Posted on Sep 30, 2023
Fossil fuel rules catch Western towns between old economies and new green goals
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It's late afternoon in Farmington, and the sun is casting an orange glow on sandstone cliffs where new mountain bike trails have been carved into the powdery dirt beneath.
A group of middle school girls are learning trail etiquette and practicing climbing hairpin turns.
"Alright girls, we'll climb up," instructs Amy Conley, a coach with the local non profit Farmington Area Single Track, or FAST.
Demand for the after school program has grown exponentially since it began in 2020. Conley, who grew up in Farmington, is thrilled to see all the newfound use of public lands that surround her hometown.
"My whole family has worked [in the] oil field, and now it's changing," Conley says. "There's not as much as there used to be, so it's a lot different."
It's late afternoon in Farmington, and the sun is casting an orange glow on sandstone cliffs where new mountain bike trails have been carved into the powdery dirt beneath.
A group of middle school girls are learning trail etiquette and practicing climbing hairpin turns.
"Alright girls, we'll climb up," instructs Amy Conley, a coach with the local non profit Farmington Area Single Track, or FAST.
Demand for the after school program has grown exponentially since it began in 2020. Conley, who grew up in Farmington, is thrilled to see all the newfound use of public lands that surround her hometown.
"My whole family has worked [in the] oil field, and now it's changing," Conley says. "There's not as much as there used to be, so it's a lot different."
Fossil fuel rules catch Western towns between old economies and new green goals
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Oil
Oil and Energy
Joe Biden
Economics
Farmington
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."A town caught in the middle of new goals and old rules
The controversy over the new onshore leasing rule follows a rocky couple of years for the Biden administration that may demonstrate how hard it is to fulfill a campaign promise to wean the country off fossil fuels.
Shortly after President Biden took office in 2021, he froze all new leasing for drilling on federal land. Lawsuits quickly forced the government to resume quarterly lease sales on federal land.
Republicans have blasted the new rule as the latest in a so-called war on energy independence. Most GOP presidential candidates at a debate Thursday vowed to overturn them."...
..."A town caught in the middle of new goals and old rules
The controversy over the new onshore leasing rule follows a rocky couple of years for the Biden administration that may demonstrate how hard it is to fulfill a campaign promise to wean the country off fossil fuels.
Shortly after President Biden took office in 2021, he froze all new leasing for drilling on federal land. Lawsuits quickly forced the government to resume quarterly lease sales on federal land.
Republicans have blasted the new rule as the latest in a so-called war on energy independence. Most GOP presidential candidates at a debate Thursday vowed to overturn them."...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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