadership to future-proof energy businesses against rising social risk. Tisha consults private clients from Fortune 500 energy companies to non-profit environmental organizations in managing disruption, energy policy, business strategy, politics, and community engagement. She also serves as the Strategic Advisor for Stanford University’s Natural Gas Initiative. In 2017, Tisha chaired Stanford’s symposium to reduce energy poverty in the developing world using natural gas. Previously, Tisha served as President & CEO of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association and as Principal and Vice President with Tetra Tech, a national environmental consulting and engineering firm.  She has a B.S. from Stanford University. Tisha serves on many academic and non-profit boards including The Breakthrough Institute, The Energy for Growth Hub, The Denver Museum of Nature & Science Institute for Science & Policy Strategic Council, and she is a member of the National Petroleum Council, an advisory board to the U.S. Secretary of Energy under both the Obama and Trump administrations.  Tisha’s book, Accidentally Adamant was published in 2018 and her latest release, The Gamechanger’s Playbook: How Oil & Gas Leaders Thrive in an Era of Continuous Disruption was published in October of 2020. Tisha authors a weekly series entitled Both of These Things Are True. Subscribe here for Tisha's weekly "Both Things Are True" email newsletter. Follow all things Adamantine Energy at www.energythinks.com. [Interview recorded on December 17, 2020]

In today's episode, Tom and Phil are joined by Doug Reeb, Partner at Plante Moran. They discuss the ways that derivatives and hedging can protect your assets in the current economy. Doug explains how 2020 was a great example of why having that protection is so important in the industry, and also some of the pitfalls that we may see moving into this new year due to the new administration and the uncertainty that we still face due to COVID 19.Highlights:01:29  Derivatives and hedging04:35  What is a derivative and how does it help you?08:11  How 2020 showed us the importance of derivatives20:54 Types of derivative instruments we may see moving forward29:33 Significant risks that could show up on 2020 financial statements33:59 What would happen if our big financial institutions became unable to operate36:17 The effect of a new administration on derivativesAbout Doug Reeb:As one of the firm's more experienced oil and gas audit partners, Doug represents many high-profile oil and gas clients and local industry organizations. Most of his clients are private equity-owned, upstream oil and gas entities with assets primarily within the United States. He is also involved in SEC engagements for oil and gas and mining companies. In addition to his audit responsibilities, he also provides financial advisory services, specializing in technical accounting to non-attest clients. Previously, Doug led the energy accounting solutions (outsourced oil and gas accounting) and currently leads the oil and gas audit practices.He belongs to the AICPA and the Colorado Society of CPAs (COCPA), and has participated as a speaker and/or moderator at several AICPA Oil and Gas Conferences, as well as the COCPA's annual SEC conferences.Doug is involved, or has been active in many professional organizations including the Denver Petroleum Club, treasurer; the Colorado Oil and Gas Association, finance committee member; the Western Energy Alliance, board of advisors; the Anchor Center for Blind Children, treasurer; the Tennyson Center for Children, board member; and the Family Star Montessori, board member.He received his accounting degree from the University of Colorado Boulder and hismaster's degree in finance from the University of DenverConnect with Doug:Plantemoran.comAbout SherWare, Inc.If you're enjoying this episode, please subscribe to our podcast and share with a friend! We also love ratings and reviews on Apple podcasts.SherWare creates software to simplify your accounting needs so you have more time to do the things that matter. We serve independent oil and gas operators, accountants and investors with a platform to manage their distributions and joint-interest billings on a platform -- and we're the only software on the market that can integrate with your QuickBooks company. Click here to watch a demo of the software in action right now.About COPAS:COPAS provides expertise for the oil and gas industry through the development of Model Form Accounting Procedures, publications, and education. We are a forum for the active exchange of ideas which result in innovative business and accounting solutions.Find a society near you.www.copas.org

The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission was tasked with overhauling oil and gas rules after SB-181 was passed in 2019. A central part was giving local communities more authority to regulate the industry. But two Front Range counties have different ideas of what local control means. KGNU's Maeve Conran reports.

