...... In this March 29, 2013 photo, a worker looks at a dipstick to check water levels and temperatures in a series of tanks at an Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc., a hydraulic fracturing operation at a gas drilling site outside Rifle, Colorado. Companies typically need several million gallons of water to frack a single well. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) SAN FRANCISCO -- The latest domestic energy boom is ......

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...... WASHINGTON Companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands will be required to disclose publicly the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations, the Obama administration said Thursday. The new "fracking" rule replaces a draft proposed last year that was withdrawn amid industry complaints that federal regulation could hinder an ongoing boom in natural gas production. The ......

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...... here and elsewhere that are killing eagles and other protected birds have yet to be fined or prosecuted - even though every death is a criminal violation. The Obama administration has charged oil companies for drowning birds in their waste pits, and power companies for electrocuting birds on power lines. But the administration has never fined or prosecuted a wind-energy company, even ......

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...... to the ground. Killing these iconic birds is not just an irreplaceable loss for a vulnerable species. It's also a federal crime, a charge that the Obama administration has used to prosecute oil companies when birds drown in their waste pits, and power companies when birds are electrocuted by their power lines. But the administration has never fined or prosecuted a wind-energy company, ......

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...... The Standard-Examiner published an opinion piece on May 2, by Ken Theis, entitled "New oil shale decision avoids mistakes of the past," which began with an important warning from philosopher George Santayana that "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Both the article and the BLM's recent decisions on oil shale, ironically, miss the lessons of the past and the ......

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...... SALT LAKE CITY -- The latest round of oil and gas lease sales in Utah netted the federal government nearly $140,000. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management says it sold all 12 parcels on the auction block this week covering more than 14,600 acres. Agency officials in Salt Lake City say they took in $115,000 in bonus bids, $22,000 in rental fees and another $1,800 in administrative fees. The ......

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...... on the various networks under the umbrella of the Silver Spring, Md.,-based media company. Some trends emerged. Trends like live programming. And scripted miniseries. Reality series about oil. Being naked. And, Florida. The mothership, Discovery Channel, which boasted it had more series averaging more than 1 million viewers than any other cable network last year, shared with ......

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...... SALT LAKE CITY -- An administrative law judge in Salt Lake City has ruled against two environmental organizations that are trying to block a Canadian company's plan to open the first large-scale oil sands mine in the United States. Judge Sandra Allen sided with U.S. Oil Sands and Utah's Division of Water Quality in deciding that the state rightfully granted the Calgary-based company ......

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...... WOODS CROSS HollyFrontier Oil Corporation officials said the cleanup of an oil spill could take awhile. The incident happened Thursday evening when a fuel oil tanker overpressured, causing a break in the top cover of the tank and releasing fuel oil east of the refinery. Mike Astin, environmental manager with the refinery, said oil officials believe water got into the tank, which holds 29,00 ......

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...... A closed-door meeting where three Utah counties formulated a plan to fight potential federal efforts to limit leases for oil shale exploration was illegal. The general public was closed out from the March 27 meeting, which also involved counties from Wyoming and Colorado. However, pro-oil shale development lobbyists were allowed a prominent seat at the table for the meeting. Lobbyists ......

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