Category: Volume 26

I. Introduction Natural gas production in the United States has steadily increased in recent years.[2] A recent study projected that natural gas development is expected to increase by forty-four percent […]

I. Introduction In 1996, two cabinet departments and scores of tribes and tribal leaders convened to enact an Order that would enhance tribal sovereignty, streamline federal and tribal coordination, and […]

I. Introduction Policy makers have at least three tools at their disposal to reduce carbon emissions: renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy conservation.[2] A renewable energy source promises to heat […]

Figure 1: Colorado River Basins[3] I. Introduction The San Luis Valley (“the Valley”) is a broad, high-altitude valley in south-central Colorado, extending southward to the New Mexico state line. Two […]

I. Introduction Testifying before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce in 2003, then Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan cautioned, “Today’s tight natural gas markets have been a long time […]

I. Introduction The planet is warming, both on the surface and in the oceans.[1] Warmer surface temperatures result in faster rates at which ice caps and glaciers melt, while warmer […]

I. Introduction It takes over one gallon of water to grow a single almond in California.[1] California farmers raise $5 billion of the nuts annually,[2] but because of the 2014 […]

In measure, however, history has repeated itself . . . . To all these places the oil derrick has come like a conquering army driving all before it. Farms, fields, orchards, gardens, dooryards, and […]