In today's episode, Tom and Phil are joined by Diane Kirk, Director and CPA at Plante Moran. They discuss how the current state of the economy has affected the oil and gas industry and some different scenarios that companies may face in the coming year. Some of the challenges they talk about include severance accounting due to layoffs, lease concessions, erosions of accounts receivable, the impact of the PPP loan on a company's balance sheet, contract renegotiations, taxes and more.Highlights:3:08  Destination Imagination-What Diane does outside of accounting4:45  How the current environment is challenging those in oil and gas accounting and reporting14:28  Impact of PPP loans on a company's balance sheet15:32  Why the PPP loan wasn't a huge help to the oil and gas industry as a whole18:13 PPP Audits20:54 The significant amount of bankruptcies in the industry this year29:38 How reserves will be affected by current events34:11 Asset impairments on financials in the upcoming year38:32 Other challenges oil and companies are facing right nowAbout Diane Kirk:Diane is the technical leader for the energy industry group at Plante Moran. She provides technical accounting and financial reporting expertise and support with an emphasis on complex debt and equity, derivatives, employee compensation, mergers and acquisitions, SEC regulatory compliance and reporting, and risk management. Diane is also actively involved in the training and development of the energy group team.Diane has over 25 years of experience and focuses on distilling complex accounting topics and financial reporting into easy to understand language so that clients and team members can take appropriate actions. She has enjoyed helping to grow the oil and gas and energy practices while helping these clients address the challenges they face with running their business. Diane is a member of the AICPA, Colorado Society of CPAs, Colorado Oil and Gas Association, Western Energy Alliance, Women's Energy Network, and the Council of Petroleum Accountants Societies (COPAS). She is also on the planning committee for the AICPA/PDI National Oil and Gas Conference and is a contributing editor to certain industry publications.Connect with Diane:diane.kirk@plantemoran.comLinkedIn-Diane KirkAbout SherWare, Inc.If you're enjoying this episode, please subscribe to our podcast and share with a friend! We also love ratings and reviews on Apple podcasts.SherWare creates software to simplify your accounting needs so you have more time to do the things that matter. We serve independent oil and gas operators, accountants and investors with a platform to manage their distributions and joint-interest billings on a platform -- and we're the only software on the market that can integrate with your QuickBooks company. Click here to watch a demo of the software in action right now.About COPAS:COPAS provides expertise for the oil and gas industry through the development of Model Form Accounting Procedures, publications, and education. We are a forum for the active exchange of ideas which result in innovative business and accounting solutions.Find a society near you.

Dan Haley is the President and CEO of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association (COGA). Founded in 1984, the Colorado Oil & Gas Association's mission is to be the unified political and regulatory voice for the oil and natural gas industry in Colorado, and to support our members through advocacy, partnerships, education and stakeholder engagement. As President, Dan is responsible for leading the industry in Colorado legislative, regulatory, and public relations matters. Previously, he was Vice President of Communications, Development and Strategy at EIS Solutions, a public affairs firm where he served as a consultant for numerous corporate and political clients, including oil and gas interests. Prior to that, Mr. Haley spent more than 20 years in the communications field, including 13 years at The Denver Post, where he was the Editorial Page Editor. He also was Director of Corporate Communications for CoBank, a $100 billion bank headquartered in Denver. On this episode, Dan discusses the many challenges facing the oil and natural gas industry in Colorado including depressed demand due to COVID-19, activists and out-of-state interests attempting to dictate public policy, and more. He articulates the importance of a robust industry in this state and talks about the oil and gas industry as both high tech and stewards of the environment. Hosted by Colorado Business Roundtable President Debbie Brown. 

About twice a week, oil and gas operators in Colorado’s Piceance Basin file “ Form 19 ” also called a Spill/Release Report with the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC). Nine times out of 10, the spilled substance is a form of hazardous waste byproduct called produced water. KDNK’s Lucas Turner has more on this waste water and its impact in the Piceance Basin in 2019.

The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, or COGCC, voted unanimously Monday in favor of new oil and gas regulations across the state, fulfilling the mission of Senate Bill 181. KDNK's Amy Hadden Marsh spoke with Emily Hornback, director of the Western Colorado Alliance , a citizens group that has been involved with the rulemakings, about what this means.

Jimmy discusses the recent third auto crime against him in 2020 and what that says about skyrocketing crime in Aurora. Then, Jimmy addresses the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission's abominable email scandal and talks about his recent twitter exchange on the subject with Gov. Polis himself. Jimmy closes by offering some thoughts on the Trump election lawsuits.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jimmy discusses the recent third auto crime against him in 2020 and what that says about skyrocketing crime in Aurora. Then, Jimmy addresses the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission's abominable email scandal and talks about his recent twitter exchange on the subject with Gov. Polis himself. Jimmy closes by offering some thoughts on the Trump election lawsuits. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Will Allison, Spokes Person for Energy in Depth, talks about an inappropriate email accidentally sent by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.  New COVID restrictions for Weld.

