Publications
Coal Bed Methane Papers and Publications
A Balanced Approach: What People Are Saying About Oil and Gas Drilling in Wyoming's Upper Green River Valley [pdf]
Upper Green River Valley Coalition, August 2004.
Coal Bed Methane Development: Boon or Bane for Rural Residents? [pdf]
Western Organization of Resource Councils Fact Sheet, March 2003.
Coal Bed Methane in the Powder River Basin: A Factsheet [doc]
Science and Environmental Health Network, June 2004.
Coal Bed Methane: A Citizen's Guide [pdf]
West Coast Environmental Law, May 2003.
Coal Bed Methane: What You Can Do [pdf]
Dogwood Initiative, March 2004.
Coal Bed Methane in British Columbia [pdf]
Dogwood Initiative, March 2004.
Doing It Right: A Blueprint for Responsible Coal Bed Methane Development in Montana [pdf]
Northern Plains Resource Council, October 2001.
Doing It Right: A Framework for Managing Coal Bed Methane Wastewater [pdf]
Northern Plains Resource Council, December 2005.
Doing It Right in the Upper Green: A Responsible Energy Development Proposal for the Pinedale[pdf]
Bureau of Land Management
Upper Green River Valley Coalition, June 2004.
Easy Money, Hidden Costs: Applying Precautionary Economic Analysis to Coal Bed Methane in the Powder River Basin [pdf]
Joshua Skov and Nancy Myers
Science and Environmental Health Network, June 2004.
Energy & Western Wildlands: A GIS Analysis of Economically Recoverable Oil and Gas [pdf]
Pete Morton, Ph.D., Chris Weller & Janice Thomson, Ph.D.
The Wilderness Society, September 2002.
Filling the Gaps: How to Improve Oil and Gas Reclamation and Reduce Taxpayer Liability (Kuipers and Associates) [pdf]
Western Organization of Resource Councils, August 2005.
Hydraulic Fracturing of Coal Bed Methane Wells: A Threat to Drinking Water [pdf]
Natural Resources Defense Council, January 2002.
Land Use in the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem: The Potential Disturbance Resulting from Coal Bed Methane Production in the East Kootenay Coalfields of Southeastern British Columbia [pdf]
MS Thesis, Erin K. Sexton, 2002.
Law and Order in the Oil and Gas Fields: A Review of Inspection and Enforcement Programs in Five Western States [pdf]
Western Organization of Resource Councils, February 2005.
Oil and Gas at Your Door? A landowner's guide to oil and gas development (book)
Oil and Gas Accountability Project
Oil and Gas Development: Increased Permitting Activity Has Lessened the BLM's Ability to Meet Its Environmental Protection Responsibilities [pdf]
General Accounting Office, June 2005.
Our Drinking Water at Risk: What EPA and the Oil and Gas Industry Don't Want Us to Know About Hydraulic Fracturing [pdf]
Lisa Sumi, Oil & Gas Accountability Project, April 2005.
A Citizen's Guide to Understanding and Participating in Oil and Gas Decisions Affecting Our Public Lands [pdf]
Thomas F. Darin, Wyoming Outdoor Council
Travis Stills, Oil & Gas Accountability Project
Kathleen C. Zimmerman, Land and Water Fund of the Rockies, 2002.
Sage-grouse Population Response to Coal Bed Natural Gas Development in the Powder River Basin: Interim Progress Report on Region-wide Lek-count Analyses [pdf]
Dr. David E. Naugle, Brett L. Walker, and Kevin E. Doherty, May 26, 2006.
Sage-grouse Winter Habitat Selection and Energy Development in the Powder River Basin: Completion Report [pdf]
David E. Naugle, Kevin E. Doherty, and Brett L. Walker, June 24, 2006.
So, a Coal Bed Methane Company Has Notified You that a Gas Well is Coming to Your Property: A Southwest Colorado Landowner's Guide to Protecting Your Interests [pdf]
San Juan Citizens Alliance, 2004.
Statement on the Passage of the Valle Vidal Protection [pdf]
U.S. Rep. Tom Udall, July 24, 2006.
Valle Vidal Information Packet [pdf]
Coalition for the Valle Vidal, February 2005.
Valle Vidal Protection Act of 2005 [pdf]
109th Congress Report, House of Representatives, 2nd Session, Report 109-583, July 20, 2006.
Waste or Wasted? Rethinking the Regulation of CBM Byproduct Water in the Rocky Mountains: A Comparative Analysis of Approaches to CBM-Produced Water Quantity Legal Issues in Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming [pdf]
Thomas F. Darin, Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation, Volume 17(2), Fall 2002.
When CBM Comes to Your Community: A Citizens' Handbook with Tools and Methods for Regulating Coal Bed Methane Development Using Community Land Use Planning [pdf]
Melissa Frost, Greater Yellowstone Coalition, 2004.
Who Owns The West? Oil & Gas Leases in America's West
Environmental Working Group August 2004.