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Pitkin County backs portion of Hidden Gems wilderness plan

By | 11.18.10 | 1:00 pm

The Pitkin County Commissioners Wednesday unanimously voted to support the Hidden Gems wilderness proposal, which would designate nearly 63,000 acres of public lands in Pitkin County as wilderness area. That designation limits mechanized travel.

According to the Aspen Times, the…

Pitkin County seeks drilling ban in White River National Forest

By | 07.30.10 | 9:41 am

Pitkin County, neighbor to the much more heavily drilled Garfield County, clearly has a different agenda when it comes to natural gas production. The Pitkin County commissioners demonstrated that vividly earlier this week by asking the U.S. Forest Service to…

Major Antero gas drilling plan nearly a done deal; Carbondale group seeks Thompson ban

By | 07.19.10 | 1:29 pm

Natural gas drilling activity appears to be on the upswing in the most drilled parts of the Western Slope.

According to the Glenwood Springs Post Independent, Denver-based Antero Resources, which is also planning a 200-well project in Battlement Mesa,…