Will Allison, Spokes Person for Energy in Depth, talks about an inappropriate email accidentally sent by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.  New COVID restrictions for Weld.

Will Allison, Spokes Person for Energy in Depth, talks about an inappropriate email accidentally sent by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.  New COVID restrictions for Weld.

[addtoany]In the aftermath of Colorado Senate Bill 181, passed in 2019, the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission has undertaken a bounty of rulemakings. Among them is a reconsideration of setbacks from both buildings and wildlife areas. The post The Next Chapter in Oil and Gas Setbacks featuring Lynn Granger appeared first on Common Sense Institute.

I met Ryan Zorn of Clear Creek Resource Partners about 18 months ago in 3 chance interactions in downtown Denver over about a week.  Quiet, thoughtful and passionate the industry, I started following him on LinkedIn. His points are well laid out, thought through and speak to the larger issue of energy policy both here and abroad.  Many requested I get Ryan on the podcast - and this week, we did. I hope you enjoy. #hottakeoftheday Episode 74 w/Ryan Zorn https://youtu.be/zDgWMI9d9Nk   Audio only Podcast   Related Links Clear Creek Industry Resources Page Clear Creek Resource Partners Industry Resources   Bertha Benz Videos Bertha Benz: The Journey That Changed Everything (YouTube) Mercedes - Bertha Benz: The Journey That Changed Everything (Vimeo)   Mortality related to indoor/outdoor air pollution (WHO) Air pollution, INDOOR Air Pollution, OUTDOOR   Op-Ed Links: OPINION: Colorado’s oil & gas improves millions of lives OPINION: Potential oil and gas setbacks will impact consumers here and beyond About Ryan Ryan Zorn is President & CFO of Clear Creek Resource Partners in Denver. He is a native of Fort Morgan and graduate of Colorado School of Mines. He and his family enjoy all the mountains have to offer and consume as many Colorado peaches as their food budget allows. RYAN ZORN President & Chief Financial Officer Clear Creek Resource Partners Ryan Zorn is President & Chief Financial Officer of Clear Creek Resource Partners. Ryan has over 20 years of finance and investment experience in the upstream oil and gas sector. In addition to co-leading the Clear Creek management team, Ryan is responsible for the company’s corporate finance, business development and strategic planning. Ryan’s corporate background includes Bonanza Creek Energy (Senior Vice President of Finance from October 2012 to April 2016), Bijou Capital Management (Founder and Portfolio Manager from December 2010 to June 2012), Saracen Energy Advisors (Director and Portfolio Manager from December 2005 to May 2010), Simmons & Company International (Vice President of E&P Equity Research from February 2003 to November 2005), Goldman Sachs & Company (Equity Research Associate from January 2002 to February 2003) Simmons & Company International (Equity Research Associate from October 1999 to February 2003), Nesbitt Burns Securities (Investment Banking Analyst from July 1998 to October 1999), and John S. Herold (M&A Analyst from January 1997 to July 1998) Ryan was born and raised in Fort Morgan, Colorado and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Colorado School of Mines. He is a past member of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association’s Advisory Board of Directors. Ryan is a board member and treasurer for the University Park Community Council and coaches youth basketball and football.    

  Tisha Schuller switches roles and is interviewed by Mike Ming of Ming Energy Partners and Robert Hefner of Hefner Energy as part of the webcast series, “The Future of Energy” produced by the University of Oklahoma Energy Institute at the Michael F. Price College of Business. Just how does the oil and gas industry carve out its spot as the leader of the energy transition? How does the industry show that it is not just “your dad's fuel?” In this episode, we explore: · The public's climate tipping point · How oil and gas leaders must adjust their leadership strategy to meet the moment · How to find common ground with opposition and create a shared ambition · How to attract and retain young talent to the industry Tisha Schuller founded Adamantine Energy in 2015 to help oil and gas companies future-proof their businesses against rising social risk. She serves as the Strategic Advisor for Stanford University's Natural Gas Initiative. Previously, she served as President & CEO of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association. Tisha serves on many academic and non-profit boards including the National Petroleum Council, an advisory board to the Secretary of Energy under both the Obama and Trump administrations. Tisha's book, Accidentally Adamant was published in 2018. Tisha authors a bi-weekly series entitled Both of These Things Are True. Subscribe here for Tisha's weekly "Both Things Are True" email newsletter. Follow all things Adamantine Energy at www.energythinks.com. [Interview recorded on July 29, 2020]  

