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Old growth ponderosa pines in the HD Mountains near Bayfield.

Groups hold out hope for HD Mountains in 10th Circuit Court appeal of BP gas-drilling plan

By | 03.15.11 | 1:07 pm

The HD Mountains in southern Colorado were reportedly named after an old cattle brand, not the more contemporary “High Definition” television brand. But a plan by BP America and other oil and gas companies to drill natural gas in the low-elevation roadless area has brought into crystal-clear focus the debate over drilling for gas on public lands deemed “roadless” by the Clinton administration in 2001.

Gold, silver mining plan makes Ouray County commissioners nervous

By | 01.15.10 | 9:39 am

Ouray County commissioners are wary of a plan to conduct exploratory gold and silver drilling in one of the most scenic areas of Colorado – Yankee Boy Basin near both the San Juan Mountain towns of Telluride and Ouray.

All We Are Is Dust In The Wind

By | 02.25.08 | 5:06 pm

Politics isn’t the only thing kicking up dust in Colorado.