With their tragic history on the environment and human health, should Corporate Agribusinesses really be able to regulate their own genetically modified crops? This article first appeared in WORC’s quarterly newsletter the Western Organizing Review. This summer, the Animal and … Continued
In opposition to national “Energy Dominance,” policies, most Western states work to strengthen oil and gas bonding standards. Federal oil and gas leases have been offered at a record pace, and for record low prices, over the past two years. … Continued
Grand Junction’s Community Center may have failed at the ballot box, but it was a win for grassroots organizing in the Grand Valley. Reprinted from Western Colorado Alliance’s newsletter. Sometimes you lose. A decade of working on political campaigns in … Continued
From slick ad campaigns to maximum pressure at the legislature, Northwestern Energy is gunning to crush distributed solar power. Reprinted from Northern Plains’ newsletter. If you’ve been on your computer or TV this summer, you may have seen the lovely … Continued
Court orders Trump administration to disregard energy industry-stacked Royalty Policy Committee recommendations. On August 13, WORC’s lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s Royalty Policy Committee (RPC) received a favorable decision in federal court. The judge ruled that the Department of the … Continued
As coal markets decline, it’s time for rural communities to take control of their futures and create back-up plans. Reprinted from the Dakota Resource Council blog. Another company has left its coal workers hung out to dry. Coal companies in … Continued
Colorado co-op members take on Tri-State Generation and Transmission to gain access to cheaper local and renewable power generation. By Joel Dyar of Western Colorado Alliance for Community Action. 1.3 million rural consumers across Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Nebraska … Continued
DRC members describe how regulation really gets done in North Dakota and why the status quo needs to change. By Justin Nobel for DeSmog. Originally posted on DeSmog. In July 2015 workers at the Garden Creek I Gas Processing Plant, … Continued
Northern Plains Resource Council members are committed to the long game on Keystone XL. Adapted from Northern Plains Resource Council’s newsletter. One reason that Northern Plains has been successful for almost a half century is because they play the long … Continued
Wyoming Solar Energy Association Forms as State’s First Solar Trade Organization. Written by Powder River Basin Resource Council. As costs for installing solar have dropped during the past decades (around 70%, in fact), Wyoming solar installs have increased accordingly. In … Continued