  Tisha Schuller switches roles and is interviewed by Mike Ming of Ming Energy Partners and Robert Hefner of Hefner Energy as part of the webcast series, “The Future of Energy” produced by the University of Oklahoma Energy Institute at the Michael F. Price College of Business. Just how does the oil and gas industry carve out its spot as the leader of the energy transition? How does the industry show that it is not just “your dad’s fuel?” In this episode, we explore: · The public’s climate tipping point · How oil and gas leaders must adjust their leadership strategy to meet the moment · How to find common ground with opposition and create a shared ambition · How to attract and retain young talent to the industry Tisha Schuller founded Adamantine Energy in 2015 to help oil and gas companies future-proof their businesses against rising social risk. She serves as the Strategic Advisor for Stanford University’s Natural Gas Initiative. Previously, she served as President & CEO of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association. Tisha serves on many academic and non-profit boards including the National Petroleum Council, an advisory board to the Secretary of Energy under both the Obama and Trump administrations. Tisha’s book, Accidentally Adamant was published in 2018. Tisha authors a bi-weekly series entitled Both of These Things Are True. Subscribe here for Tisha's weekly "Both Things Are True" email newsletter. Follow all things Adamantine Energy at www.energythinks.com. [Interview recorded on July 29, 2020]  

  host Anne Carto, Engagement Manager at Adamantine Energy, sits down with Katie Tate, Senior Local Affairs Specialist at PDC Energy. Anne and Katie, two millennial oil and gas leaders and alumni of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association's (COGA) Energy Generation Leadership Program (EnGen), discuss how oil and gas companies can continue to connect to the communities they serve in the age of social distancing. In today's episode, we dive into: · Changes in engagement strategies with elected officials and nonprofits · Turning virtual volunteer opportunities into an advantage · How to keep employees empowered while working virtually Katie has spent nearly 10 years at PDC Energy and leads their community outreach efforts. Katie organizes the widely popular Energizing Our Community Days at PDC Energy, this year going completely virtual. She was awarded the Denver Association of Division Order Analysts Presidents Club Award and voted one of the most influential women in COGA's 2018 EnGen Program graduating class. Katie currently sits on boards of the Weld Food Bank and the American Red Cross. Lastly, Katie is pursuing her MBA at the University of Colorado-Denver and is a graduate of the University of Colorado-Boulder. Episode Resources · Katie's email · Katie's LinkedIn Profile Subscribe here for Tisha's weekly "Both Things Are True" email newsletter. Follow all things Adamantine Energy at www.energythinks.com. Interview recorded on July 30th.  

  host Anne Carto, Engagement Manager at Adamantine Energy, sits down with Katie Tate, Senior Local Affairs Specialist at PDC Energy. Anne and Katie, two millennial oil and gas leaders and alumni of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association’s (COGA) Energy Generation Leadership Program (EnGen), discuss how oil and gas companies can continue to connect to the communities they serve in the age of social distancing. In today’s episode, we dive into: · Changes in engagement strategies with elected officials and nonprofits · Turning virtual volunteer opportunities into an advantage · How to keep employees empowered while working virtually Katie has spent nearly 10 years at PDC Energy and leads their community outreach efforts. Katie organizes the widely popular Energizing Our Community Days at PDC Energy, this year going completely virtual. She was awarded the Denver Association of Division Order Analysts Presidents Club Award and voted one of the most influential women in COGA’s 2018 EnGen Program graduating class. Katie currently sits on boards of the Weld Food Bank and the American Red Cross. Lastly, Katie is pursuing her MBA at the University of Colorado-Denver and is a graduate of the University of Colorado-Boulder. Episode Resources · Katie’s email · Katie’s LinkedIn Profile Subscribe here for Tisha's weekly "Both Things Are True" email newsletter. Follow all things Adamantine Energy at www.energythinks.com. Interview recorded on July 30th.  

