Grand Junction Personal Injury Lawyer - Environmental Law

Group Seeks to Protect Wild Buckwheat

Staff Writer — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 21:31:45 GMT

According to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, environmental groups including the Uncompahgre Valley Association are requesting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service make increasing efforts to protect the Clay Loving Wild Buckwheat, an endangered plant that grows only in Delta and Montrose Counties. The groups ask that the protected areas for this plant increase to include all of the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reported this plant as endangered since 1984.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Staff Writer

Grand Junction Solar Power Potential

Staff Writer — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 09:34:40 GMT

As officials in Grand Junction continue to push for oil shale development, Fred Pittenger, owner of the company Simplicity Solar, is looking to help people deal with rising fuel prices through another form of energy, solar power. According to an article in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Mr. Pittenger believes that solar power could be the future of Grand Junction energy as an organization ranked Grand Junction #6 in the world for the best locations to farm solar energy. In support of further efforts in developing and marketing renewable energy resources, Colorado legislators in 2004 passed Amendment 37, which mandates that utility companies put a certain percentage of resources towards renewable energy such as solar, wind, biomass, hydroelectric and hydrogen fuel cells. In addition, consumers who utilize these technologies receive financial incentives. As fuel prices continue to rise and with continued government incentives solar and other forms of renewable energy are likely to become much more prevalent in Grand Junction and across the nation.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Staff Writer

City Officials Plug for Oil Shale Development

Staff Writer — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 19:13:22 GMT

Members of the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce and Club 20 are calling for oil shale development to proceed in Western Colorado in a "thoughtful and deliberate manner." Kathy Hall of Club 20, a coalition of counties, says that this time "we want to see long-term, sustainable jobs."

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Staff Writer