Hello everyone and welcome!  Episode Seventeen features my conversation with Priya Nanjappa (photo courtesy of Kevin Urbanek).  Among other things, Priya spent ten years with the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA), and served as the state agencies coordinator for Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PARC), and she currently serves as one of the commissioners on the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission. During our conversation, we got into the nuts and bolts of wildlife conservation, and we also talked about the Recovering America's Wildlife Act, which should be of interest to anyone who enjoys herps (or any wildlife, for that matter). From Rep Dingell's press release: "RAWA is the most signification investment in wildlife and habitat conservation in a generation. The bill would dedicate roughly $1.4 billion to the Wildlife Conservation Restoration Program for proactive, voluntary efforts led by the states, territories and tribal nations to prevent vulnerable wildlife from becoming endangered."  That's 1.4 billion EVERY YEAR, folks. On another note, you all should know that So Much Pingle is not Priya's first podcast rodeo - we also talked about her guest appearance (as it were) on Alie Ward's Ologies podcast, where the subject was "Bufology". You can listen to the Ologies toad episode on your favorite podcast platform. You can also follow Priya on twitter (@toadallypriya) and on Instagram (wildbeautifulworld). Thanks for coming on the show, Priya, and hanging in there while we worked through some technical difficulties!  And thanks for listening, everyone!  Please keep the comments and suggestions coming!  The show email is somuchpingle@gmail.com, and there’s also a So Much Pingle group on Facebook, for discussion, comments, feedback, suggestions, herp confessions. toad therapy, tips for herping better, etc. Stay tuned for more episodes! And don’t forget to herp better! -Mike  

Rangely’s 40th annual Septemberfest begins Saturday, and kicks off with a Sea Plane Splash In at Kenney Reservoir beginning at 11 a.m., followed by all kinds of events at Elks Park. The celebration will continue over the weekend, and a Labor Day barbecue in the park begins at 1 p.m. Monday. More than 600 lbs of barbecue and a full pallet of watermelon will be served, along with sides donated by local businesses. Find a full schedule of Septemberfest events on PAGE 4A. A Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission report has been filed for a crude oil spill near Parkview Elementary School in Rangely. Cleanup operations involved removal of the top 6 to 12 inches of soil in a 200 square foot area. Find the rest of that story on page 2A. Uinta Mining has pulled an application for an open pit frac sand mine near Skull Creek in Moffat County. The HT first covered this story in the Aug. 6 edition. The withdrawal letter, submitted Aug. 19, states, “Uinta Mining LLC has no further need for progress on this project.” No additional explanation was given. White River Electric Association is gearing up for a virtual annual meeting this year. Members will be able to view a 20 minute video presentation at wrea.org beginning Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 1 p.m. Mail ballot election of two Town of Meeker directors will follow. On the ballot this year are incumbents Hal Pearce, Brett Dearman, and Bryce Ducey. The ‘worst-case scenario’ is not something we like to dwell on. When it happens to us, we’re forced to think about it, of course, but when it happens to someone else? Not so much. And when it happens to someone else and it’s concealed in the rougher folds of society’s fabric? We probably won’t think about it at all. One such issue? Human trafficking. Myths and misconceptions abound, but in reality nearly anyone can be a victim, from US citizens, immigrants, men and women, adults and children. That’s part of the reason the Colorado Human Trafficking Council seeks to educate not only community members, but government employees, health professionals, law enforcement and more. You can find the rest of the transcript for this episode at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zZ8nu2ZCDbUzq-FB7gskzPwXFr8ugT0hSJ-vaIvHHU0/edit?usp=sharing

This week Herald Times staff visited a relatively new agricultural operation along the white river outside of Meeker, Smoking River Hops. Co-Owner Kevin Borchard provided a tour of the hop field, with it’s long rows and tall hop plants, growing vertically up coconut ropes. More about Smoking River Hops including pictures starts on the front page, you can see video of the trip on our Youtube channel, Also on the front page are photos of students, masked up, and officially back to school around the county as of this week. With the start of school comes the first meeting of the 2020-2021 school year for Meeker School District’s board of directors. They discussed masks and other COVID-19 precautions, a tobacco tax as a potential way to fill budget shortfalls and more. Read all about it on page 8A. In more school news, Members of the Masonic Lodge laid the cornerstone at the new Meeker High School building last week. Photos of the ceremony are on page 2A. The return of students means more people in and around school buildings, which could be why last week a resident of Rangely noticed an oil spill about 700 feet from the entrance of Parkview Elementary School. Cleanup operations are underway, and the property owner expressed that they did not feel the incident was noteworthy. As of Thursday, no spill report has been filed with the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission. More details are on the front page. The Town of Rangely Board of Trustees met Tuesday. Agenda items included tenant re-certifications and upkeep at White River Village, progress on the waterline project along Colorado Highway 139 and updates on White River stream flows, the main street improvement project, and sad news about the beloved “town buck,” which was euthanized this week after the sudden onset of an unknown illness. The five P’s of emergency preparedness are: People and Pets Prescriptions Papers Personal Needs Priceless Items Officials remind residents: Don’t assume you’re already signed up for Rio Blanco County’s emergency alert system. To make sure you receive notifications in the event of an emergency, go to http://rbc.us/285 Rio Blanco County commissioners held a few work sessions this week in addition to their regular meeting, the first session covered improvements at the County Fairgrounds. Commissioners also met to discuss asbestos containing materials entering the landfill. Public Health director Alice Harvey said there has been one new case of COVID-19 in the last week and shared that the department is looking to purchase rapid test machines so testing can happen locally in the future. More on the Commissioners' regular meeting is on page 6A Members of the White River Alliance are advocating for the town of Meeker to consider alternative mosquito control measures. They say the current method could be contributing to the ongoing algae bloom. More is on page 6A The Meeker Mustang Makeover returns on Friday September 11th, but due to COVID-19 on location attendance will be limited. That’s why the Herald Times will be live streaming the event on the Meeker Mustang Makeover Facebook page. Tune in on the 11th, starting at 10am, as 15 hopeful trainers compete will the goal of seeing newly trained mustangs head off to forever homes and long and useful lives. Read more about the event and find livestream info on page 8A. The 20th anniversary edition of the Northwest Colorado Hunting Guide features more local content than ever before. Magazines hit shelves on September 3rd, don’t forget to grab a copy or two. Your quote of the week comes from an unknown source: "Sometimes later becomes never. Do it now." There’s our highlights for this week. Find more in print and online at ht1885.com Thank you for supporting community journalism.

This week's main guest is Dan Haley, President & CEO of Colorado Oil and Gas Association.

Tisha Schuller sits down with Anne Carto of Adamantine Energy and Michael Tanner of Sandstone Capital Group and host of the 360 Digital Closing Bell Podcast, to discuss how the oil and gas industry can retain, prepare, and empower their millennial leaders to lead into the energy future. In today's episode, we explore answers to the questions: · What are the unique strengths millennial bring? · Are their social forces discouraging millennials from entering oil and gas? · How do millennial oil and gas workers view and respond to opposition to our industry? Anne Carto is the current Engagement Manager for Adamantine Energy and brings unique experience ranging from regulatory navigation to stakeholder relations.  Anne consults up-, mid-, and downstream oil and gas companies on their ESG strategies and how to best navigate uneasy social, political, and regulatory environments for Adamantine.  Anne has held positions with the Colorado Oil and Gas Association and the Ohio Oil and Gas Association and is a graduate of Ohio University. Michael Tanner is the Energy Division Director at Sandstone Capital Group and host of the 360 Digital Closing Bell Podcast on Oil and Gas 360.  Holding dual economics and petroleum engineering degrees from Colorado School of Mines, his quantitative background leads his ongoing work in energy analytics and market intelligence for Sandstone and as a trusted advisor for Adamantine Energy.  Episode Resources · Oil Field Helping Hands · 360 Digital Closing Bell Podcast · 2019 Deloitte Survey We invite you to consider a donation to this episode's charity of choice, Oil Field Helping Hands. Founded in 2003, the organization provides financial assistance to oil workers on a need basis. Subscribe here for Tisha's weekly "Both Things Are True" email newsletter. Follow all things Adamantine Energy at www.energythinks.com. [Webinar recorded on June 10, 2020]

Tisha Schuller sits down with Anne Carto of Adamantine Energy and Michael Tanner of Sandstone Capital Group and host of the 360 Digital Closing Bell Podcast, to discuss how the oil and gas industry can retain, prepare, and empower their millennial leaders to lead into the energy future. In today’s episode, we explore answers to the questions: · What are the unique strengths millennial bring? · Are their social forces discouraging millennials from entering oil and gas? · How do millennial oil and gas workers view and respond to opposition to our industry? Anne Carto is the current Engagement Manager for Adamantine Energy and brings unique experience ranging from regulatory navigation to stakeholder relations.  Anne consults up-, mid-, and downstream oil and gas companies on their ESG strategies and how to best navigate uneasy social, political, and regulatory environments for Adamantine.  Anne has held positions with the Colorado Oil and Gas Association and the Ohio Oil and Gas Association and is a graduate of Ohio University. Michael Tanner is the Energy Division Director at Sandstone Capital Group and host of the 360 Digital Closing Bell Podcast on Oil and Gas 360.  Holding dual economics and petroleum engineering degrees from Colorado School of Mines, his quantitative background leads his ongoing work in energy analytics and market intelligence for Sandstone and as a trusted advisor for Adamantine Energy.  Episode Resources · Oil Field Helping Hands · 360 Digital Closing Bell Podcast · 2019 Deloitte Survey We invite you to consider a donation to this episode’s charity of choice, Oil Field Helping Hands. Founded in 2003, the organization provides financial assistance to oil workers on a need basis. Subscribe here for Tisha's weekly "Both Things Are True" email newsletter. Follow all things Adamantine Energy at www.energythinks.com. [Webinar recorded on June 10, 2020]

The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Wednesday approved new wellbore integrity rules to help protect groundwater during oil and natural gas drilling. KDNK's Amy Hadden Marsh has this report.

This week, The Crude Audacity Podcast catches up with API's Finest, Lynn Granger. The fight to protect, promote, and improve the world's most innovative and fundamental industry never ends. The Energy Sector and the Oil and Gas Industry protect the environment, turn on your lights, power your technology, provide your PPE, promote your education and travel, and have re-defined global economies for generations. It is an industry of innovators, environmentalist, scientist, mechanists, rock-docs, field teams, and leaders. Lynn Granger protects one of the Oil Industry's Greatest Assets, Colorado. Non-immune to false narratives and negative rhetoric, the Colorado Oil and Gas Community powers through despite obvious, negative, and biased agendas. Lynn Granger and her team at CPC fight endlessly to promote and protect the heart of the Rockies. It is strategy, agility, and strength that has built Lynn Granger into an Unapologetic Oilfield Leader. The Oilfield appreciates your dedication to standing for Colorado Operators. PLEASE RATE, REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE Look for us on Instagram : @thecrudeaudacity Linkedin, : https://www.linkedin.com/in/millskathryn/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-crude-audacity-podcast/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/The-Crude-Audacity-116332929737539/ Website : www.thecrudeaudacity.com

Steffan talks with Colorado Oil & Gas President Dan Haley and Reacts to yesterday's Operation Gridlock in Denver, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A great discussion about Colorado Oil & Gas with Dan Haley, President & CEO of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association, and Scott Prestidge, Director of Communications & Public Affairs. Once again, originally recorded prior to March 7, by the time we were ready to release, the world had changed, and so did our release […]

Steffan talks with President of Colorado Oil & Gas Dan Haley. Also, coverage of Coronavirus causing events to be Cancelled in Colorado and Beyond, Audio from Governor Polis, Listener calls, and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Event Date: Feb 06, 2020 Event Time: 6:30PM Location: CASE Auditorium, CU Boulder Moderated by the Faculty Director of the Center of the American West, Patty Limerick, this panel featured speakers with backgrounds in politics, energy, advocacy, and psychology including: The Principal of Adamantine Energy and former head of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association, Tisha Schuller, The former Republican Congresswoman who pioneered the Global Warming Prevention Act of 1989, Claudine Schneider, An expert in political psychology, CU Boulder Psychology and Neurosciences Professor Leaf Van Boven, and a Conservative Fellow from Citizens' Climate Lobby, Dan Palken. This diverse set of voices engaged in a one-of-a-kind discussion that offered insights into the barriers to climate progress in the United States, while also helping to illuminate the steps we can take to overcome those barriers. This event was FREE! And open to the public

February 11, 2020 Guests/Topics:    Colorado State Senator John Cooke; Dan Haley, Colorado Oil and Gas Association; John Robitaille, Petroleum Association of Wyoming and Jason Spiess, The Crude Life discuss “What Happened with Colorado's Energy Industry” at the Energy Exposition 2019 in Gillette, Wy. The panel discussion was moderated by Harriet [...]

Dan Haley, Colorado Oil and Gas Association, gives a history of Prop 112, a measure that impacts oil and gas development and how Governor Jared Polis started a war on oil and gas. Haley discusses the new measures Colorado Rising is attempting to get on the 2020 ballot and how [...]

January 14, 2020 Today's Guests: US Senator Kevin Cramer, energy expert and economist Dr. Loren C. Scott and Dan Haley, president of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association. Today's Headlines:   Oil tycoon Harold Hamm predicts 19% jump in U.S. oil prices within six months, ‘regardless of what happens' in [...]

George Brauchler in for Peter Boyles today with Dan Haley from Colorado Oil and Gas Association discussing the broad impact of the Colorado political scene on the huge and very important industry in Colorado, oil and gas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colorado State Senator John Cooke; Dan Haley, Colorado Oil and Gas Association; John Robitaille, Petroleum Association of Wyoming and Jason Spiess, The Crude Life discuss “What Happened with Colorado's Energy Industry” at the Energy Exposition 2019 in Gillette, Wy. The panel discussion was moderated by Harriet Hageman, Hageman Law PC. [...]

When Columbine survivor Heather Martin created the Rebels Project, she connected with dozens of other shooting survivors. Then, the new head of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission talks the state's changing laws. Next, how one company gets fresh seafood to landlocked Colorado. Finally, a Colorado author explores inequality in short stories.

Steffan is joined by the Colorado Oil and Gas Association President Dan Haley! Discussion on the New Zealand Shooting, the Renewable Energy/Natural Gas battle in Colorado, the SB 181 Debate, Opinions the Popular Vote bill, and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emma Bray is a second-year student at CU and was a plaintiff in the recent Colorado Supreme Court case, Martinez v. Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. News Director Lucy Haggard spoke with Emma about what got her involved in environmental litigation, working with young activist Xiuhtzecatl Martinez, and what she's hoping to see in the future.

Tisha Schuller is an energy and environmental consultant; she used to be the president of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association. This week she joins us to talk about what it’s like to straddle that divide. In her career, Tisha has learned to move past the tribalism that often dominates environmental politics, and she shares some of her most transformative lessons with us. One of our favorites: “Our job is not to change minds,” she says. “Our job is to create rapport and be out in the world looking for common ground, forward progress, and solutions.” We also ask Tisha about working as a woman in a heavily male dominated field, and her thoughts on the future of gender equality in STEM. Read her essay in the Breakthrough Journal here.

Welcome to Jon’s Audio Resume, the Jon of All Trades solo exploration of all the weird ass jobs I’ve had in my life. This series runs in chronological order and here is my tenth job. Job: Administrative Assistant, Colorado Oil & Gas Association Duration: August 2006 – November 2006 Pay: $15/hr Did I get along with my boss? Yes!...

Welcome to Jon’s Audio Resume, the Jon of All Trades solo exploration of all the weird ass jobs I’ve had in my life. This series runs in chronological order and here is my tenth job. Job: Administrative Assistant, Colorado Oil & Gas Association Duration: August 2006 – November 2006 Pay: $15/hr Did I get along with my boss? Yes!...

The latest fight in the battle over local control of oil and gas drilling in Colorado may have come to an end this week. Two ballot measures to restrict drilling failed to make the November ballot. But that issue has not gone away. Inside Energy’s Leigh Paterson reports that the question of how best to regulate oil and gas development, especially in populated areas like Colorado’s Front Range, is likely to come up again… and again.

GUESTS: Karen Crummy: Communications Director, Protect Colorado Dramatic display from the anti-fossil fuel crowd disguises lack of support; Tim Wigley: President, Western Energy Alliance The role of public education in fighting attacks on energy; Dan Haley: President and CEO, Colorado Oil and Gas Association The potential impacts of Initiatives 75 and 78; Simon Lomax: associate energy policy analyst, the Independence Institute, and pro-business consultant What happens next.

In part one of H2O Radio's story about gas drilling in southern Colorado's Raton Basin we heard from a homeowner who has had much frustration after gas wells came to her rural area, both with the industry and the state agency in charge of regulating oil and gas activities, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, or COGCC. The COGCC wrote a report saying the contamination in her well was naturally occurring, even though she had baseline testing showing it wasn't there before. So was the report good science? H2O Radio put it to some experts.

[addtoany] Low Colorado oil and gas prices to have cascading effect on state production and revenues... The post Colorado Oil and Gas Industry appeared first on Common Sense Institute.

In 2006, Public Counsel began the process of challenging the 1963 Colorado Oil & Gas Act, that allowed the owner of a property's underground mineral rights to pump and dispose of groundwater to access the gas, with no permit, despite the protests of the surface owner. Chelsea Brundige is a trustee on the board of Public Counsel of the Rockies and runs the Counsel's Smart Water Program. She explains the case Public Counsel opened to close this loophole and make oil and gas companies comply with Colorado water laws. Tim McFlynn, founder and board chair of Public Counsel, also contributes. Learn more about the Vance oil and gas case HERE, and learn more about Public Counsel of the Rockies at www.public-counsel.org.

Time is running out for a Colorado Task Force charged with easing tensions around oil and gas drilling in the state. The task force was created late last year as part of a deal to avoid a handful of competing oil and gas ballot measures. Members are hoping to settle on policy recommendations for the Governor and the legislature during two days of meetings next week. But, Dan Boyce with our Inside Energy team tells us addressing the concerns of those most affected by drilling may be a tall order.